Documentation>Keyword Management
Intermediate Level

Keyword Management & Optimization

Advanced keyword automation, bidding strategies, and optimization techniques for maximizing campaign performance.

35 minutes
Essential Keyword Operations

Bid Management

  • Performance-based bid adjustments
  • Position-based bidding strategies
  • Quality Score optimization
  • Competitive bid analysis

Keyword Discovery & Research

  • Search term mining and expansion
  • Negative keyword identification
  • Match type optimization
  • Performance trending analysis
Smart Bidding Automation
// Performance-based keyword bid optimization
function optimizeKeywordBids() {
  const TARGET_ROAS = 4.0;
  const MIN_CLICKS = 10;
  const MAX_BID_CHANGE = 0.5; // 50% max change
  
  const keywords = AdsApp.keywords()
    .withCondition('Status = ENABLED')
    .withCondition(`Clicks >= ${MIN_CLICKS} DURING LAST_30_DAYS`)
    .orderBy('Cost DESC')
    .get();
    
  let optimized = 0;
  
  while (keywords.hasNext()) {
    const keyword = keywords.next();
    const stats = keyword.getStatsFor('LAST_30_DAYS');
    const currentBid = keyword.getMaxCpc();
    
    const cost = stats.getCost();
    const conversions = stats.getConversions();
    const conversionValue = stats.getConversionValue();
    
    if (conversions > 0) {
      const actualRoas = conversionValue / cost;
      const bidMultiplier = Math.min(actualRoas / TARGET_ROAS, 1 + MAX_BID_CHANGE);
      const newBid = currentBid * bidMultiplier;
      
      keyword.setMaxCpc(newBid);
      optimized++;
      
      Logger.log(`Optimized: ${keyword.getText()} - Bid: €${currentBid.toFixed(2)} → €${newBid.toFixed(2)} (ROAS: ${actualRoas.toFixed(2)})`);
    }
  }
  
  Logger.log(`Optimization complete: ${optimized} keywords updated`);
}

This script automatically adjusts keyword bids based on ROAS performance, ensuring optimal spend allocation.

Negative Keyword Management

🎯 Search Term Analysis

Automatically identify and add negative keywords from low-performing search terms.

  • • Monitor search terms with high spend, low conversion rates
  • • Identify irrelevant terms triggering your ads
  • • Automatically add negatives at campaign or ad group level
  • • Track negative keyword impact on performance

❌ Common Negative Keywords

  • &• "free", "cheap", "discount"
  • &• Job-related terms ("career", "jobs")
  • &• Educational queries ("how to", "tutorial")
  • • Competitor brand names

✅ Smart Negative Lists

  • • Create shared negative keyword lists
  • • Apply lists across multiple campaigns
  • • Regular list maintenance and updates
  • • Performance impact monitoring
Advanced Optimization Techniques

Match Type Optimization

Automatically adjust match types based on search term performance and conversion data.

Dayparting Bids

Adjust keyword bids by hour of day and day of week based on conversion patterns.

Quality Score Focus

Identify and optimize keywords with low Quality Scores to improve ad rank and reduce costs.