{"id":16295,"date":"2021-02-05T13:22:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T13:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.growketing.com\/sin-categorizar\/google-ads-updates-the-changes-ahead\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T19:15:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T19:15:17","slug":"google-ads-updates-the-changes-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.growketing.com\/en\/google-ads-updates-the-changes-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Ads Updates: The Changes Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google Ads is bringing in some very significant updates.<\/p>\n<p>Starting from February 2021, <strong>the concept and scope of broad match modifier and phrase match are being modified.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The change incorporates the broad match modifier&#8217;s tools into phrase match, expanding its reach by considering <strong>the meaning of keywords and making it show up for searches that include other terms.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, the word order will be respected when it affects their meaning. This way, an ad will reach more search results without compromising its rele<strong>vance to the user, providing advertisers with greater control and reach.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.www.growketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Cambios-google-Ads-1024x527.png\" alt=\"Google Ads Changes\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.www.growketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Cambios-google-Ads-1024x527.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.www.growketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Cambios-google-Ads-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.www.growketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Cambios-google-Ads-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/www.www.growketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Cambios-google-Ads-1536x791.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.www.growketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Cambios-google-Ads.png 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/p>\n<p>The transition will begin in mid-February with the incorporation of the new behavior of phrase match and broad match modifier. At this point, no action or keyword migration will be necessary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In July, when these new tools are in effect worldwide, <strong>it will no longer be possible to create new broad match modifiers.<\/strong> Existing ones will continue to be active, so you can take advantage of creating new ones before the changes are implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Google Ads officially announced these updates on their <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/10346549\">Help page<\/a>, along with some recommendations for advertisers to be ready for the changes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Google Ads Best Practices<\/h2>\n<p>Keep an eye on these tips to be prepared for the upcoming modifications in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Monitor the <strong>performance<\/strong> of your ads and observe if it&#8217;s necessary to <strong>modify the budget.<\/strong> Traffic may change with the new parameters, so you should be attentive if adjustments are needed.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Regularly check the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/3448398\"><strong>recommendations<\/strong><\/a> page: Google&#8217;s support provides information on what your next steps could be.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Consider combining <strong>broad match<\/strong> with <strong>smart bidding.<\/strong> If you&#8217;re concerned about losing reach, these two variables together will allow you to reach more relevant searches.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Use <strong>negative keywords<\/strong> to exclude unwanted searches. This variable won&#8217;t be affected by the update.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prepare for these updates, and you&#8217;ll be ready to enhance the reach of your ads with Google Ads&#8217; new tools.<\/p>\n<p>Tell us, what do you think about these changes?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.www.growketing.com\/blog\/\" role=\"button\"><br \/>\nCheck out all our articles.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Ads is bringing in some very significant updates. Starting from February 2021, the concept and scope of broad match modifier and phrase match are being modified.&nbsp; The change incorporates the broad match modifier&#8217;s tools into phrase match, expanding its reach by considering the meaning of keywords and making it show up for searches that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45,273,61,47],"tags":[800,107,801],"class_list":["post-16295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-en-2","category-news","category-ppc-en","category-statistics","tag-broadmatch","tag-googleads-en","tag-phrasematch"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Google Ads Updates: The 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