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Google Ads Recipes

Recipes for Google Ads including Search, Display, Shopping, and YouTube. Keyword optimization, GAQL queries, and performance analysis.

13 featured recipes for Google Ads

By Difficulty

17
Beginner (5 min)
38
Intermediate (30 min)
11
Advanced (1 hour)

By Category

All Google Ads Recipes

ReportingFeatured
Free

Daily Performance Pulse

60-second overview of all ad accounts. Perfect for morning check-ins.

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Beginner5 minutes
30min/dayAutomatable
Reporting
Free

List All Connected Accounts

See all your connected ad accounts across platforms in one view.

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Beginner5 minutes
10min
Reporting
Free

Campaign Status Check

Quick overview of which campaigns are active, paused, or need attention.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Beginner5 minutes
15minAutomatable
Reporting
Free

Monthly Spend Tracker

Track your month-to-date ad spend across all platforms.

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Beginner5 minutes
20minAutomatable
OptimizationFeatured
Free

Top 5 Campaigns by ROAS

Instantly identify your best performing campaigns by return on ad spend.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Beginner5 minutes
25min
Optimization
Free

Worst Performing Campaigns

Find campaigns that are draining budget without results.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Beginner5 minutes
30minAutomatable
Optimization
Free

Keyword Quick Check

See your top and worst performing keywords in Google Ads.

Google Ads
Beginner5 minutes
20min
Reporting
Free

Device Performance Breakdown

See how your ads and website perform across mobile, desktop, and tablet.

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Beginner5 minutes
20min
ReportingFeatured
Free

Budget Pacing Check

Are you on track to hit your monthly budget targets?

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Beginner5 minutes
20minAutomatable
Optimization
Free

CTR Quick Scan

Find ads with below-average click-through rates.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Beginner5 minutes
20minAutomatable
Reporting
Free

Campaign Spend Distribution

Visualize how your budget is distributed across campaigns.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Beginner5 minutes
15min
Optimization
Free

Search Impression Share

Check how much of the available search traffic you're capturing.

Google Ads
Beginner5 minutes
15min
Reporting
Free

Geographic Performance

See which countries or regions are performing best.

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Beginner5 minutes
20min
AuditingFeatured
Free

Quick Account Health

5-point health check for your ad accounts.

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Beginner5 minutes
30minAutomatable
Reporting
Free

Week-over-Week Comparison

Compare this week's performance to last week.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsGoogle Analytics
Beginner5 minutes
25minAutomatable
Onboarding
Free

Discover Available Skills

See what expert marketing skills are available to help you.

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Beginner5 minutes
10min
AttributionFeatured
Pro

Which Number Should I Believe?

Reconcile conversions between Meta, Google, GA4 and TikTok. Includes expected discrepancy ranges.

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Intermediate30 minutes
8h/month
AuditingFeatured
Pro

Comprehensive Account Audit

Deep audit of your ad account covering structure, targeting, budget, and performance.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
6h
Optimization
Free

Google Ads Quality Score Rescue

Find and fix low quality score keywords to reduce CPCs and improve ad rank.

Google Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
2h
Optimization
Free

Search Term Mining

Find new keyword opportunities and negative keyword candidates from search terms.

Google Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
2h
Optimization
Free

Dayparting Optimization

Find the best hours and days to run your ads based on performance data.

Google AdsMeta Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
2h
Optimization
Free

Competitor Auction Insights

Understand your competitive position in Google Ads auctions.

Google Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
2h
Optimization
Free

Landing Page Performance Analysis

Deep dive into which landing pages convert best from paid traffic.

Google AnalyticsMeta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
3h
Optimization
Pro

Campaign Scaling Analysis

Identify which campaigns can handle more budget without efficiency loss.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
3h
Optimization
Pro

Bid Strategy Effectiveness

Compare how different bid strategies perform across your campaigns.

Google AdsMeta Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
2h
Optimization
Free

Demographic Performance Insights

Understand which age and gender segments perform best.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
2h
Optimization
Free

Remarketing Performance Analysis

Evaluate the effectiveness of your remarketing campaigns.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
2h
Optimization
Free

Shopping Feed Health Check

Analyze your Google Shopping feed for optimization opportunities.

Google Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
3h
Reporting
Free

30-Day Performance Trend Analysis

Identify trends and patterns in your performance over the past month.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsGoogle Analytics
Intermediate30 minutes
3hAutomatable
AttributionFeatured
Pro

Marketing Channel Mix Analysis

Evaluate how your budget is distributed across channels and its effectiveness.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsLinkedIn AdsTikTok Ads+1 more
Intermediate30 minutes
4h
Creative Analysis
Free

Ad Copy Performance Analysis

Analyze which headlines and descriptions resonate best with your audience.

Google Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
2h
Attribution
Free

Conversion Lag Analysis

Understand how long it takes users to convert after clicking your ads.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
2h
IntegrationFeatured
Pro

Automated Budget Pacing Alerts

Get Slack notifications when budget pacing deviates from target.

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Intermediate1 hour
5h/monthAutomatable
IntegrationFeatured
Pro

Daily Slack Performance Digest

Automated morning summary of all ad platform performance.

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Intermediate1 hour
30min/dayAutomatable
Integration
Pro

Automated Google Sheets Report

Auto-populate a Google Sheet with daily performance data.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate1 hour
4h/weekAutomatable
Integration
Pro

Automated Weekly Client Report

Generate and email weekly performance reports automatically.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate1 hour
2h/weekAutomatable
Integration
Pro

Spend Anomaly Detector

Alert when daily spend deviates significantly from normal.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate1 hour
2h/monthAutomatable
Integration
Pro

Conversion Drop Alert

Get notified immediately when conversions drop significantly.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate1 hour
Critical issue preventionAutomatable
Integration
Pro

Monthly Summary Email

Automated end-of-month summary sent to stakeholders.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsGoogle Analytics
Intermediate1 hour
4h/monthAutomatable
Integration
Pro

CPA Threshold Alert

Alert when campaign CPA exceeds your target threshold.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate1 hour
2h/monthAutomatable
Integration
Team

Daily Data Warehouse Sync

Automatically sync daily ad data to BigQuery.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsGoogle Analytics
Advanced1 hour
10h/monthAutomatable
Integration
Pro

ROAS Alert System

Get notified when ROAS drops below profitable thresholds.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate1 hour
3h/monthAutomatable
Integration
Pro

New Campaign Launch Checklist

Automated checklist when a new campaign is detected.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate1 hour
30min/campaignAutomatable
Integration
Pro

Weekly Competitive Position Report

Automated weekly report on your auction competitive position.

Google Ads
Intermediate1 hour
2h/weekAutomatable
Integration
Pro

Quality Score Degradation Alert

Get alerted when keyword quality scores drop.

Google Ads
Intermediate1 hour
1h/weekAutomatable
Integration
Pro

Ad Disapproval Alert

Get notified immediately when ads are disapproved.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate1 hour
Quick issue resolutionAutomatable
Integration
Pro

Impression Share Drop Alert

Alert when you're losing impression share to competitors.

Google Ads
Intermediate1 hour
2h/weekAutomatable
IntegrationFeatured
Team

Full Customer Journey Tracker

Map the complete journey from ad click to purchase to repeat buyer.

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Advanced1 hour
8h/month
Integration
Pro

True E-commerce ROAS Calculator

Calculate real ROAS including refunds, COGS, and shipping.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsShopify
Advanced1 hour
6h/month
Integration
Pro

Unified Reporting Dashboard Data

Prepare data for a unified dashboard across all platforms.

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Intermediate1 hour
8h/monthAutomatable
Integration
Pro

Email Segment Performance by Ad Source

Analyze how ad-acquired customers perform in email campaigns.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsKlaviyo
Intermediate30 minutes
4h/month
Integration
Pro

Product-Level Ad Attribution

Attribute ad spend to specific products sold.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsShopify
Advanced1 hour
6h/month
Integration
Team

LTV by Acquisition Channel

Calculate customer lifetime value by how they were acquired.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsShopifyKlaviyo
Advanced1 hour
10h/month
Integration
Pro

Weekly Wins Slack Celebration

Automated Slack message celebrating the week's best performers.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Beginner30 minutes
Team morale boostAutomatable
Integration
Pro

Cross-Platform Frequency Analysis

Understand total ad exposure across all platforms.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsLinkedIn AdsTikTok Ads
Advanced30 minutes
3h/month
Integration
Team

Incrementality Test Design

Design a holdout test to measure true ad incrementality.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Advanced1 hour
Strategic value
Integration
Free

GA4 Segments to Ad Audiences

Identify high-value GA4 segments to use as ad audiences.

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Intermediate30 minutes
3h/month
IntegrationFeatured
Pro

Budget Optimization Model

Data-driven budget allocation recommendations across platforms.

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Advanced1 hour
8h/month
Integration
Team

First-Party Data Strategy Assessment

Evaluate your first-party data readiness for a cookieless future.

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Advanced1 hour
Strategic value
OnboardingFeatured
Pro

Agency Client Onboarding in 1 Hour

Complete discovery, audit, and baseline for new clients.

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Intermediate1 hour
4h
OnboardingFeatured
Pro

Live Sales Demo Audit

Generate a real-time audit during a sales call.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate15 minutes
3h
Reporting
Pro

Executive Board Deck Data

Pull all data needed for a quarterly board presentation.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsLinkedIn AdsGoogle Analytics
Intermediate1 hour
8h/quarterAutomatable
Optimization
Pro

Growth Engineer's Funnel Debugger

Identify where conversions are leaking across the funnel.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsGoogle Analytics
Intermediate30 minutes
4h
Forecasting
Pro

Market Expansion Analysis

Assess new market opportunities based on current performance.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsGoogle Analytics
Advanced1 hour
10h
Optimization
Pro

Brand vs Performance Budget Split

Optimize the balance between brand and performance marketing.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsLinkedIn Ads
Advanced1 hour
Strategic value
Forecasting
Pro

Seasonal Performance Planning

Plan budget and creative for upcoming seasonal peaks.

Meta AdsGoogle Ads
Intermediate30 minutes
4h

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