Non-brand search cleanup for a supplements account
Non-brand CPC dropped 22% over 45 days, conversion rate improved, and the account became easier to scale without paying for noise.
What was getting in the way
High CPCs, weak match-type discipline, and no meaningful negative-keyword process had pushed non-brand campaigns into an expensive pattern of low-intent traffic.
What changed in the account
- 01
Ran n-gram analysis across historical query data to identify repeated waste themes
- 02
Pushed high-priority negatives by spend-to-conversion ratio instead of by intuition
- 03
Restructured ad groups around cleaner intent tiers
- 04
Reduced broad match exposure where query quality was consistently weak
- 05
Established an ongoing query-governance process rather than treating cleanup as a one-time fix
A healthier account after the initial win
The goal was not only the headline metric. The work made the account easier to read, easier to control, and easier for a marketing team to trust.
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