PPC Gang, I'm still in France enjoying some time away but will be on my way back home to the States on Saturday. Here is a picture of Luke (Co-founder of GMA) and I having a nice cigar and wine outside a restaurant in Paris. Send me your Google Ads questions in this thread and the first week of September I will do a Loom video answering them and give my advice and will post in the group for everyone to watch and review. To Growing Your Google Ads!

Hi everyone, I’m relatively new to Google Ads and have recently taken on multiple clients who are now requesting Google Ads alongside Meta campaigns. The biggest challenge I’m facing is a lack of impressions on all my clients’ search term campaigns. Despite selecting search terms that I know have volume, they’re not generating impressions when using a Max Conversions bid strategy. I’ve even tried increasing the budget to $2,000 a day, but still, no search volume. When I switch to Max Clicks, I do get impressions, but conversions remain minimal. I’ve tried various approaches to generate more volume, but nothing seems to work so far. For context, all the accounts have existing conversions. However, the clients’ previous agency primarily ran Performance Max or branded campaigns, with very few search term campaigns generating any conversions. I also understand that headings and descriptions play a big role in expected CTR, so I’ve taken a good amount of time to ensure these are crafted correctly. I feel like I must be missing something, but I can’t figure out what it is. I’d really appreciate any advice or guidance to help me troubleshoot this issue. Thank you in advance!

Hi all Hope you can help! I'm trying to set up a new Google Ads conversion tag that triggers based on page views of the website thank you page. Conversion Linker is already set up for all page views. I'm using Google Tag Manager that's connected to a Wix website. I created the tag, but when I test it using Preview, I get the message that there's no Google Tag on the site. I've tried the Tag Assistant extension on Chrome, and I got the same message. I've removed ad blockers. Even though tags had been set up on the home and contact page a while back (I didn't create them), they're saying no tags exist on those pages when I try the Tag Assistant extension. Does anyone have a suggestion on what to try next? Thanks!

We recently launched our latest collection and are running standard shopping ads for it. GMC shows no errors, billing is in order, but we're still seeing very few impressions—mostly from brand searches—despite a $100/day budget with uncapped max clicks. Any idea why this might be happening? The account has over 1.5k conversions.

Issue with Google Ads PMax Campaigns Attracting Bot Traffic and Overspending I’m currently facing a serious issue with my Performance Max (PMax) feed-only campaigns on Google Ads. Despite working with a highly experienced agency—who has a proven track record of over $100 million in revenue and 5+ ROAS with other clients—our campaigns are suffering from what appears to be bot-dominated traffic. Symptoms: - 99% of clicks appear to be from bots: Unrealistic click behavior with no engagement or conversions. - Extremely low CPCs (e.g., €0.01–€0.03) despite running high-ticket products (luxury segment in Germany). - Unrealistic impression spikes: Massive impression and click surges often occur within the first few hours after midnight. - Budget drain: Campaigns frequently overspend their daily budget limit (DSL) within a very short time, with no meaningful traffic or results to show. Background: - I sell high-ticket products in Germany and rely on shopping ads for qualified traffic. - This issue started after my Google Merchant Center (GMC) account was suspended, due to a false flag claiming there were "no products" on the site. - We contacted Google support, who reviewed the case and confirmed there were no actual violations. Our GMC and products were reinstated. - To be safe, we switched to a new Google Ads account, which initially performed well for about five days. After that, the same pattern re-emerged—huge traffic spikes, bot-like behavior, overspending, and no real conversions. What We’ve Tried: - Switching ad accounts - Working with a top-tier agency - Verifying all merchant/product/account setup issues were resolved - Contacting Google support (no clear answers so far) Request for Help: We’re at a loss here. Even with experienced help, everything seems to be technically correct, yet the campaign performance is entirely unrealistic. It behaves like a bot farm is targeting the feed-based campaigns. Is this related to: - A shadowban or flag on the domain after the temporary GMC suspension? - A structural issue with the PMax campaign or targeting logic? - An underlying security or tracking problem? - A Google-side glitch or system abuse?