{"podcast":{"title":"The Google Ads Podcast with Fexingo: Search Ads, Display, and PPC Campaign Strategy","slug":"the-google-ads-podcast-with-fexingo-search-ads-display-and-ppc-campaign-strategy-7871644","podcast_index_feed_id":7871644,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/the-google-ads-podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-google-ads-podcast/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":121,"summary":"Lucas and Luna dissect the mechanics of Google Ads — search, display, and PPC campaign strategy — as a systematic pursuit of measurable return, not a guessing game. Each episode traces a single campaign thread: how a mid-size DTC brand structured its Shopping ads to lower CPA by 18% over 90 days, why a B2B SaaS company shifted budget from broad match to phrase match and saw lead quality jump, or what the latest Google Ads API changes mean for third-party bid management tools. They examine the actual auction dynamics — Quality Score thresholds, ad rank floors, impression share constraints — and weigh trade-offs between automated and manual bidding, between responsive search ads and expanded text ads, between network selection and placement exclusions. Lucas brings the numbers: cost-per-click trends across verticals, CTR benchmarks from a 500-campaign analysis, and the math behind marginal ROAS decisions. Luna tests those numbers against practitioner reality: What happens when a client's landing page load time exceeds three seconds? How do you explain a 7% conversion rate drop after a broad match opening? Together, they build a practical model for thinking about paid search as a com…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T12:18:00.875456+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-google-ads-podcast-with-fexingo-search-ads-display-and-ppc-campaign-strategy-7871644"},"episode":{"title":"How Google Ads Audience Segments Power Smarter Bidding","slug":"how-google-ads-audience-segments-power-smarter-bidding","published_at":"2026-07-15T17:43:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-google-ads-podcast-with-fexingo-search-ads-display-and-ppc-campaign-strategy-7871644/how-google-ads-audience-segments-power-smarter-bidding","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-google-ads-podcast-with-fexingo-search-ads-display-and-ppc-campaign-strategy-7871644","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-google-ads-podcast/episode-0116.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-google-ads-podcast/episode-0116.mp3","summary":"Lucas and Luna dive into Google Ads audience segments — not just targeting, but how they feed Smart Bidding signals. They break down the difference between your data segments (remarketing, customer match) and Google's affinity/in-market segments, and explain why layering audience observation onto a broad match campaign can improve conversion rates without shrinking reach. A real example from a mid-size DTC furniture brand shows how audience segments shifted bid modifiers and reduced cost per acquisition by 18 percent over a quarter. The episode also covers how to avoid audience overlap pitfalls and how to use audience insights to refine creative. If you run Google Ads, understanding audience segments as a signal layer — not just a targeting checkbox — is a practical edge in 2026. #GoogleAds #AudienceSegments #SmartBidding #Remarketing #CustomerMatch #AffinityAudiences #InMarketAudiences #PPC #PaidSearch #Marketing #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #DTC #FurnitureBrand #CPAOptimization #BidModifiers #AudienceInsights #AdCustomization Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Lucas and Luna dive into Google Ads audience segments — not just targeting, but how they feed Smart Bidding signals. They break down the difference betwee…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":614,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-google-ads-podcast-with-fexingo-search-ads-display-and-ppc-campaign-strategy-7871644/episodes/how-google-ads-audience-segments-power-smarter-bidding/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-google-ads-podcast-with-fexingo-search-ads-display-and-ppc-campaign-strategy-7871644/how-google-ads-audience-segments-power-smarter-bidding.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}