Google Ads Manager – Top 45 Tasks

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Written by Justin Gross

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What does a Google Ads Manager Do?

You might be wondering what DOES a Google Ads Manager do?

We have compiled 100 of the most common tasks that a Google Ads Manager will do:

  1. Search Terms Analysis
  2. Negative Keyword Implementation
  3. Device Segment Analysis (And Bids, Exclusions)
  4. Keyword Bid Adjustments
  5. tCPA Optimizations
  6. Ad Copy Creation
  7. Ad Copy Split Tests
  8. Reviewing Geographic results – conversions by geographic area, and optimizing accordingly.
  9. Reviewing device level results – conversions by device, and optimizing accordingly.
  10. Reviewing budgets and calculating pacing
  11. Reviewing budget pacing and adjusting limits/bids accordingly
  12. Reviewing sitelink performance and optimizing
  13. Reviewing callout performance and optimizing
  14. Reviewing linked GMB location performance and optimizing (applies mainly to multiple location businesses)
  15. Reviewing demographic performance and adding exclusions where appropriate
  16. Adding observational only audiences
  17. Reviewing observational audiences and turn on targeting where appropriate
  18. Reviewing “where ads showed” reporting and placement reports, and adding placement exclusions where appropriate
  19. Reviewing conversion data for accuracy
  20. Reviewing Callrail data
  21. Listening to calls and QC lead handling
  22. Adding Hidden Fields to Web Forms for offline tracking
  23. Formatting Offline Data in Excel/CSV
  24. Uploading Offline Data
  25. Reviewing feedback from sales teams and incorporating into campaign strategy
  26. Developing new creative assets – images
  27. Developing new video assets
  28. Reformatting Videos into multiple aspect ratios
  29. Formatting reports for client review
  30. Pulling competitive data from SEMRUSH
  31. Pulling market trend data from Google Trends and Exploding Topics
  32. Reviewing New features from Google Blog and Industry Blogs
  33. Reviewing GA4 Data
  34. Importing Audience and Conversion data from GA4
  35. Reviewing Landing Page for conversion pitfalls
  36. Compiling CRO Recommendations for client(s)
  37. Running Ad Copy through ChatGPT and other AI Tools for inspiration
  38. Reviewing common variations reporting for RSA’s (responsive search ads)
  39. Reviewing call reporting – Google (not callrail)
  40. Replying to emails from Google reps trying to get you to adopt useless features
  41. Sending calls from Google reps into voicemail
  42. Creating new asset groups for Performance Max
  43. Reviewing asset group performance
  44. Reviewing creative performance – pmax
  45. Reviewing video ads performance – demand gen/youtube

Author

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Justin Gross - PPC and CRO Expert

Justin Gross is the founding principal of Hop2TheTop, a Google Certified PPC agency located in South Florida that specializes in Pay-Per-Click campaign management, website analytics, and landing page optimization. He has served as a speaker for reputable brands such as Comcast and Servpro, and has provided consultation services to industry leaders including Honda, Toyota, and Ortho-McNeil. As Justin articulates, “I am passionate about enhancing the profitability of websites.”