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Microsoft Ads and Google Ads reports compared: where budget is wasted

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Microsoft Ads and Google Ads reports compared: where budget is wasted

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Ad report review: an online plant pot shop on Google Ads

Where the budget went without sales

Search termsClicksCostSalesWhy
Care questions ("how to repot…", 37 terms)412$2860People looking for tips, not pots
"terracotta pots wholesale", "bulk planters"58$940The shop sells retail only
"free plants", "plant swap"96$710No buying intent
"plant stand ideas", "diy planter"74$480Ideas and crafts
Other shops' names (14 terms)133$1621Broad match on "pots"
Total773$661131% of spend

Negatives to add

The "Negatives" sheet has 38 words with match types, ready to paste. The main ones: "how to" (phrase), "wholesale" and "bulk" (broad), "free plants" (phrase), "ideas" (phrase), "diy" (broad), and the 14 shop names (exact).

Not added: "free" on its own, because "free shipping plant pots" brought 9 sales.

Ads to rewrite

Self-watering pots: click rate 1.9% against 4.6% for the account; the headlines say "Shop Now" and never mention self-watering.

New headlineCharacters
Self-Watering Pots, 12 Sizes28
Water Your Plants Once a Week29
New descriptionCharacters
Self-watering pots with a hidden water tank. Free shipping over $60, delivery in 3 days.88

Large floor planters: the ad sends people to the home page. Point it to the planters category instead.

Changes by priority

#ChangeWhy
1Add the 38 negatives from the sheet$661 a month went to these terms
2Lower bids by 30% on "plant stand" keywords$214 spent, 2 sales, return 0.9
3Raise bids by 15% on "large self-watering pot"Return 6.2; 40% of impressions lost to budget
4Replace the two ads aboveWeakest click rates in the account
5Move terracotta keywords to their own ad groupThey share an ad with plastic pots
6Check the search terms again in 14 daysTo see the effect of steps 1–3

These are recommendations: you decide what to apply and make the changes in your account. Files: review.docx and changes.xlsx (Negatives, Keywords to add, New ads, Change list).

Client: Pebble & Fern, an online shop selling plant pots and supplies. Reports: search terms (612 rows) and keywords (148 rows) for the last 30 days. Spend: $2,140, 41 sales, return on ad spend 2.1; the goal is 3.0. Standard package.

The client and all details are made up.

About this service

When the same campaigns run on Google and Microsoft, budgets are often split by habit, not by results. Upload matching reports from both accounts for the same dates, and we compare cost per conversion, conversion rate and search terms side by side, campaign by campaign. You see which campaigns and terms do better on each platform, where moving budget could pay off and which negatives or ads to copy across.

What is included

  • What you getA Word summary comparing both platforms campaign by campaign, and an Excel workbook with a side-by-side table, budget shift suggestions, negatives for each platform and a change list for each account. Delivered as a Word (.docx) summary and an Excel (.xlsx) workbook.
  • Side-by-side tableSame campaigns, same dates, both platforms
  • Budget splitWhere to move money, as a suggestion
  • Search term gapsTerms that sell on one side only
  • Negatives per platformA separate list for each account
  • Tracking checkWhether conversions are counted the same way

How it works

  1. 1
    Paired reportsYou export the same reports from both accounts
  2. 2
    ComparisonWe line campaigns up and compare results
  3. 3
    Two change listsYou apply them in each account yourself

What we need from you

Campaign and search terms reports from both Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising for the same dates, as CSV, Excel (.xlsx) or PDF, or screenshots; your goal and how conversions are counted on each side.

We will ask you:

  • Are the conversion actions the same on both platforms?
  • Were the Microsoft campaigns imported from Google?
  • What monthly budget do you have across both?
  • Which campaigns matter most to you?

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Questions and answers

Can the numbers be compared directly?

Only if conversions are counted the same way. We check the goals and columns first and say where the comparison is rough.

Should I copy everything from Google to Microsoft?

Usually not. Audiences, competition and matching differ, so we show what to copy and what to keep different.

Can I import the change lists?

The sheets use each editor's column names. Save a sheet as CSV if your editor needs it, or paste the rows straight in.

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