Applying a recommendation

Apply turns a recommendation into a real Google Ads change, immediately.

The apply sequence

1. The change is made in Google Ads on the spot - a budget update, a strategy switch, a target adjustment, or a campaign pause.

2. The change is recorded in the audit trail with its before and after values.

3. The recommendation is marked applied.

4. The cooldown clock starts for that campaign - no further changes to it until the learning window expires.

The change types

• Budget adjust - raise or lower the daily budget.

• Bidding strategy switch - e.g. Manual CPC → Maximize Conversions with a tCPA.

• Target adjust - change the tCPA or tROAS value.

• Campaign pause - for stalled campaigns (zero conversions, real spend); this supersedes any bid/budget suggestion for that campaign.

• Schedule-driven reduction - a budget trim for ad-schedule campaigns affected by Google's March 2025 pacing change.

Good to know. Every change is applied with verification - the system confirms against Google Ads that the change landed as intended, and the audit trail keeps the full before/after record for client reporting.

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