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Bid strategy

A bid strategy determines how an advertising system selects bids for configured goals and constraints.

How it works

Choose an approach fitting measurement, budget and business task; different strategies optimise different measures.

Example

Example: Click optimisation is a different task from purchase-value optimisation.

Common mistakes

Do not change strategy based only on one reporting day.

How can you check this in practice?

Specify whether the objective is clicks, conversions, value or visibility. Check strategies supported by the campaign type and whether necessary measurement exists. Choose according to the task rather than another account's different strategy name.

Distinctions and limitations

Manual bidding, automated bidding and Smart Bidding are not synonyms. Smart Bidding is a subset of automation focused on conversions or value. A target number guides bidding rather than guaranteeing each auction.

Official sources

Editorial responsibility: Biser Bozhinov · PPC Specialist

Updated: 05/11/2026

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