An advertising executive takes over a Google Search ads campaign. On his Google Ads Recommendations page he notes that the campaign’s optimization score is 40%. What does this score indicate?

✅  The correct answer is:

The campaign could be improved by 60% if the listed recommendations are followed.

Question:

An advertising executive takes over a Google Search ads campaign. On his Google Ads Recommendations page he notes that the campaign’s optimization score is 40%. What does this score indicate?

Solution:

  • The campaign could be improved by 60% if the listed recommendations are followed.
  • The campaign is 60% less optimal than other company campaigns.
  • The campaign is running 40% over budget.
  • The campaign is 40% optimized for the given keywords chosen by the previous campaign manager.