To provide a comprehensive and consolidated view of your content targeting and make content targeting management and optimization simpler, you’ll see the following improvements in Google Ads:
All types of content targeting can now be found under “Content” in the side navigation:
- "Topics", "Placements", "Display/Video keywords", and "Exclusions" for all types of content targeting are now categorized under the "Content" tab in the side navigation menu. For "Exclusions", click the drop-down arrow
to the right of the term "Exclusions" to select exclusions for topics, placements or Display/Video keywords.
to the right of the term "Exclusions" to select exclusions for topics, placements or Display/Video keywords.Soon, you’ll see further improvements:
- "Topics", "Placements", "Display/Video keywords" will be consolidated into a single "Content" page and report. Exclusions will also be consolidated into a single report in the same page ("Content").
- Your ads will target any of your selected content in your ad group. For example, if you targeted “bikes” as a topic and “cycling” as a Display/Video keyword, your ads will show on content that matches either.
Until your account is migrated, we recommend that you only use one content targeting method (topics, placements, OR Display/Video keywords) per ad group. Before the upcoming changes, combining methods can limit campaign performance.
Just as you can target pages in the Google Display Network about certain subjects, like cars or music, you can also exclude by topic to keep your ads off webpages whose themes aren't relevant to your customers.
This article explains how to exclude topics to not display your ads on specific webpages.
Reasons to exclude topics
- Avoid showing your ads on pages that aren't relevant to your business.
- Filter out subtopics and niche areas that aren't relevant to your business.
- Spend your advertising budget effectively by excluding topics that show a low return.
Example
A travel agency has an ad group that features ads about various types of tours. They decide to target the topic Travel which has lots of relevant sub-topics like Adventure Travel and Regional Parks & Gardens, but exclude subtopics that are less relevant to their offerings like Air Travel.
Instructions
To exclude pages about a specific topic, follow these steps:
- From the workspace bar at the top, select Display campaigns.
- Click Content in the page menu on the left, then click Exclusions.
- On the "Topic exclusions" page, select the topics you'd like to exclude by selecting the checkboxes to the left of each one.
- Click Remove.