Search Ads 360 provides a few reports that show the search terms entered by users. Here's a comparison of the Search terms, Paid & organic, Natural search, and reports:
Search terms report | Paid & organic report | Natural search report | |
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Supported engine accounts |
All | Google Ads only | All |
Available metrics |
Paid keyword search and |
Paid keyword search Organic search |
Paid keyword search Organic search Display ads managed by Campaign Manager 360 |
Conversion reporting |
In Google Ads accounts: Conversions reported by Google Ads conversion tracking (no Floodlight data) along with engine metrics In other types of accounts: |
None. The report only shows engine metrics (clicks, impressions, and so on). |
The report shows Floodlight conversion data attributed to each natural search. |
Shows search terms for encrypted searches | Yes for Google Ads. In other types of engines that encyrpt searches, "Other queries" appears instead of the search terms |
Only for people with access to your Google Search Console, Google Ads, and Search Ads 360 accounts. | No |
Special set up |
Available by default. Doesn't require tags on your site. |
Requires you to link your Google Ads account to Google Search Console. Doesn't require tags on your site. |
Requires a natural search tag on your landing pages in addition to Floodlight tags. The Search Ads 360 support team generates this tag for you based on information you give them. |
Viewing the report | Available in the Search Ads 360 UI at the engine account scope or lower | Available in the Search Ads 360 UI at the engine account scope or lower |
Use Campaign Manager 360 Report Builder to pull reports instead of viewing them in Search Ads 360. Reports can be scoped to an entire advertiser. |
Can be used for keyword harvesting | Yes | No | No |