Google Ads Metric
Paid Advertising
Budget allocation analysis evaluates how Google Ads spend is distributed across campaigns, ad groups, and audience segments, and how that distribution relates to conversion volume and return on ad spend. It identifies over-invested and under-invested areas to optimise overall portfolio performance.
Google AdsPaid AdvertisingBudget Allocation Analysis
Budget allocation analysis evaluates how Google Ads spend is distributed across campaigns, ad groups, and audience segments, and how that distribution relates to conversion volume and return on ad spend. It identifies over-invested and under-invested areas to optimise overall portfolio performance.
Why budget allocation analysis matters for Google Ads users
Most Google Ads accounts allocate budget based on historical patterns or gut feeling rather than marginal return analysis. A campaign consuming 40% of budget but generating 15% of revenue is quietly underperforming while a constrained campaign with strong efficiency goes unfunded.
Mapping budget allocation into your metric tree alongside ROAS and conversion data reveals which campaigns deserve more investment and which deserve less. This transforms budget decisions from periodic reviews into data-driven portfolio management.
Understand and act on budget allocation analysis with KPI Tree
KPI Tree connects spend and performance data from your warehouse and maps budget allocation alongside ROAS and conversion metrics per campaign. Identify efficiency imbalances in your portfolio.
Assign RACI ownership to your paid media director. Set alerts when budget concentration diverges from performance concentration and track reallocation decisions against their impact on overall ROAS.
Get started with your Google Ads data
MCPPull metrics from Google Ads directly through the Model Context Protocol.
Connect your existing warehouse where Google Ads data already lands.
Our professional services team can build you turn-key AI foundations in a matter of weeks. Data warehouse on Snowflake/BigQuery, ELT with Fivetran, all modelled in dbt with a semantic layer.
Related Google Ads metrics
Return on Ad Spend
Paid AdvertisingMetric Definition
ROAS = Revenue Attributed to Ads / Total Ad Spend
Return on ad spend measures the revenue generated for every pound spent on Google Ads. It provides a direct ratio of revenue to cost that quantifies the financial return of your paid search investment, making it the primary efficiency metric for revenue-focused campaigns.
Cost per Acquisition
Paid AdvertisingMetric Definition
Cost per Acquisition = Total Ad Spend / Total Conversions
Cost per acquisition measures the average amount spent on Google Ads to acquire one conversion. It combines click costs and conversion rates into a single efficiency metric that represents the true cost of each customer action generated through paid search.
Impression Share Lost to Budget
Paid AdvertisingMetric Definition
IS Lost (Budget) = (Impressions Lost to Budget / Total Eligible Impressions) x 100
Impression share lost to budget measures the percentage of eligible impressions your Google Ads did not receive because your daily or campaign budget was exhausted. It quantifies the opportunity cost of budget constraints and indicates where additional investment could capture more conversions.
Bid Strategy Performance Analysis
Paid AdvertisingMetric Definition
Bid strategy performance analysis evaluates the effectiveness of different Google Ads bidding approaches - including manual CPC, target CPA, target ROAS, maximise conversions, and maximise conversion value. It compares how each strategy performs on cost efficiency, conversion volume, and return on ad spend.
Cross-Campaign Performance Analysis
Paid AdvertisingMetric Definition
Cross-campaign performance analysis compares key metrics - conversion rate, CPA, ROAS, and revenue contribution - across all campaigns in a Google Ads account. It identifies top-performing and underperforming campaigns to guide budget allocation and strategic investment decisions.
All Google Ads metrics
Ad Copy Testing AnalysisAd Frequency AnalysisAudience Segmentation AnalysisAverage PositionBid Strategy Performance AnalysisCampaign Attribution AnalysisClick-Through RateCompetitive AnalysisConversion RateCost per AcquisitionCost per ClickCross-Campaign Performance AnalysisCustomer Lifetime Value (Ads)Dayparting AnalysisDevice Performance AnalysisExtension Performance AnalysisGeographic Performance AnalysisImpression Share Lost to BudgetImpression ShareKeyword Performance AnalysisLanding Page Performance AnalysisNegative Keyword AnalysisQuality ScoreReturn on Ad SpendSearch Term AnalysisSeasonal Trend AnalysisEmpower your team to understand and act on Google Ads data
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