A step-by-step guide to adding negative keywords to Performance Max campaigns without starving the algorithm of learning signals. Covers how to audit PMax search term data, build a tiered negative keyword architecture, use audience signals as a smarter alternative to hard blocks, monitor impression quality after changes, and maintain a recurring review cadence that scales across accounts.
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