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How To Control Performance Max Spending With Negative Keywords And Exclusions

A practical, step-by-step guide to controlling Performance Max campaign spending using negative keywords, placement exclusions, brand exclusions, and audience signal refinements. Covers every available lever in 2026, the hard limits you cannot work around, common mistakes, and how to set up a recurring audit cadence that keeps wasted PMax spend from compounding.

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