The standard advice to keep adding negative keywords is outdated and counterproductive in a Smart Bidding environment. This article explains why aggressive negative keyword strategies block signals that automated bidding needs, reveals the real causes of wasted spend in modern Google Ads accounts, and walks through what a proper wasted spend audit actually looks like in 2026.
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