
Aptly
Learn how to implement and optimize Google Ads campaigns with precision. This course covers bidding strategies, campaign settings, audience segmentation, and conversion tracking to help you reach the right users and drive meaningful results. You’ll select bid strategies aligned to goals, refine targeting with audience data, and implement conversion tracking and attribution models to measure performance and maximize return on investment.
This course teaches you how to implement high-performing Google Ads campaigns that drive real business results. You’ll gain a deep understanding of how bidding, targeting, and measurement work together to influence ad visibility, cost efficiency, and return on investment. You’ll explore manual, automated, and smart bidding strategies and learn how to select the right approach based on campaign goals such as awareness, consideration, conversions, or revenue growth. The course emphasizes making informed bidding and budget decisions using performance data and auction dynamics. You’ll focus on targeting and reach by learning how to configure campaign settings to control where ads appear, which networks they run on, and which locations and languages they target. Audience segmentation is covered in depth, including demographic targeting, affinity and in-market audiences, and custom segments that help reach users based on interests, behaviors, and purchase intent. Measurement and optimization play a critical role throughout the course. You’ll learn how to implement conversion tracking, understand which actions matter most, and ensure data accuracy. You’ll also explore attribution models, including last-click and data-driven attribution, to better understand how ads influence the customer journey and inform smarter optimization decisions. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to confidently implement, target, and measure Google Ads campaigns using strategic bidding, precise audience segmentation, and reliable performance data to drive sustainable marketing success. 38:T115b,{"@
Anke Audenaert
CEO & Co-Founder Aptly, Adj. Professor, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Daniel Kob
Marketing Leader & Enterpreneur