Google Ads Audit

Figma

Full account audit covering 24 active campaigns, 63 ad groups, and 200+ keywords across Search, YouTube/Display, and Performance Max channels.

Account: 7419382560 Currency: EUR Period: Jan 25 – Feb 23, 2026 Date: 2026-03-03
Executive Summary

€4,900/month in recoverable waste, with 135+ additional signups achievable from budget reallocation

€8,300/mo

Total waste identified across YouTube/Display Ads inefficiency (€3,382), non-converting search terms (€3,988), and underperforming ad groups (€934)

€4,900/mo

Recoverable by cutting YouTube/Display budgets, pausing the worst-performing audience, and adding blocked search terms — redirect savings to Performance Max

+135

Additional monthly signups from scaling Performance Max campaigns, which deliver signups at €16 each versus the €91 account average — 5 to 10× more efficient

Account Snapshot

Profitable at scale, but 12% of budget feeds an inefficient channel

Total Spend
€88,560
~€2,952/day across 24 campaigns
Signups
969
Value: €37,651
Cost per Signup
€91.41
Ranges €10 – €156 by campaign
Return on Ad Spend
42.5%
Tracks trial signups, not full LTV
Clicks / Impressions
66,866
5.38M impressions
Ad Visibility
~16%
84% of auctions missed
Click Rate
1.24%
Search: 6.64%
Avg Cost per Click
€1.32
Search: €1.50

Settings: Search Partners excluded   Display Network excluded   Location: Presence only   Conversion tracking active

The Core Problem

YouTube/Display Ads consume 12% of budget at a 49% cost premium, while Performance Max gets less than 1%

€136

Cost per signup on YouTube/Display Ads — 49% above the €91 account average. The Lookalike audience costs €326 per signup.

<1%

Share of budget going to Performance Max, despite delivering signups at €16 each — 5 to 10× more efficient than any other channel.

~16%

Average Ad Visibility (Impression Share) across Search campaigns. 84% of potential customers never see your ads.

The account is profitable overall, but budget allocation is inverted: the most expensive channel (YouTube/Display) gets 16× more budget than the cheapest (Performance Max). Meanwhile, top-performing Search campaigns like Competitors (€75/signup) and Prototyping (€77/signup) are missing 40–86% of available impressions due to budget constraints.

Campaign Performance

Performance Max delivers 5–10× better cost per signup but receives less than 1% of budget

CampaignSpend% TotalSignupsCost/SignupROAS
WORLD - Design Platform€17,76820.1%189.6€93.6948.2%
WORLD - Collaboration Tools€11,80313.3%137.8€85.6642.8%
WORLD - YouTube/Display - Whiteboard€6,7477.6%50.7€133.0015.5%
US - Design Platform€6,5337.4%60.4€108.2037.7%
WORLD - Top Competitors€6,4237.3%85.6€75.0244.5%
US - Collaboration Tools€5,6666.4%62.4€90.8455.7%
WORLD - PMax - Mixed LP€5440.6%30.7€17.72102.5%
US - PMax - Mixed LP€820.1%8.8€9.31290.6%

+ 16 more campaigns. The two Performance Max campaigns (bottom rows) produce 39.5 signups at €16 average cost, yet receive just €626 combined — redirect YouTube/Display savings here for maximum impact.

Wasted Spend — Search Terms

€3,988 in non-converting search terms Medium

Competitor & Brand Names — €548

Search TermSpendClicks
canva pro design€138140
miro board tool€9232
sketch app€7629
sketch download€299
+ 9 more terms€21372

Irrelevant & Informational — €520

Design education (courses, certification, bootcamp): €145. Generic tools (free design tools): €38. Informational queries (what is prototyping, design thinking): €110. File conversion tools: €23. Other off-topic: €204.

Relevant But Not Converting — €2,920

Search TermSpendClicks
ui design tool€228162
prototyping software (US)€13336
collaborative design tool€9836
online design platform€9765
+ 65 more terms€2,3641,200+

These terms match the product but don’t convert. “ui design tool” alone has 162 clicks and zero signups — this signals a landing page issue, not a targeting problem. High click rate + zero conversions = funnel gap.

Wasted Spend — Keywords & Ad Groups

Low quality scores and zero-conversion ad groups add €1,857 in waste

Medium Low Quality Score Keywords — €923

KeywordQSSpendSignups
adobe xd alternative (phrase)3€4546.0
online design software2€1663.0
design system tool2€931.5
tools like sketch1€842.0
design apps / wireframe tools2€1252.6

All 6 keywords still convert — the fix is improving ad relevance, not pausing. “tools like sketch” converts at €42 despite QS 1; a dedicated landing page could cut costs further.

Low Zero-Conversion Ad Groups — €934

Ad GroupSpendClicks
Prototype / Mockup (US Broad)€19890
AI Design / Generate (US)€15243
Best / Tools (US Generic)€11818
Design Templates & Kits (both)€154108
+ 16 more ad groups€31295

“Design Templates & Kits” has 108 clicks with 0 signups — users looking for templates have different intent. Pausing 5 top offenders saves ~€580/month.

Growth Opportunities

Top performers are severely underfunded — 170+ additional signups achievable

Best Ad Groups by Return

Ad GroupSignupsCost/SignupROAS
Core Brand (WORLD)22.2€22.6288.2%
Core Brand (US)11.2€37.4560.3%
Design Platform (Broad Match)15.3€42.08125.8%
Prototyping (Broad Match)9.6€47.0448.6%
Design Collaboration (WORLD)15.1€56.5992.9%

Best Keywords

KeywordCost/SignupROAS
design collaboration (QS 10)€18.96131%
design handoff tool€42.47129%
wireframe software (QS 10)€54.5341%
prototyping platform€59.1133%
UI design tool online€65.8566%

Add as Exact Match Keywords

18 converting search terms not yet added as keywords:

Search TermCost/SignupROAS
figms (brand misspelling)€12.461,091%
collaborative design platform€31.2138%
best UI design tool€31.80704%
ui ux design tool€35.4671%
online prototyping tool€42.30293%

Ad Visibility Headroom

~16%

average Ad Visibility (Impression Share) on non-brand Search campaigns

Your best campaigns (Competitors at 62%, Prototyping at 14%, Broad Match at <10%) are missing most of their audience. Budget increases on below-average-cost campaigns capture more volume at efficient rates.

Blocked Search Term Recommendations

Immediate blocked search term additions

Account-Level

Design Education & Careers

design courses design certification design bootcamp design jobs design internship design salary

Irrelevant Tools

canva free free design tools design tutorials powerpoint design

Campaign-Level

WORLD - Design Platform

free prototyping tool open source design design tool comparison

WORLD - Collaboration Tools

design thinking UX research graphic design online web builder

US - Prototyping

mockup templates free

Cross-Campaign Funneling

miro → add as negative in generic campaigns
Prioritized Actions

What to do next

1
Critical
Scale Performance Max — increase WORLD PMax budget €30→€80/day, US PMax €30→€50/day
+~135 signups
2
Critical
Save ~€938/mo — pause Lookalike - Whiteboard audience (€326 cost per signup, 3.6× average)
~€938/mo
3
Critical
Save ~€2,400/mo — cut YouTube/Display budgets: WORLD Whiteboard €150→€80, US DG €150→€60, WORLD DG €120→€60
~€2,400/mo
4
Medium
Save ~€500/mo — add €100 target cost per signup to Top Generic Keywords campaigns (currently overspending 4.7× daily budget)
~€500/mo
5
Medium
Save ~€400/mo — add account-level blocked search terms (design courses, design bootcamp, canva free, free design tools + 6 more)
~€400/mo
6
Medium
Capture +20 signups — add 18 converting search terms as exact match keywords, including brand misspelling “figms” (€12/signup)
+~20 signups
7
Medium
Capture +15 signups — increase WORLD - Top Competitors budget €280→€350/day (cost per signup €75, Ad Visibility 62%)
+~15 signups
8
Low
Save ~€580/mo — pause 5 zero-conversion ad groups (Design Templates & Kits, AI Design / Generate US, Prototype/Mockup US Broad)
~€580/mo

Bottom line: Implementing actions 1–5 recovers approximately €4,900/month in waste and generates 135+ additional signups by redirecting budget from YouTube/Display to Performance Max. Over the next 90 days, these changes should push the account toward a €70–75 blended cost per signup while significantly increasing total conversion volume.

Figma • Google Ads Audit • 2026-03-03