BrightonSEO

Google Ads

Proactively manage negative keywords to drive PPC efficiency

Brighton, Spring 2026

Dez will guide the audience through a proven approach to negative keyword management that minimises wasted spend and strengthens campaign efficiency.

He will cover how shifting from reactive fixes to a proactive approach creates cleaner signals, better targeting and most importantly, more profitable PPC campaigns.

The session gives marketers the frameworks and steps needed to maintain control even as match types broaden.

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Syndicate 3 & 4 - Hero Conf, Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2GR, United Kingdom

Fri 01 May, 2026 | 02:00 PM

The invisible hand of Google ads: How the algorithm sets your prices

Brighton, Spring 2026

Google Ads looks like a free auction — but it isn’t. Beneath the interface lies an algorithmic market where Google dynamically adjusts prices to optimize its own efficiency, not yours.


Drawing from €25M of managed ad spend across multiple industries, Matthieu Tran-Van reveals the hidden economics of Google’s Smart Bidding system — and how to use it to your advantage.

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Syndicate 3 & 4 - Hero Conf, Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2GR, United Kingdom

Fri 01 May, 2026 | 02:00 PM