BrightonSEO

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