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27.1 Case Study Template

What this page teaches: A case study should follow situation, strategy, execution, results, and lessons.

Why this matters in real accounts: This topic affects money, visibility, campaign control, reporting clarity, or team execution. Understanding the business reason first makes the console steps much easier to learn.

Practical workflow: - Read the definition and linked glossary terms. - Identify what decision this topic affects. - Find the report, console screen, or input data required. - Make a small reversible change first when working in a live account. - Write down what changed and why.

Worked mini-example: Open the relevant report, check the key metric, make one small change, and note what you did and why.

Common beginner mistakes: - Skipping the context and copying tactics blindly. - Changing a live account without checking eligibility, budget, or data window. - Forgetting to log the reason behind the change.

Definition of done: - The learner can explain the topic without jargon. - The learner can name the report, console area, or data input used for this topic. - The learner can describe one safe action, one risky action, and one escalation trigger.

Merged from Complete Data-Filled Guide

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Case studies and templates turn lessons into reusable assets.

Case study format

  1. Situation: product, account, problem, baseline metrics.
  2. Strategy: structure, targeting, budget, and success metric.
  3. Execution: exact actions and timeline.
  4. Results: before/after metrics.
  5. Lessons: what worked, what failed, what to repeat.

Template library

Include campaign structure spreadsheets, weekly optimization checklists, client report templates, naming convention cheat sheets, bulk upload QA sheets, and search term mining logs.

Example result story

A running shoe account had 35% ACOS. The team restructured campaigns, added negatives, optimized placements, and shifted budget to proven exact terms. After three months, ACOS dropped to 22%, ROAS improved, and sales increased.

Operator checklist

  • Explain the topic in plain English.
  • Identify the report, console area, or input data needed.
  • Make the smallest safe change first.
  • Log the action, reason, and expected review date.
  • Escalate if the issue touches policy, inventory, account health, or large budget changes.