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  0 impressions on Google Ads Search campaign for 3+ weeks — tried everything, need help

  Posted by Majestic-Notice9065 on March 31, 2026 at 9:31 am

  

  Post Body:

  Hey everyone, I'm losing my mind over this. I run a custom Morocco tours business targeting US travelers and I've had zero impressions across two different Search campaigns for over 3 weeks now. I've exhausted every troubleshooting step I can think of.

  Here's my setup:

  • Campaign type: Search (Google Search Network only, no Display, no Partners)
  • Bidding: Maximize Clicks (no CPC cap)
  • Budget: 500 MAD/day (~$50/day)
  • Targeting: US states (California, Florida, New York, Texas, Arizona, Massachusetts, Maryland, Illinois)
  • Geo targeting option: Presence only
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: Phrase match and broad match — "morocco tours", "private morocco tour", "custom morocco tour", "morocco travel packages", "luxury morocco tour", plus others
  • Ad status: Eligible
  • Campaign status: Active / Eligible
  • Account status: Active
  • Advertiser verification: Completed (Feb 2026)
  • Billing: Prepaid, 5,000 MAD available, Visa card verified
  • Conversion tracking: Working (confirmed via GTM Preview — tags fire correctly, no deferred hits)

  What I've tried:

  1. Created a brand new campaign from scratch (after the first one had 0 impressions for 2+ months)
  2. Changed bidding from Maximize Conversions to Maximize Clicks
  3. Fixed conversion tracking (Google Tag moved to Initialization trigger, Deferred Hits resolved)
  4. Verified advertiser identity — all steps completed
  5. Checked Ad Preview & Diagnosis tool — says "No keyword in your account matched your query" even though the keywords are there and show as Eligible
  6. No policy violations or notifications in the account
  7. No CPC cap set
  8. Budget even increased from 150 to 500 MAD/day
  9. Disabled Display Network and Search Partners

  What the Ad Preview tool says:

  • "Your ad is not showing"
  • "No diagnostic results were found because no keyword in your account matched your query" — even when I search for exact keywords that are in my campaign

  Bidding strategy status: Shows as "Inactive" with reasons listed as:

  • No campaign is associated with this strategy
  • All keywords or ads using this strategy have been paused
  • A prepaid budget has been exhausted

  (None of these seem to apply — the campaign IS active and budget IS available)

  WHAAAAAAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO ?

  Majestic-Notice9065 replied 1 hour, 38 minutes ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  rhaelc

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  March 31, 2026 at 10:17 am

  As a strategic consultant working in Google, this is the common issue i got alot with Google ads user.

  this isn’t a budget or setup issue — it’s a keyword matching and auction eligibility problem. Right now, Google isn’t entering your ads into auctions because the current keyword structure (mostly phrase/broad) isn’t aligning strongly enough with search intent, especially in a competitive niche like travel. This is why you’re getting zero impressions despite everything being “eligible.” The fix is to restructure around exact-match intent, align geo + query signals, and force initial auction entry so the algorithm can start learning.

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