AI-Powered Google Ads Audits

Every ad dollar
leaves a trail.

Your AI detective for Google Ads. We investigate 50+ dimensions across every campaign type, uncover wasted spend, and deliver actionable intelligence — all in under 2 minutes.

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Summary
Performance
Keywords
Ad Quality
Targeting
PMax

Overall Health

84/100

Good — 8 points above average

Health Score
84
Wasted Spend
$2,340
Impression Share
67%
Quality Score
7.2

Priority Findings

12 keywords with $0 conversions spending $1,847/mo

Brand campaigns missing negative keyword lists

Impression share gap: $4,200 revenue opportunity

PMax cannibalizing 23% of branded search traffic

30 days agoToday

Sound familiar?

Most advertisers are leaking budget without knowing it.

Hours lost manually reviewing campaigns

Wasted spend buried in search terms

Bidding strategies silently draining budget

Performance Max running as a black box

How the investigation works

From connection to intelligence in under 2 minutes.

01
Step 01

Connect Your Account

Securely link your Google Ads with one-click OAuth. Read-only access — we never modify your campaigns.

02
Step 02

AI Investigates

Our detective analyzes 50+ dimensions across campaigns, keywords, ads, bidding, tracking, targeting, and channel-specific deep dives in under 2 minutes.

03
Step 03

Get Your Case Report

Interactive report with health score, prioritized findings, budget reallocation, projected ROI — plus a dedicated AI Account Strategist with action plans.

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Step 04

Ongoing Surveillance

Continuous monitoring catches CPA spikes, budget anomalies, and conversion drops. Change detection tracks what shifted between audits.

The audit deliverable

More than an audit. An AI partner.

Every account gets a dedicated AI strategist with persistent memory, real-time data access, change detection, goal pacing, and proactive monitoring.

AI Account Strategist

A dedicated strategist per account — name, persona, and tone you choose. Persistent memory across audits, a living strategy brief, and an issue tracker that follows findings until they're resolved.

Audit #1
Issue found
Resolved
Brief updated

Live Data Chat

Chat with your detective in real-time. Pull live metrics from Google Ads, ask about any campaign, and get instant strategic advice — no exports needed.

What's my CPA this week?

$14.20 ↓ 12%

vs. $16.14 last week

Change Detection & Snapshot Compare

Every audit is a snapshot. Compare any two snapshots to see exactly what changed — campaigns, budgets, bidding, keywords — and the AI explains the impact of each change.

3campaign: "Brand Search"
-budget: $500/day
+budget: $750/day
+bidding: Target CPA → Max Conv

Goal Pacing

Tracks CPA, ROAS, and conversion targets from your account brief. Monthly projections tell you if you're on track, at risk, or falling behind.

CPA Target$18.40 / $25.00
On trackTarget →

142

Conversions

+18%

vs. target

Proactive Surveillance

Monitors accounts for CPA spikes, budget anomalies, conversion drops, and seasonal patterns. Alerts you before small issues become costly.

CPA Spike DetectedJust now

Campaign 'Brand Search' CPA up 34% vs. 7-day avg

Budget Pacing Alert12 min ago

'Shopping - Top Products' projected to exhaust budget by the 22nd

Seasonal Alert1 hour ago

Black Friday in 14 days — consider increasing budgets

Strategic Analysis

Post-audit reports with competitive positioning, risk assessment, prioritized action plans, and auto-generated client communication drafts.

Priority Actions7 items
Risk LevelMedium
Projected ROAS+24%
Client DraftReady
Beyond the audit

An operating system around the audit.

Benchmarks against anonymized peers, cross-account portfolio analytics, scheduled audits with weekly recap emails, and a smart chat opener that tells you what changed before you ask.

Industry Benchmarks

Are you above or below your peers?

Compare CPA, ROAS, CTR, and conversion rate against an anonymized cohort of accounts in your industry. Median, p25 and p75 — so you know if a "low CPA" is actually low. Cohorts require 3+ accounts and refresh as new audits land.

Portfolio analytics

See every account at a glance.

A health-score leaderboard for your whole portfolio, multi-account trend charts, and a deduped insights feed sorted by severity — so you stop logging into 8 different accounts to find the fires.

Scheduled audits + weekly recap

Audit on a cadence. Email when it matters.

Schedule weekly, biweekly, or monthly audits per account. Every Monday at 8 AM in your timezone, a recap email lands in your inbox — but only if something material changed. No noise, no daily digest you stop reading.

Smart chat opener — Pro and above

Your strategist greets you with what changed.

Open the chat and your strategist already knows: a score drop since the last audit, a fresh critical insight, or that the data is going stale. One-tap reply to dive in. No "what should I look at today?" — they tell you.

Industry benchmarks, scheduled audits, and the portfolio dashboard are on every plan — the strategist and smart chat opener unlock from Pro.

50+ dimensions investigated

Every investigation covers eight core areas plus conditional channel deep dives, each with AI-powered analysis.

Executive Summary

  • Health Score (0–100)
  • Score Breakdown by Section
  • AI-Generated Audit Brief
  • Budget Reallocation
  • Projected Impact

Preview

84
Projected savings: $4,200/mo

Account Strategist

  • Goal Pacing & Projections
  • Strategic Assessment & Risks
  • Change Detection Between Audits
  • Prioritized Action Plan
  • Strategy Brief & Client Updates

Preview

Goal PacingOn Track
Strategy BriefUpdated
Action Plan7 items

Campaign Performance

  • Brand vs Non-Brand Split
  • Impression Share Analysis
  • Landing Page Deep Dive
  • Device, Day & Hour Patterns
  • Network & Campaign Type Breakdown

Preview

Brand
Non-Brand
Shopping
PMax

Keywords & Search

  • Quality Score Deep Dive
  • High CPA & Zero-Conv Keywords
  • Negative Keyword Gaps & Suggestions
  • Duplicates & Overlapping Keywords
  • Search Term Analysis & Expansion

Preview

KeywordCPAConv
buy shoes online$12.4048
cheap running shoes$45.800
nike store near me$8.20124

Ad Quality & Creative

  • Ad Strength & Copy Analysis
  • Top Headlines & Descriptions
  • AI Copy Suggestions
  • Extensions Coverage
  • Disapproved Ads & Positions

Preview

RSA StrengthGood
Extensions4/6
Disapproved2 ads

Structure & Tracking

  • Conversion Tracking & Hygiene
  • Bidding Strategy Audit
  • Budget Allocation Analysis
  • Campaign & Account Settings
  • Auto-Apply Recommendations

Preview

Conversion Tracking
Bidding Alignment
Auto-Apply Settings
Enhanced Conversions

Targeting & PMax

  • Geographic & Language Targeting
  • Audience & Ad Schedule Config
  • PMax Channels & Asset Groups
  • Asset Quality & Search Terms
  • PMax Negative Keywords

Preview

USCAUKAUDE
PMax Channels:
SDYG

Channel Deep Dives

  • Shopping (Feed Health, Products, Brands)
  • Display (Placements, Viewability, Frequency)
  • DSA (Auto-Targets, Search Terms)
  • Video (Completion Rates, Formats)
  • Demand Gen & App Campaigns

Preview

Shopping
42%
Display
28%
Video
18%
DSA
12%
0Health Score

Your account health at a glance

Every investigation generates a Health Score from 0–100, broken down by section. See exactly where your account excels and where budget is being wasted.

Keywords

72

Ad Quality

91

Bidding

68

Targeting

85

Built by a PPC operator, not a VC team

DetectivePPC is built by a digital marketing consultant who runs Google Ads day-in, day-out. Every audit dimension comes from real account work — not a feature wishlist.

50+ audit dimensions

Every campaign type, every dimension — no shortcuts.

Read-only by design

OAuth scoped to read access — we cannot modify your campaigns.

Built by a working operator

Designed by a digital marketing consultant who runs Google Ads daily.

Simple, transparent pricing

Start with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Basic

$39/mo

For small businesses

  • 3 investigations per month
  • 1 Google Ads account
  • 50+ audit dimensions
  • Channel deep dives (Shopping, Display, etc.)
  • White-label PDF reports
  • AI-powered findings & recommendations
  • In-app notifications
  • Email support
Most Popular

Pro

$99/mo

For marketing consultants

  • 10 investigations per month
  • 5 Google Ads accounts
  • AI Account Strategist & chat
  • Daily surveillance monitoring
  • Change detection & goal pacing
  • Strategy briefs & client comms
  • Seasonality intelligence
  • Priority support

Business

$199/mo

For growing agencies

  • 25 investigations per month
  • 15 Google Ads accounts
  • AI Account Strategist & chat
  • Daily surveillance monitoring
  • Change detection & goal pacing
  • Strategy briefs & client comms
  • Seasonality intelligence
  • Priority support

Agency

$499/mo

For large agencies

  • 75 investigations per month
  • Unlimited Google Ads accounts
  • AI Account Strategist & chat
  • 6-hour surveillance monitoring
  • Change detection & goal pacing
  • Strategy briefs & client comms
  • Seasonality intelligence
  • Dedicated support

Frequently asked questions

How long does an investigation take?

Most investigations complete in under 2 minutes. The AI analyzes thousands of data points across your entire account simultaneously.

Is my Google Ads data safe?

Absolutely. We use read-only OAuth access — we can never modify your campaigns. Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and never shared with third parties.

What makes this different from Google's recommendations?

Google's recommendations optimize for Google's revenue. Our AI investigates your account from an advertiser's perspective, identifying wasted spend, structural issues, and missed opportunities that Google won't flag.

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