Microsoft Advertising is pulling Max CPC out of new campaign setups, another step in its push toward fully automated bidding. Starting Oct. 1, 2026, the setting will no longer be available when creating new non-portfolio campaigns on Target CPA, Target ROAS, Maximize Conversions, Maximize Conversion Value, or Maximize Clicks. Microsoft’s stated reason is that Max […]
The Conversion Setup Errors That Break Smart Bidding
Smart Bidding gets blamed for a lot of things it did not cause. Teams argue about which conversion should be primary, tighten a target CPA, or switch strategies entirely, while the actual problem sits one layer below all of that: the conversions feeding the algorithm are not real. Not which conversions you count, but whether […]