The Importance of Search Query Reporting (And Why Most Agencies Don’t Do It Properly)
February 24, 2026
Search query reporting is the difference between “targeting keywords” and actually managing intent—because the real queries people type reveal waste, match-type leakage, and shifting demand that silently blows up CPA if you’re not auditing and adding negatives consistently. Automation can speed up clustering and anomaly detection, but it can’t replace human judgment, which is why Zeller Media pairs structured manual review with AI to keep performance stable and compounding in the right direction.
