Re: Modifying CPC bid accross multiple ads by a common factor

Hi Dominic, I don't think AdWords as a product supports such a thing either. I'm afraid you are left to write your own solution that adjusts bids on every ad on a minute-by-minute basis. Though, I must add that AdWords is not designed to handle bid changes that fast as far as I know, and you ma

Re: Modifying CPC bid accross multiple ads by a common factor

Hi Anash, Hours do determine how many operators are working, but not how many are available, as the time of day doesn't predict when operators will be handling a call and when they'll be available. I really need fine grained control, perhaps even on a minute by minute basis. What I really need

Re: Modifying CPC bid accross multiple ads by a common factor

Hi Dominic, If work hours is something that decides how many operators your client has at a given point, then you could consider using AdSchedules instead. You can set bid modifiers on them, at campaign level. See https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201402/CampaignCriteri

Re: Modifying CPC bid accross multiple ads by a common factor

Hi Josh, Thanks for the reply, but unfortunately I don't think this will suit my client. They have a PPC "expert" who is advising them and creating campaigns by tweaking the CPC at the ad level, so I don't think I'm gong to be able to convince them to switch to any of the flexible bid strategie

Re: Modifying CPC bid accross multiple ads by a common factor

Hi Dom, Have you considered creating a Shared Bid Strategy that you could use across all of your campaigns? The TargetSpendBiddingScheme

Modifying CPC bid accross multiple ads by a common factor

Hi, I'm new to both adwords and the API, so please excuse me if I use terms incorrectly. My clients runs several campaigns with a CPC set at the ad level. I would like to adjust their spend based on the number of call handlers they have to available to process new clients. Ideally I would like