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GOOGLE ADS2026-05-284 MIN READ

BMM keywords are dead: Google's latest update

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Supermetric Team
SENIOR MEDIA BUYERS

Broad match modifier has been fully retired. Accounts that leaned on it for control now need a different structure entirely.

What actually changes

Phrase match has absorbed most of BMM's old behavior, but the practical fix is tighter ad-group themes and much closer negative-keyword hygiene.

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