29/07/2026
Your Google Ads report shows a good CPA. Great news, right?
Possibly, but what happened after those conversions?
How many leads were qualified? How many received a quote? How many became customers?
This matters more from 17 August, when affected campaigns limited by budget may begin performing more closely to the Target CPA or Target ROAS entered into Google Ads.
If Google follows the target more closely, advertisers need to make sure it represents genuine business value, not just inexpensive conversions.
I’ve broken down the update, what it could mean for advertisers and why better qualified-lead data can materially improve bidding performance:
The Google Ads August 2026 bidding update makes targets more important. See why reported CPA needs lead quality, quoted value and customer data.