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Step-by-step walkthroughs for every feature — from connecting your first ad account to advanced optimization strategies.
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Connecting your first ad account
Step-by-step guide to connecting Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, or Meta Ads to Blueprint using secure OAuth 2.0 authentication.
Setting up monthly budget targets
Create account-level and campaign-level budget targets with even, front-loaded, or back-loaded pacing strategies.
Inviting your team and assigning roles
Set up Owner, Manager, Analyst, and Viewer roles. Give clients free read-only access to dashboards and reports.
Understanding the Morning Pulse dashboard
Learn how to read your daily performance snapshot -- budget pacing, anomaly alerts, quality score changes, and key metrics at a glance.
Navigating the Blueprint dashboard
A guided tour of the campaign views, workspace settings, and reporting tools available across every page.
Budget pacing strategies: even vs. front-loaded vs. back-loaded
Choose the right pacing curve for each campaign and understand how Blueprint forecasts end-of-month spend.
Improving Quality Scores: a data-driven approach
Track keyword-level Quality Scores over time, identify drops early, and use Blueprint's historical trends to prioritize fixes.
Search term analysis: finding and eliminating wasted spend
Use Blueprint's search term reports to find irrelevant queries, add negatives in bulk, and reclaim budget for high-intent traffic.
Reading AI anomaly explanations and acting on them
Understand what Blueprint's AI Insights surface, how anomaly severity is scored, and what actions to take when alerts fire.
Brand vs. non-brand segmentation for better ROAS
Separate branded and non-branded traffic to get a clearer picture of acquisition costs and true campaign performance.
A/B ad copy testing with statistical significance
Run structured ad copy tests, let Blueprint calculate statistical significance, and make confident decisions on winners.
Pushing budgets to ad platforms
Push suggested daily budgets directly to Google Ads and Microsoft Ads with two-phase confirmation and audit trail.
Managing Google Ads recommendations
Set auto-dismiss policies, review risky recommendations, monitor auto-apply settings, and track Optimization Score with Blueprint's Recommendation Shield.
Google Ads integration: the complete reference
Everything Blueprint syncs from Google Ads -- campaigns, keywords, Quality Scores, search terms, and daily spend data.
Microsoft Ads integration: what's supported
A detailed look at Blueprint's Microsoft Ads connection -- supported campaign types, data sync cadence, and known limitations.
Meta Ads integration: Facebook & Instagram campaigns
Connect Facebook and Instagram ad accounts, understand the 60-day token lifecycle, and manage re-authorization.
RBAC deep dive: Owner, Manager, Analyst, Viewer
Understand what each role can see and do -- from workspace administration to read-only client access.
Using the audit log for compliance and accountability
Track who changed what and when. Filter audit events by user, action type, and date range for full transparency.
Client reporting with Viewer access and shared reports
Give clients free read-only dashboard access and generate shareable performance reports without per-seat charges.
Creating white label client reports: a step-by-step guide
Set up agency branding, create clients, and build professional white-label reports with AI narratives and shareable links.
Scheduling automated client reports
Configure recurring report schedules with white-label branding and secure client delivery links.
GDPR data export & account deletion
Export your data under GDPR Article 20, request account deletion with 30-day grace period, and understand what gets preserved.
Configuring workspace alerts & notification preferences
Set up budget alerts, conversion notifications, and anomaly detection with in-app and email delivery channels and digest scheduling.
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