Use exclusion audiences in Google Search to improve quality & volume

Exclude the people you don’t want clicking on your search ads – without limiting reach or scale.
Keep the volume,
cut the waste
Shape performance
using suppression
Stop junk clicks before
they burn your budget

Building Exclusion Audiences for Google Search

The Problem

unqualified search conversions'

The Play: Step-by-Step

Step
1
Create an exclusion audience in Primer
Build an audience that captures people outside your ICP:
  • Small companies
  • Irrelevant industries
  • Low-level or non-buying job titles
Then sync it directly to Google Ads.
Exclusion AudienceSync That Audience to Meta Ad Account
Step
2
Apply as exclusions in your Search campaigns
Open your search campaign in Google Ads and assign the synced audience under exclusions.
Step
3
Monitor results and optimize
Watch CPL drop and pipeline quality improve — even as volume stays consistent. Want to baseline it first? Use “Observation” mode to see how much budget is currently wasted on non-ICP clicks.
Lead Ads Campaign

Why It Works

No audience = all volume, high waste
Inclusion = better targeting, but often too narrow
Exclusion = smarter spend without cutting scale
Use it when you want to trim fat — not muscle.

Results

Targeting Type
Conversions
Opps
Cost per Opp
No Audience
811
13
$1,136
Inclusion (Primer)
2
2
$5,552
Exclusion (Primer)
12
7
$725
No Audience
Conversions
811
Opps
13
Cost per Opp
$1,136
Inclusion (Primer)
Conversions
2
Opps
2
Cost per Opp
$5,552
Exclusion (Primer)
Conversions
12
Opps
7
Cost per Opp
725
Try This Play
Available on all plans
Works with Google Search campaigns
No marketing ops or technical help required
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