Question: What's the best way to determine if a Smart Bidding strategy is still in its learning period?
- Use the Budget Performance Report.
- Use the Performance Report.
- Use the Top Conversions Paths Report.
- Use the Bid Strategy Report.
Explanation
The Bid strategy report is the correct place to check whether a Smart Bidding strategy is still in Learning because Google Ads shows the bid strategy status there. Google states that this report includes bid strategy status, and a strategy can display Learning while the system is calibrating after a new strategy or a significant change. That makes it the most direct way to confirm whether the strategy is still in its learning period. It is specifically designed to evaluate automated bidding performance and status, not just overall campaign results. Google Help+2Google Help+2
Why the other options are incorrect
Budget Performance Report focuses on budget pacing, spend limits, and forecasted spend, not bid strategy status. Google Help+1
Performance Report does not provide the dedicated automated bidding status view that Google documents in the Bid strategy report. Google Help+1
Top Conversions Paths Report is used for attribution and conversion-path analysis, not for checking whether Smart Bidding is in Learning. Google Help+1
Source for verification
https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7074566?hl=en
https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/13020501?hl=en
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