Phrase match expanded to cover broad match modifier traffic and BMM was scheduled for retirement
- Date
- Feb 4, 2021
- Effective
- Jul 1, 2021
- Primary source
- Google Ads Help
Google announced that phrase match would absorb broad match modifier's matching behaviour while still respecting word order where it matters to meaning. The new behaviour began in mid-February 2021 for both match types, and creation of new BMM keywords ended in July 2021, with existing BMM keywords continuing to serve under phrase match rules.
Sources
- open_in_newMaking it easier to reach the right customers on SearchGoogle Ads Help · Feb 4, 2021
- open_in_newGoogle Ads (AdWords) History timelineScreaming Frog
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