Find the right starting point
Keep Google Ads auto-tagging and readable campaign labels conceptually separate. Auto-tagging supports the linked Ads integration; UTMs can also label CRM records. Audit account inheritance and token expansion on a real destination before applying a suffix broadly.
- Choose what to collect
Understand click identifiers, manual dimensions and the role of the Google Ads link.
- Check templates and suffixes
Review inherited settings and preserve existing destination parameters.
- Roll out in a controlled batch
Preview expanded URLs and test a small batch before account-wide changes.
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