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Predictive Matching transitions into AI Max search term matching

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Microsoft Advertising is transitioning Predictive Matching to Search term matching within AI Max. The consolidation aligns Microsoft's query-expansion features under its AI Max umbrella.

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For you, this means matching behaviour consolidates under new naming, so recheck settings on campaigns that used Predictive Matching.

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Predictive Matching transitions into AI Max search term matching

Microsoft Advertising is transitioning Predictive Matching to Search term matching within AI Max. The consolidation aligns Microsoft's query-expansion features under its AI Max umbrella. For you, this means matching behaviour consolidates under new naming, so recheck settings on campaigns that used Predictive Matching.

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