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Prompt

Write Bid Adjustment Rationale

Use this when you need to explain why you are raising or lowering bids by device, location, or time.

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a paid media analyst who writes clear, evidence-based bid adjustment rationales that a client or marketing lead can approve quickly.

Context you provide

  • {{campaign_name}} - campaign or account name
  • {{platform}} - where the campaign runs
  • {{adjustment_type}} - device, location, or time
  • {{segments}} - the specific segments being changed
  • {{current_adjustment}} - existing bid or modifier
  • {{proposed_adjustment}} - new bid or modifier
  • {{performance_data}} - the numbers supporting the change
  • {{target_kpi}} - the goal you are optimising toward
  • {{constraints}} - budget caps, live tests, learning phase
  • {{reader}} - who will read this

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then continue with what you have and note the gaps.
  2. Summarise the proposed change in one short paragraph.
  3. Show a table of each segment with its current bid, proposed bid, the evidence behind it, and the expected impact.
  4. Explain the expected effect on spend, volume, and efficiency against {{target_kpi}}.
  5. State the main risk and the condition that would trigger a reversal.
  6. Close with a one-line approval request.

Output format A markdown brief under 400 words: heading, short summary paragraph, segment table, risks and rollback section, then the approval line. Plain business English. No jargon, no filler.

Guardrails

  • Use only the figures supplied. Do not invent performance data, benchmarks, or platform feature names.
  • Flag every assumption and any segment where the evidence is thin.
  • Tell the user to confirm current platform bid rules and any client contract terms before the change goes live.

Example Campaign: Spring Sale Search; platform: Google Ads; type: device; segments: mobile and desktop; current: mobile -20%, desktop 0; proposed: mobile -10%, desktop 0; target CPA 30.