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Updated 17 Aug 2026, 8:33 am

Google Ads

Weekly CEO view of paid acquisition performance, margin pressure, and where to scale or fix.

Google Ads data refreshed 17 Aug 2026, 8:33 am Reporting week: 10 Aug 2026 to 16 Aug 2026 Report type: full Auction Insights: active
Sources
CRM Google Ads reporting commands Weekly compiled context Campaign profitability by week Google Ads Auction Insights report email
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Bid optimization recommendations were not available for reuse for this week.
Auction Insights
Competitive visibility from the Google Ads Auction Insights email is included in this report.
98 rows were imported across 5 campaigns and 6 competitor domains.
Trend Summary
Search impression share is 28.4% and moved -2.5% week on week, but lost impression share due to rank is still 51.4%.
Top-of-page share is 22.5% while absolute-top share is only 10.0%, which means broader visibility is not yet turning into dominant first-position presence.
The local Auction Insights trend window currently covers 8 June 2026 to 10 Aug 2026.
Search IS
28.4%
-2.5% vs prior week
Top of Page IS
22.5%
-1.9% vs prior week
Abs Top IS
10.0%
-0.9% vs prior week
Lost IS (Rank)
51.4%
-7.3% vs prior week

Agent (National) Competitive Trend

Visible window: 8 June 2026 to 10 Aug 2026

localagentfinder.com.au leads impression share at 57.4% versus WREA at 45.1% (+12.3% gap). Biggest visible move: WREA -27.3% since 8 June 2026.
realestate.com.au leads top-of-page share at 91.8% versus WREA at 85.7% (+6.2% gap). Biggest visible move: openagent.com.au -9.1% since 8 June 2026.
localagentfinder.com.au leads absolute-top share at 51.7% versus WREA at 15.3% (+36.4% gap). Biggest visible move: localagentfinder.com.au -11.4% since 8 June 2026.
Concern: localagentfinder.com.au is still dominating premium placement at 51.7% absolute-top share versus WREA at 15.3%.

Impression Share Trend

localagentfinder.com.au leads impression share at 57.4% versus WREA at 45.1% (+12.3% gap). Biggest visible move: WREA -27.3% since 8 June 2026.

Top of Page Trend

realestate.com.au leads top-of-page share at 91.8% versus WREA at 85.7% (+6.2% gap). Biggest visible move: openagent.com.au -9.1% since 8 June 2026.

Absolute Top Trend

localagentfinder.com.au leads absolute-top share at 51.7% versus WREA at 15.3% (+36.4% gap). Biggest visible move: localagentfinder.com.au -11.4% since 8 June 2026.

Real Estate (National) Competitive Trend

Visible window: 8 June 2026 to 10 Aug 2026

domain.com.au leads impression share at 38.6% versus WREA at 19.7% (+18.9% gap). Biggest visible move: openagent.com.au +13.1% since 8 June 2026.
realestate.com.au leads top-of-page share at 90.7% versus WREA at 64.4% (+26.3% gap). Biggest visible move: WREA -10.8% since 8 June 2026.
realestate.com.au leads absolute-top share at 51.0% versus WREA at 9.7% (+41.3% gap). Biggest visible move: WREA -19.5% since 8 June 2026.
Concern: realestate.com.au is still dominating premium placement at 51.0% absolute-top share versus WREA at 9.7%.

Impression Share Trend

domain.com.au leads impression share at 38.6% versus WREA at 19.7% (+18.9% gap). Biggest visible move: openagent.com.au +13.1% since 8 June 2026.

Top of Page Trend

realestate.com.au leads top-of-page share at 90.7% versus WREA at 64.4% (+26.3% gap). Biggest visible move: WREA -10.8% since 8 June 2026.

Absolute Top Trend

realestate.com.au leads absolute-top share at 51.0% versus WREA at 9.7% (+41.3% gap). Biggest visible move: WREA -19.5% since 8 June 2026.

Broad (National) Competitive Trend

Visible window: 15 June 2026 to 10 Aug 2026

openagent.com.au leads impression share at 48.5% versus WREA at 10.3% (+38.1% gap). Biggest visible move: localagentfinder.com.au -15.0% since 15 June 2026.
realestate.com.au leads top-of-page share at 89.7% versus WREA at 76.3% (+13.4% gap). Biggest visible move: localagentfinder.com.au -11.0% since 15 June 2026.
localagentfinder.com.au leads absolute-top share at 41.9% versus WREA at 5.5% (+36.4% gap). Biggest visible move: domain.com.au -19.2% since 15 June 2026.
Concern: localagentfinder.com.au is still dominating premium placement at 41.9% absolute-top share versus WREA at 5.5%.

Impression Share Trend

openagent.com.au leads impression share at 48.5% versus WREA at 10.3% (+38.1% gap). Biggest visible move: localagentfinder.com.au -15.0% since 15 June 2026.

Top of Page Trend

realestate.com.au leads top-of-page share at 89.7% versus WREA at 76.3% (+13.4% gap). Biggest visible move: localagentfinder.com.au -11.0% since 15 June 2026.

Absolute Top Trend

localagentfinder.com.au leads absolute-top share at 41.9% versus WREA at 5.5% (+36.4% gap). Biggest visible move: domain.com.au -19.2% since 15 June 2026.

TL;DR
Short term: spend moved from $30,310.12 last week to $21,632.84 this week, while Intro GP moved from $18,958.16 to $7,020.80 and GP margin moved from 62.5% to 32.5%.
4w reference: Spend -$4,880, Intro GP -$6,472, GP Margin -18.4%, Lead → Intro -2.1%, Click → Intro -0.5% versus the exact week 4 weeks ago.
8w reference: Spend +$1,583, Intro GP +$7,577, GP Margin +35.2%, Lead → Intro +3.1%, Click → Intro +0.1% versus the exact week 8 weeks ago.
Largest campaign driver: Agent (National) accounted for 82.9% of this week's spend and delivered $2,195.01 of Intro GP.
Spend
$21,633
1w -$8,6774w -$4,8808w +$1,583
Intro GP
$7,021
1w -$11,9374w -$6,4728w +$7,577
GP Margin
32.5%
1w -30.1%4w -18.4%8w +35.2%
Lead → Intro
29.8%
1w -11.3%4w -2.1%8w +3.1%
Click → Intro
1.4%
1w -0.6%4w -0.5%8w +0.1%

8-Week Weekly Trend

Spend and Intro GP over the latest complete eight-week window.

Efficiency Trend

Margin and lead-to-intro conversion, which is the cleanest CEO lens on quality.

Where To Scale

Campaigns that are contributing profit with stable or scalable signals.

Real Estate (National)
$2,125 spend • $1,230 Intro GP • 45.5% lead→intro

Where To Fix

Campaigns where funnel quality or downstream conversion is suppressing profit.

Review budget pressure in Broad (National)
Short term: lost-to-budget share moved to 67.2% from 45.4% week on week.

Campaign Scoreboard

The current week ranked by spend, profit contribution, and strategic assessment.

Campaign Spend Intro GP GP% Lead→Intro Assessment
Agent (National) $17,940 $2,195 12.2% 35.3% monitor
Real Estate (National) $2,125 $1,230 57.9% 45.5% stable_or_scalable
Broad (National) $1,001 $4,163 415.8% 22.2% scalable_but_constrained
Agent Off-Peak (National) $567 -$567 -100.0% 0.0% monitor

Agent (National) Match Types

Helpful for deciding whether the growth lever is exact-match efficiency or phrase-match scale.

Exact
$1,973
$15,358 spend • 12.8% GP margin • 38.9% lead→intro
Phrase
$222
$2,582 spend • 8.6% GP margin • 21.4% lead→intro
Broad (National): Lost-to-budget share increased while conversion quality stayed relatively steady.