Categorize your Google Ads search terms by user intent using AI and export the organized data to Google Sheets for optimized campaign management.
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Flow ControlPut Jev to work on your paid search data. This Markifact workflow uses TypeSafe’s fast AI model to classify thousands of Google Ads search terms by search intent, with low credit usage, and exports the results to Google Sheets.
Turn a long search term report into an organized view of what people are looking for—and use it to support campaign analysis, negative keyword reviews, ad messaging, and landing page improvements.
Jev is an AI model developed by TypeSafe for fast, focused decisions. It understands text and supports classification, scoring, and yes/no questions.
For this workflow, Jev evaluates each search term against the intent categories you define. It returns a classification and probabilities that help you identify uncertain results for review.
You control the categories and their descriptions, so the classification can reflect your products, services, audience, and advertising goals.
Google Ads search terms show the searches that triggered your ads. Adding intent classifications helps you understand what people wanted to accomplish when they searched.
Were they researching a topic? Comparing products? Ready to purchase? Looking for a particular brand or website?

This workflow evaluates each search term against your chosen categories while preserving the original report data. You can then review intent alongside clicks, cost, conversions, and other metrics included in your report.
That additional context helps you investigate which types of searches attract traffic and how they contribute to your campaign goals.
Search term reports can contain thousands of rows, making manual classification time-consuming. Jev applies the same set of criteria across your report, giving you a practical starting point for analysis.
The resulting spreadsheet gives your team a shared place to review search intent, compare performance, and identify terms that need attention.
Start with informational and transactional intent to keep the analysis simple, or expand your classification to cover all four common intent categories:
| Category | What the user wants | Example search term |
|---|---|---|
| Informational | Information, instructions, or answers | “how to choose running shoes” |
| Commercial | Comparisons and research before choosing a solution | “best running shoes for beginners” |
| Transactional | To purchase, book, sign up, or complete an action | “buy running shoes online” |
| Navigational | A particular website or page | “Nike official website” |
Write descriptions that reflect your industry and campaign goals. Some searches can suggest more than one intent, so use the returned probabilities when reviewing borderline cases.
You can also add separate classification questions for themes such as product category, service type, or brand relevance.
Once your search terms are organized by intent, you can explore patterns that are harder to see in an unclassified report.
Review where your budget is going
Group search terms by intent and compare the cost, clicks, and conversions included in your report. See how much activity comes from research-oriented searches, purchase-oriented searches, and other categories.
Build a more focused negative keyword review
Identify terms that may be unrelated to your offering or poorly aligned with a campaign’s goals. Use the classifications to prioritize manual review before deciding whether to exclude them.
An informational search is not automatically a bad search. Its value depends on your campaign objectives, offer, and observed performance.
Explore ad group and messaging themes
Look for recurring needs across your search terms. Queries about comparisons, specific features, pricing, or availability can suggest themes to investigate when reviewing ad groups and ad copy.
Review landing page relevance
Use search intent to guide a closer look at the pages receiving your ad traffic. Check whether each page provides the information, offer, or next step that searchers appear to expect.
Identify valuable research-stage traffic
Commercial and informational searches may contribute to your goals even when they do not express an immediate intention to buy. Compare their classifications with performance data before deciding how to treat them.
Intent classification adds context to your Google Ads report. Combine that context with conversion performance, business priorities, and your knowledge of the customer journey.
Use probabilities to flag uncertain classifications, and review important terms before making campaign changes. This workflow organizes your data for analysis; campaign decisions remain under your control.
Use the workflow when reviewing search traffic, auditing an account, exploring new campaign themes, or preparing a report for your team or clients.
Customize the instructions, refine your categories, and revisit the analysis as new search terms appear. Jev handles the repetitive classification work, giving your team more time to investigate performance and improve campaign relevance.
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