Most accounts overlook it and pay for irrelevant clicks. Phrase match gives:
• Targeted precision: keep terms together (“artisan soap”).
• Cleaner traffic: stop broad from triggering unrelated searches.
• Niche capture: reach specific combos (“blue balloons for birthdays”).
• Better outcomes: target relevant, non-exact queries that convert.
Add phrase alongside exact/broad, layer negatives, and watch efficiency rise.