Innovation Adoption Maturity
Paid Search Agency Scoring Engine · Sheets workflow prototype

Data Entry Simulator

This mirrors the three manual tabs in the Sheet. Everything is a dropdown — no formulas, no typing. Change anything and the executive numbers move.

Composite
90.4
Leading
Adoption (weighted)
88.7%
In scope only
Adoption (unweighted)
88.5%
Whole universe
Scope Coverage
86.9%
Of 52 innovations
Ambition Index
88.7
vs budget tier bar

Tab 1 · Brand Setup

One row per brand / audience, plus relevance context

Tab 2 · Adoption Entry

One row per brand × innovation. Status dropdown only.

AI Max
Google
Broad Match
Google
VBB
Google
SA360 Enterprise Bidding
Google
AI Search Surfaces
Google
Performance Max
Google
Search Automation
Microsoft
Automated Bidding
Microsoft
Value-Based Optimization
Microsoft
Microsoft Performance Max
Microsoft
Copilot Search
Microsoft

Tab 3 · Checklists

Yes / Partial / No, scored against the same 0–100 scale

Optimization Efficiency

90%
  • Weekly search query mining with documented negative development
  • Budget pacing reviewed and reallocated at least weekly
  • RSA asset ratings reviewed monthly with refresh cadence
  • Bid strategy targets re-based against seasonality / conversion lag
  • Landing page mapping validated against top converting queries
  • Geo, device and daypart modifiers reviewed each quarter
  • Test-and-learn roadmap active with documented hypotheses
  • QA automation or checklist run before every launch
  • Conversion tagging audited at least twice a year
  • Wasted-spend / non-converting query rate trending down

Cross-Channel Collaboration

93.8%
  • Shared keyword / query insights delivered to social and programmatic
  • Search informs SEO and GEO content recommendations
  • Audience segments mapped and shared across channels
  • Sequential messaging live between search and at least one channel
  • Joint planning sessions held with channel leads each quarter
  • Unified measurement view across paid search and adjacent media
  • Creative alignment between search copy and social / video messaging
  • Shared tentpole and congress activation calendar

Strategic Relevancy

92.9%
  • Innovation roadmap tied to brand business objectives
  • Client stakeholder has approved the innovation ambition level
  • Budget explicitly allocated to test-and-learn
  • MLR / regulatory pathway understood for planned innovations
  • Adoption decisions documented with rationale (including opt-outs)
  • Competitive benchmark reviewed within the last two quarters
  • Measurable business impact captured for adopted innovations