Playbook Summary

Google Ads Ghosted Lead Recovery 2026 | ContactLevel - Re-engage cold leads who stopped responding to outreach. Sync ghosted leads from your CRM to Google and run multi-channel recovery campaigns across Search, YouTube, Gmail, and Display.

Platform: Google. This playbook provides step-by-step guidance for implementing google ads ghosted lead recovery 2026 | contactlevel using ContactLevel's audience targeting and enrichment platform.

Problem Statement

Ghosted Leads Are Only Re-Engaged via Email. Leads stop responding to sales outreach and you can only reach them via email (which they're ignoring).

Solution Overview

Show Ads to Ghosted Leads on Google. ContactLevel syncs ghosted leads from your CRM to Google as Customer Match audiences. Show them fresh messaging and case studies to revive interest.

Key Benefits

  • Multi-channel re-engagement beyond just email catches their attention
  • Build additional trust by showing fresh messaging and case studies
  • Lower cost than generating new leads
  • Contact-level attribution shows who re-engages, so you can reach out to them again

Implementation Steps

  1. Import Ghosted Leads from Your CRM: Import leads with no activity in 30+ days into ContactLevel using the CRM Sync Import feature or upload a CSV file.
  2. Sync Ghosted Leads Audience to Google: Sync your segment of ghosted leads to Google as a Customer Match audience. ContactLevel audiences are dynamic, so whenever you add or remove a contact, the audience is updated automatically.
  3. Target the Ghosted Leads and Run Re-Engagement Campaigns: Select the audience in Google Ads and run re-engagement campaigns to revive interest. Use Youtube Shorts, Gmail, and Display to show fresh messaging, new case studies, or special offers to revive interest.

Learn how to use ContactLevel to sync enriched contact data to Google for precision B2B targeting with high match rates.

Use ContactLevel and Google Ads to Re-Engage Ghosted Leads

Re-engage leads who stopped responding to sales outreach with multi-channel recovery campaigns on Google Search, YouTube, Gmail, and Display. Lower cost than new lead generation.

Learn more about our Google Ads Integration

Without ContactLevel

Ghosted Leads Are Only Re-Engaged via Email

Leads stop responding to sales outreach and you can only reach them via email (which they're ignoring).

With ContactLevel

Show Ads to Ghosted Leads on Google

ContactLevel syncs ghosted leads from your CRM to Google as Customer Match audiences. Show them fresh messaging and case studies to revive interest.

1

Import Ghosted Leads from Your CRM

Import leads with no activity in 30+ days into ContactLevel using the CRM Sync Import feature or upload a CSV file.

Video demonstration showing import ghosted leads from your crm: Import leads with no activity in 30+ days into ContactLevel using the CRM Sync Import feature or upload a CSV file.
2

Sync Ghosted Leads Audience to Google

Sync your segment of ghosted leads to Google as a Customer Match audience. ContactLevel audiences are dynamic, so whenever you add or remove a contact, the audience is updated automatically.

Video demonstration showing sync ghosted leads audience to google: Sync your segment of ghosted leads to Google as a Customer Match audience. ContactLevel audiences are dynamic, so whenever you add or remove a contact, the audience is updated automatically.
3

Target the Ghosted Leads and Run Re-Engagement Campaigns

Select the audience in Google Ads and run re-engagement campaigns to revive interest. Use Youtube Shorts, Gmail, and Display to show fresh messaging, new case studies, or special offers to revive interest.

Video demonstration showing target the ghosted leads and run re-engagement campaigns: Select the audience in Google Ads and run re-engagement campaigns to revive interest. Use Youtube Shorts, Gmail, and Display to show fresh messaging, new case studies, or special offers to revive interest.

Why It Works

Multi-channel re-engagement beyond just email catches their attention
Build additional trust by showing fresh messaging and case studies
Lower cost than generating new leads
Contact-level attribution shows who re-engages, so you can reach out to them again