Google Ads is merging its Video Action Campaigns (VAC) into the more versatile Demand Gen campaigns starting Q2 2025. This shift aims to enhance advertisers’ ability to capture emerging demand and drive growth through a multi-format approach. Why we care: Advertisers using VAC could see significant benefits from adopting Demand Generation campaigns. Combining video and … Read more
For two years, my team ran 54 Google Ads experiments in one lead gen (non-ecommerce) account, testing various features, including: This article delves into those tests, explaining the rationale behind them, the outcomes achieved and the implications for your own Google Ads accounts. TL;DR We ran 54 experiments over two years covering a range of … Read more
Digital advertising has evolved quite a bit since I started working in paid media. PPC ad platforms work in a completely different way than they did just four or five years ago, with automation and AI featuring so heavily that you can’t work without them. Lead generation advertisers today have access to tools like broad … Read more
A reporting glitch in Google Ads is causing confusion among advertisers, with Demand Gen campaigns incorrectly showing as Display Network placements. Why we care. This misrepresentation could lead to inaccurate performance analysis and campaign management decisions for affected advertisers. The latest. Google Ads Liaison Ginny Marvin has confirmed the issue is a bug, not a … Read more
Google Ads introduced a new tCPA (target Cost Per Action) Insight Box for Demand Gen campaigns, following a similar feature for Performance Max and Standard Shopping campaigns. Why it matters: This new feature can help you quickly assess advertising campaign performance and make data-driven decisions to optimize your ad spend. Key features: Shows if Actual … Read more
One size certainly does not fit all in PPC advertising. The strategies that drive success in ecommerce often differ from those required for effective lead generation. Lead generation through PPC is more challenging than ecommerce. There are more obstacles and numerous sales funnel strategies to navigate. Additionally, major ad networks often favor ecommerce brands because … Read more
B2B advertising, with its long sales cycles and relatively thin data density, has never been easy. And the tracking upheaval from cookies disappearing is about to make it harder. That means that some of the pervasive flaws I’ve seen in inheriting B2B lead gen accounts over the years are about to produce even shakier results. … Read more
New creative controls for video ads that allow advertisers to dictate where their videos appear across Google’s different ad formats are being introduced for Demand Gen campaigns. They have been released in beta. Why we care. Assigning video assets to specific formats (e.g. in-stream, in-feed or Shorts) gives marketers more control over the amplification of … Read more
B2B lead generation through paid search is constantly evolving. Today’s effective PPC strategies differ from previous years. B2B marketers must adapt and zero in on: Hyper-personalization using first-party data. Leveraging account-based marketing to target high-intent audiences. Engaging and educating prospects with interactive content. Developing compelling video assets for Performance Max and beyond. Using AI-driven automation. … Read more
Google Ads announced that Demand Gen campaigns are getting generative AI tools to create image assets. This is rolling out to advertisers around the world in English with more languages to come later this year, Google said. Google said this AI tool creates “stunning, high-quality image assets in just a few steps using prompts provided … Read more
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