Google will automatically upgrade vehicle ad campaigns to Performance Max (PMax) from September. PMax with vehicle feeds uses Google AI to help marketers “reach their conversion goals, including qualified leads and dealership visits.” Why we care. The upgrade will enable car advertisers to reach customers across more touchpoints in their research and shopping journey, such … Read more
IPG Mediabrands advised its clients to temporarily pause campaigns using Google’s Performance Max. The company issued a “privacy alert” email in response to allegations in a new report that YouTube ads may have led to improperly tracking children. Brands using PMax may inadvertently violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as a result, according … Read more
Google has rolled out significant updates to its Performance Max Best Practice Guide. The refreshed document now includes information on new strategies, advising retail marketers on how they can better optimize campaigns and improve conversions. Why we care. If you don’t keep up-to-**** with the latest best practice guidelines from Google, the strategies you use … Read more
If you manage ecommerce PPC accounts in Google Ads, you likely have used Performance Max campaigns since mid-2022. You also know that the insights and reporting are limited. We can’t control how much of our budget goes to top-of-funnel strategies like video, display and discovery campaigns. We can’t see how that spend is broken out … Read more
Dynamic search ads (DSA) have been a staple in Google Ads and Microsoft Ads management for years. This powerhouse campaign type/setting enhances advertisers’ ability to use their organic search strength to inform their PPC campaigns. By allowing Google to crawl their site and find the right landing page for a user’s query, advertisers can leverage … Read more
Matt Abbagnaro was kind enough to meet me in some parking lot last minute to discuss search marketing. We picked the parking lot so I can find an Electrify America charging station and charge while we do our interview. I did not find the charger, they were broken anyway, and I decided to just drive … Read more
Google Ads announced that new brand settings are rolling out for Search and Performance Max campaigns. Specifically, brand restrictions for broad match in Search campaigns and brand exclusions in Performance Max campaigns are rolling out. Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, said on Twitter, We’re rolling out 2 new brand controls in Search and in … Read more
Google Ads seems to be testing the Automatically created assets setting for Performance Max campaigns. And Google Ads is replacing the “Final URL expansion” setting for some accounts, as well. This was spotted by Dennis Moons who shared this with me on Twitter. He said, “Seems Google is testing the “Automatically created assets” setting for … Read more
Google Ads is asking advertisers to “upgrade” from dynamic search ads (DSAs) to Performance Max (PMax) campaigns. Many PPCers think that DSAs will not last and will ultimately be replaced by PMAx campaigns and this is just one of the first steps to that. The notification that shows up in the Google Ads console to … Read more
Google has upgraded the capabilities of its Store Sales reporting and bidding to help marketers working on Performance Max campaigns to boost offline sales. The new features have been built to help advertisers better understand omnichannel shoppers, who are 2.9x more likely to make a purchase from brands, according to Google. Why we care: Marketers … Read more
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