Google Ads Launches New Charts: Bar, Column and Time-Series
Google has launched several new charts within the Google Ads interface. We recently saw the table tree view (which was not 100% new, I was told) and now we are seeing new stacked bar chart, stacked column chart, combo chart, stacked area chart and 100%…
Google Search Results Page With Large Sponsored Results Ad Grouping
Google is testing showing a large “Sponsored results” header in the search results that can lead to more search results and grouping various Google search ads together.
Google Ads New AI Max For Search Campaigns
Google has announced a new Google Ads search campaign feature named AI Max. Google says AI Max for Search campaigns is a “new, one-click feature suite” that brings you a “suite of targeting and creative enhancements” of “the best of Google AI to your S…
Google Ads Tests Sitelinks Carousels With Images
Google is testing showing images within the sitelinks carousel in Google Ads and sponsored results. We’ve seen images in sitelinks before, numerous times, but here is a version of them in the ads extension.
New Google Merchant Center Event Promotion
Google has a “new feature,” as it labeled it, within Google Merchant Center, for event promotions. This allows you to promote an event, such as a sale, promotion or occasion, that may help you sell product.
Google Ads Tests New Ad Group Interface For Search Campaigns
Google is testing a new ad groups interface for the Google Ads Search campaigns console. This seems to be a simpler interface with fewer options than the current version.
Google Shopping Ads Tests Label For Lowest In 30 Days
Google is testing a new label or green text on its shopping ads to tell you when the price of that item is low. The label says “Lowest in 30 days,” which says the price is the lowest it has been in the past month.
Google Ads PMax Search Themes Tests 50 Limit (Up From 25)
Google Ads search themes for Performance Max campaign has a limit of 25 search themes per asset group. Well, according to Thomas Eccel, Google is testing doubling that limit to 50 search themes per asset group.
Google Tag Gateway For Advertisers & More
Google announced a number of new tag, analytics and data strategies on Friday including a new Google tag gateway for advertisers. Google tag gateway for advertisers allows you to run your Google tags, be it client-side or server-side through your own …
Google Merchant Center New Search For Products Feature
Google added a new way to search for your products in the Google Merchant Center console. There is a new search button named “Search for Products” that you can click on and will let you pick from a pre-defined set of searches or you can type your own s…
What’s Changing With Google Ads: Interview Ginny Marvin
Navah Hopkins sat down with the Google Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin, and spoke about the topic of what is changing with Google Ads. The interview is about an hour and is well worth watching or listening to.
Google Ads To Display Payment Profile Name Of Advertiser In My Ad Center
Google Ads is updating its Ads Transparency policy to specify that it will display the payment profile name as the payer name for verified advertisers, if that name differs from their verified advertiser name, starting this month.
Official Google Ads Channel Reporting For Performance Max & More
In early March, it was leaked that Google Ads will be rolling out channel reporting for Performance Max campaigns. Well, now it is official, Google said they are introducing “‘new’¬’ channel-level’¬’ reporting’¬’ in’¬’ Performance’¬’ Max” plus, “…
Google Testing Shopping Ads With Favicons
Google is testing showing favicons logos in its shopping ads, in the carousel of sponsored product results. Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ads Liaison, confirmed this with me on X last night.
Google May Label Search Results As Sponsored If They Link To Commercial Queries
Back in February, I reported about this unusual Google Search ad format for people also considered sponsored results. They did not look like ads, but they were labeled sponsored. Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ads Liaison, confirmed these are a sponsored ads …
Google Tests New Shopping Ads Design
Google is testing a new design for the shopping ads format, one that looks a bit more like the image pack design than shopping ads.
Google Ads Tree Table Reports View
Google Ads is rolling out a new way to view some of your reports in a tree table view. “Instead of flat tables, you now get a hierarchical layout where dimensions are stacked visually,” explained Thomas Eccel who posted about this on LinkedIn.
Google Relaxing Local Service Ads Photo Guidelines After May 22nd
Google is relaxing its photo guidelines for Local Service Ads. This may result in photos that were not previously allowed, may be allowed after May 22, 2025. I am not sure if these photos will automatically show up in your Local Service Ads or if you …
Google Local Service Ads Has New Legal Terms You Must Agree To
Google sent emails to Google Ads advertisers about new Local Service Ads additions to its terms for its providers that they must accept by June 5, 2025 or else their ads will no longer serve in Google Search or Google Maps.
Google Search Video Ads
Google can show search ads with video formats. I mean, Google has been doing this for a while now, but they are kind of rare to see. This latest one is a video ad from Adidas.