Google Ads Changes To Offline Conversion Quality In Smart & PMax Campaigns With Store Goals
I will start off by saying, I am super confused by this Google Ads email but it says Google is “Improving offline conversion quality in Smart and PMax Campaigns with Store Goals.” Starting on February 28, 2025 Google will “increase focus on locally eng…
Google Response Search Ads (RSAs) Second Headline In Sitelinks & More
Google posted a new Google Ads update for Response search ads (RSAs) where up to two RSA headlines can serve in the space that previously only sitelinks were eligible for when Google’s system predicted they would improve performance.
Google Ads To Stop Placing Your Ads On Parked Domains By Default
Google will soon stop placing your Google Ads on parked domain names by default. Instead, you will need to opt in to showing your ads on these parked domains.
Google Sponsored Ads For People Also Consider?
Last week, Shameem Adhikarath spotted a sponsored label on top of the “People also consider” box within the Google Search results. I figured it was a bug with ads not loading but then Shay Harel spotted the same thing a week later. Is this another bug…
Google Ads AI Images Can Now Create People & Faces
Google announced three updates to its image and assets system including its generative AI can now generate people and faces. Google also announced asset audience recommendations and asset testing for feed-only Performance Max campigns.
Google Ads Advanced Plans
Google Ads has this section (not sure if it is new) named Advanced Plans. This feature allows you to select a “mix of ad types based on goals” and Google will create conversion creation and capture plans for you.
Google Dropped Minimum Required Budget For Local Service Ads
Google seems to have removed the minimum required budget for Local Service Ads. It is not clear if this is intentional or a bug but the box to stop you from setting a budget too low, seems to not be there anymore.
Google Ads New Performance Max Search Themes Indicator
Google Ads has added to Performance Max campaigns, the search themes, an indicator to tell you what is driving a specific change in your ad performance. This shows a trend icon near the campaign and then shows you why it is performing, as it is.
Google Ads Customer Match Lists To Have 540 Days Expiration Date
Google sent out notifications to Google Ads advertisers with upcoming changes to customer match lists. Google will set a new maximum membership duration of 540 days for customer match lists starting on April 7, 2025.
Google Ads Posts Notice For Brand Guidelines March 2025 Update
Google has posted a notice in the Google Ads console reminding advertisers about the upcoming brand guidelines changes that are now slotted for March 2025. This change was communicated numerous times and the deadline has been pushed off here and there.
Advertisers: Google LSA Lead Quality Drops After Auto Lead Credits
There are a number of advertisers in the local space who are complaining that the lead quality has been worse than ever in the past few months. They blame the new automated ad credits system, which removed the method for advertisers to manually request…
Google Ads Support Account Re-Verification During Ongoing Thread
Google Ads is asking some advertisers to re-verify their accounts during an active email support conversion. While the support thread is going on, Google may ask you to re-verify you are who you say you are, for security purposes.
Google Ads Gambling and Games Policy Update On April 14th
Google will update its advertising policy around gambling and gaming on April 14, 2025. Google posted a preview of the upcoming changes but said the final version may change, so this is just a draft.
Google Ads Keyword Planner New Auto-Organize Keywords To Ad Groups
Google Ads has a new feature in the keyword planner tool that will auto-organize new keywords into ad groups for you. This feature will take your new keywords and auto-organize them into keyword ideas in ad groups.
Google Ads Update Takes Into Account Quality Of User Navigation Experience
Google has announced it made some updates to its ad quality where it now takes into account better measurements for understanding the user navigation experience and if that user will or will not be happy with the ad landing page.
Google Ads Update Takes Into Account Quality Of User Navigation Experience
Google has announced it made some updates to its ad quality where it now takes into account better measurements for understanding the user navigation experience and if that user will or will not be happy with the ad landing page.
Google Ads Prompt To Book A Tagging Appointment
Google Ads is offering some advertisers the option to book a tagging appointment with a Google Ads representation through the Google Ads console. This will help you set up an appointment to have a Google rep help you set up proper tracking of your camp…
Google To Test AI Generated Background Images For Your Shopping Ads
Google is sending emails to some advertisers letting them know that they can opt out of a test, where Google will use AI to automatically create backgrounds for their images in Google Shopping Ads.
Google: Demographic Exclusions To Apply To Google Ads Shopping Inventory in PMax
Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, has confirmed that demographic exclusions will apply to Shopping inventory in Performance Max campaigns. Marvin added that the reporting on how this is shown to advertisers is still to be determined, but the goal i…
Google: Why 100 Negative Keywords For Google Ads PMax Campaigns
Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, explained why Google is only letting you add up to 100 negative keywords to your campaign-level negative keywords within your Performance Max campaigns on Google Ads.