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Google Ads has made parallel tracking available for video campaigns. At the moment, this setting is optional, however it will soon become mandatory. Parallel tracking has been designed ultimately to help improve mobile site speed by showing site users the landing page straight away, whilst measuring the ad click in the background. It’s no secret that Google place a huge level of importance on site speed, and they’ve already parallel […]
Google Ads has has introduced two new simulators to support advertisers using smart bidding: A bid simulator support for the Target ROAS bid strategy. A new budget simulator. Before this update, bid simulators have only been available for campaigns set up to use manual bidding or Target CPA, so this is a huge development for smart bidding campaigns. For advertisers, this update should prove to be hugely beneficial. Bid simulators […]
In May last year, Google announced as part of a wider redesign that the layout for search results on mobile would be getting a refresh. The feature that stood out most to agencies, advertisers (and some customers) was the new ‘bold’ ad label that, in my opinion, attempts to further blur the distinction between ads and organic results. On the back of those changes on mobile, Google have now said […]
This means Google Ads advertisers can group and report on campaigns based on business category and/or marketing strategy. For Google Ads advertisers managing large accounts, this new update should simplify reporting efforts and campaign naming systems. It is worth noting however that custom dimensions in Google Ads are entirely different to those used within Google Analytics, as they allow you to report on categories and subcategories based around your marketing […]
As we’ve settled into the new year, there’s been a lot of planning for the coming months. Naturally, as a leading PPC agency we like to make sure we’re always ahead of the curve, which really got us thinking about what we’re expecting to see from Google Ads in 2020. Google Ads is full of surprises and nobody knows for definite what they have in store for us; however, we […]
In a Google ads account, keeping everything organised and under control is one of the main components of improving performance in the account. One of the best ways to do this is to have a campaign structure that best suits the type of account it’s being applied in. In each Google Ads account, there will be many different campaigns targeting different products and brands for sale across the site. Let’s […]
The campaign optimisation score has now been made available for Display campaigns. Here, scores will become available at the campaign level and combined account-level, across Search, Shopping and Display. The Google Ads optimisation score ranges from 0% to 100% and indicates how well your campaigns are expected to perform. It takes into consideration a range of features including: targeting, bid automation, ads extensions and much more. The Google Ads interface […]
Google has made YouTube Masthead ads on TVs available for all advertisers to buy on a CPM basis. In early September, YouTube made an open beta available to advertisers that meant YouTube Masthead ads were available on TV screens. As a result of several successful test campaigns in a select few markets, YouTube has made the decision to make this a permanent feature. Advertisers are able to purchase the YouTube […]
The updates made to the bid strategy report allow advertisers to see the top bidding signals. These signals can include: Location Day of week Time of day Dvice type Keywords For advertisers, understanding which signals play the largest part and impact your automated bidding the most can provide you with really valuable insights about your customers. This therefore means you’ll be able to make more informed decisions when it comes […]
Between Monday 11th November and Wednesday 20th November, Google Ads has over-reported conversions. As an advertiser, if your Google Ads campaigns appear to have achieved better results than usual since Monday 11th, it may not be the truth. A bug has caused Google Ads Search and Shopping Campaigns to experience a huge issue with reporting conversions that has caused over-reporting for some advertisers. Google claim that if you’re using smart […]
