Boost your Search and Display results in Performance Max campaigns
Granular analysis and first look
Google is introducing new tools to help advertisers optimize Performance Max campaigns, offering improvements across Search and Display channels. The upgrades include self-upgrade tools for Dynamic Search Ads (DSA) and Google Display campaigns, new audience strategies, and enhanced insights.
Why this matters?
- Unified Campaign Strategy: Combining single-channel campaigns into Performance Max allows for better ROI and optimization across channels.
- Advanced AI Features: New features like inventory-aware ad serving and automatically created assets improve ad relevance and performance.
- Enhanced Audience Insights: Improved audience strategies and insights help advertisers better understand and engage their most valuable customers.
Next Steps/Action Items
- Self-Upgrade Campaigns: Use the guided process to upgrade DSA and Google Display campaigns to Performance Max for enhanced performance.
- Utilize New Features: Leverage inventory-aware ad serving, audience signals, and automatically created assets to optimize your campaigns.
- Monitor Performance: Check search term insights and audience insights regularly to refine and improve campaign strategies.
Helpful links for this Google update
Learn more about past Google updates
- May 2025 - May 2025 Google Ads Update – Strengthen First-Party Data with Google Tag Gateway
- Apr 2025 - April 2025 Google Ads Update – Checkout on Merchant Now Live in Demand Gen Campaigns
- Apr 2025 - April 2025 Google Ads Update – Improving Search Ads Relevance Lower Down the Page
- Apr 2025 - April 2025 Google Ads Update – Performance Max Gets New Goals, Image Controls & Negative Keyword Limits
- Feb 2025 - February 2025 Google Ads Update – Boosting Search Ad Performance with AI-Driven Asset Flexibility
- Feb 2025 - February 2025 Google Ads Update – Urgent: Offline Conversion Import (OCI) Action Needed for Apps
- Jan 2025 - January 2025 Google Ads Update – Google Brings Back Tag Assistant: What It Means for Digital Marketers
- Oct 2024 - October 2024 Google Ads Update – New Performance Max features
- Oct 2024 - October 2024 Google Ads Update – Simplified Video Experiments
- Sep 2024 - September 2024 Google Ad Update – First Position Now available across YouTube in Display & Video 360
- Sep 2024 - September 2024 Google Ad Update – YouTube Studio offers new website visits goal
- Aug 2024 - August 2024 Google Ad Update – New First-Party Data Tools
- Aug 2024 - August 2024 Google Ad Update – New AI Acquisition goals, creative tools & more
- Aug 2024 - Fewer ad breaks and more user engagement on YouTube-connected TVs
- Jul 2024 - Four tips to maximize sales this back-to-school season
- Jul 2024 - Results from Google’s display ads experiment with the Privacy Sandbox APIs
- Jun 2024 - Maximize performance on Search with updates to query matching
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- Jun 2024 - Introducing Brand Recommendations in Google Ads
- May 2024 - Completing the Transition to a New Google Ads Design
- May 2024 - Google Marketing Live 2024: Key Updates and The Impact on Marketers
- May 2024 - Google I/O 2024: Making AI Helpful for Everyone