We have a winner: announcing the results of our test of new Ads designs
Granular analysis and first look
Google Ads has tested and selected a new design featuring a left-hand main menu with pages organized into five high-level categories: Campaigns, Goals, Tools, Billing, and Admin. This new layout aims to enhance navigation and overall ease of use, based on user feedback.
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Why this matters?
- Improved Navigation: The new design groups pages into thematically linked categories, making it easier and faster to manage campaigns and settings.
- User-Friendly Interface: Both new and experienced advertisers benefit from the streamlined layout, improving efficiency.
- Flexible Transition: Users can switch between the new and previous designs until 2024, allowing time to adapt to the changes.
Next Steps/Action Items
- Explore the New Design: Familiarize yourself with the new menu layout and categories to take full advantage of improved navigation.
- Provide Feedback: Use the “Leave feedback” option to share your thoughts on the new design and suggest improvements.
- Utilize Resources: Refer to the updated Help Center documentation and quick reference map to ease the transition and enhance efficiency.
Helpful links for this Google update
Learn more about past Google updates
- 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
- Jun 2024 - Introducing Cross Media Reach
- 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
- Apr 2024 - New ways to steer your Performance Max campaigns to success
- Feb 2024 - Capture sales this spring shopping season and engage shoppers with AR & VR features
- Feb 2024 - Building more durable and effective bidding strategies for Hotel Campaigns
- Feb 2024 - Drive more performance from AI-powered Search ads with new asset changes
- Jan 2024 - Adapt to privacy and regulatory changes with consent mode
- Dec 2023 - A new way to buy reservation ads in Google Ads
- Dec 2023 - YouTube builds a better streaming experience with fewer ad breaks and expansion of Shorts