Google Marketing Live 2023: Increase sales with innovations designed specifically for retailers
Granular analysis and first look
At Google Marketing Live 2023, Google introduced AI-powered solutions to help retailers drive growth and profitability. Key updates include enhancements to Search and Shopping ads, omnichannel solutions, new insights and reporting tools, and full-funnel video solutions on YouTube.
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Why this matters?
- AI-Powered Search and Ads: Generative AI in Search and Shopping ads creates high-quality, relevant ads, enhancing the shopping experience and driving conversions.
- Omnichannel Optimization: Performance Max optimizes ROI across all Google Ads channels, driving both online and in-store sales.
- Advanced Insights: New tools provide detailed insights into product and category performance, helping retailers optimize profitability and ad investments.
Next Steps/Action Items
- Implement AI Features: Utilize generative AI in Search and Shopping ads to enhance ad relevance and engagement.
- Adopt Performance Max: Leverage Performance Max to optimize campaigns across various Google Ads channels for both online and offline conversions.
- Use New Insights Tools: Integrate new reporting tools to identify optimization opportunities and track profitability in your Google Ads account.
Helpful links for this Google update
Learn more about past Google updates
- 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
- 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