Marketing Talk
An archive of new things I have learnt, opinions I have shared, or wizzy wisdom I have bestowed*
*I’m afraid I’m not an expert - just a professional - I’m just trying to keep up like everyone else…
Click to Message Assets on Google
The new click-to-WhatsApp assets on Google are slowly coming out of Beta, which can be used across both Search and Performance Max campaigns.
Conversion Metrics Now Available For Assets
It’s about time (and also very welcome) to now be able to see conversion performance of each individual asset within a Performance Max campaign
What is a ‘Zombie’ in Google Ads?
What are ‘zombie’ products in Google Ads, how they get to be floating about, and what to do about them.
How Bid & Budget Changes Impact Performance Max
This is real-life evidence into why you shouldn’t be making multiple major changes to budgets and/or bidding strategies across your automated Google Ads campaigns.
Google Ads Customer Match Feature is an AI Essential
Customer Match in Google Ads is a feature that allows advertisers to use first-party data to reach relevant new users, and re-engage with existing customers across Google's properties.
What Does Enhanced Conversions Really Mean?
‘it’s more accurate babes, and if anything you’ll get more attributed conversions - do it, it’s a good thing’
Google Ads Experiments Now Require an End Date
Experiments will now be required to have and end date, where previously you could set them up to be ‘ongoing’, and judge for yourself when to end the experiment.
New Updates to Demand Gen
Based on Google Internal Data from April - May 2024, accounts that combined Demand Gen alongside Search and Performance Max recorded a 17% increase in conversions. I also think some of the latest updates look good, particularly for smaller brands and start-ups.
AI Driven Ads on Google, Including Brand Guidelines
Google Marketing Live 2024 was a couple of days ago, and this year, unsurprisingly, it’s all about AI. One of the updates that immediately got my attention was having more control with Performance Max ads, making them much more visually appealing.
I’ve Finally Got Around to Trying Performance Planner
I’ll admit I’ve never used Performance Planner, or even hovered over the link to even glance at what it beholds, so I thought I’d take some time to see what it’s all about.
Google to Start Pausing Inactive Ad Groups
Starting from March 2024, Google will automatically pause ad groups in search campaigns that have not had impressions for over 13 months. Advertisers can un-pause these groups if they really needed to, but Google will swing by and pause them again if they do not receive impressions in the next three months.
New Automation Tool From Google Ads: “Solutions”
This new feature named “Solutions” is designed to simplify account management and automation tasks - they are basically a selection of pre-written scripts which make it easier to pull certain reports.