Google Ads made simple: Leveraging engaged audiences

Google Ads made simple: Leveraging engaged audiences

Learn how you can use Google-engaged audiences for remarketing to users who’ve already interacted with their brand across Google platforms. If you’ve been poking around Audience Manager in Google Ads lately, you may have noticed a new Your data segment that looks like this: “Google-engaged audiences – for Account #######” What is that? And what…

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Google sends personalized growth plans to advertisers, pushing AI-driven solutions

Google sends personalized growth plans to advertisers, pushing AI-driven solutions

The new ad guidance pushes advertisers to AI and broader targeting while promising better results but may primarily serve Google’s interests. Advertisers are receiving step-by-step guidance emails from Google Ads aimed at improving campaign performance over a three-month period. The details. Google Ads is sending emails with the subject line “Personalised action plan for growth”…

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Short-form, big impact: What creators can teach performance marketers

Short-form, big impact: What creators can teach performance marketers

Want more impact from your paid media strategy? Forget polished perfection. Learn why creator-led content is outperforming traditional ads. In 2025, the battle for attention is being won in under 60 seconds.  Short-form video is increasingly delivering measurable performance outcomes.  This article explores how you can harness short-form video and creator-driven content as part of…

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Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

The crash of its App Store rank reveals how heavily Temu was reliant on Google advertising for paid acquisiton. Temu completely shut off Google Shopping ads in the U.S. on April 9, with its App Store ranking subsequently plummeting from a typical third or fourth position to 58th in just three days. The company’s impression…

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Google’s anti-privacy bill push sparks outrage among advertisers

Google’s anti-privacy bill push sparks outrage among advertisers

Advertisers reject Google’s campaign against California’s privacy bill saying businesses should build consent-driven customer relationships. Google is being criticized for sending emails to small business owners urging them to oppose California Assembly Bill 566, legislation that would strengthen consumer privacy protections in digital advertising. The outreach campaign, which asks recipients to sign a Connected Commerce…

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Uber Advertising partners with Instacart to expand CPG reach

Uber Advertising partners with Instacart to expand CPG reach

The partnership enables CPG brands to extend campaigns across both platforms and reach millions of high-intent grocery shoppers in the U.S. Uber Advertising will integrate Instacart’s Carrot Ads solution to extend the reach of Uber Eats’ Sponsored Items to more Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) advertisers in the U.S. market. By the numbers. Instacart’s advertiser network…

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Google Performance Max gets new customer goals, image controls

Google Performance Max gets new customer goals, image controls

Google’s PMax updates include retention goals for lapsed customers, acquisition cost reporting, and automated image enhancements. Google Ads introduced customer lifecycle features in Performance Max, which will let you bid more aggressively for lapsed customers and track acquisition costs more precisely. PMax is also getting new image tools to boost creative flexibility. Customer Lifecycle management…

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