Google Local Ads For Services Transitions Into Wider Campaign Platform by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, July 20, 2026 Google is retiring its stand-alone Local Services Ads (LSA) dashboard, as it pushes advertisers into managing local leads inside its existing and centralized Google Ads platform in a phased rollout that begins this year. Automation for … Continue reading Google Local Ads For Services Transitions Into Wider Campaign Platform
Google Tests New Labels In Search Ads by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, June 24, 2026 Google continually tests new ways to improve the Search Ads experience. This week it began running a small experiment by adding what it calls a label for “Strongest match” or “Strong match” to certain Search ads. Ginny Marvin, Google Ads … Continue reading Google Tests New Labels In Search Ads In U.S.
Google is giving retailers new AI visibility metrics in Merchant Center, offering a closer look at how products surface in conversational shopping results. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on May 29, 2026 Google is adding new AI performance insights to Merchant Center, giving retailers a clearer view of how their products appear across … Continue reading Google adds AI shopping insights to Merchant Center
New Google Protocol Brings ‘Intelligent Shopping’ To Advertising by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, May 20, 2026 Google brought new Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) features to retailers on Wednesday with the launch of “Universal Cart” to introduce what the company calls “intelligent shopping.” It works across retail and services like Search. When shoppers are ready … Continue reading Google Connects Ads To UCP, Expands Into New Categories
Google Automates Ad Security Risks by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, April 22, 2026 Google has introduced three agentic safety features in Ads Advisor to troubleshoot violations, and protect account and manage certificates, and soon will automate the certification process based on a company’s location, industry, and need worldwide. These agentic safety features reduce manual … Continue reading Google Automates Ad Security Risks
Google is streamlining enhanced conversions, improving accuracy while reducing setup complexity for advertisers By Constantine von Hoffman Published on April 14, 2026 Google is removing friction from one of its most widely used measurement tools, simplifying how advertisers track and optimize conversions in Google Ads. The update combines existing features and reduces the … Continue reading Google simplifies enhanced conversions in Ads
Google Tests AdSense Privacy Updates In Two Phases by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, April 7, 2026 Google will update AdSense in a two-phased approach that will begin mid-month. The second phase will update in June. While the change is targeted at Europe, this shift impacts U.S. advertisers with international traffic, signaling potential, parallel changes … Continue reading Google Tests AdSense Privacy Updates In Two Phases
Google’s Billion iPhone Advantage Will Reshape Advertising by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, January 15, 2026 Google’s multi-year contract with Apple to support its push further into artificial intelligence (AI) gives the company access to more than 1.5 billion iPhones worldwide. The number is an educated guess based on analysis and available numbers. As a Gemini-powered … Continue reading Google’s Billion iPhone Advantage Will Reshape Advertising
Who Would Have Predicted This: Google Opens Once-Prohibited Ad Market by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, January 6, 2026 Google has quietly redrawn its rules around advertising based on the types of companies that can and cannot run ads on its platforms. One category until now has largely remained off limits. This updated policy will … Continue reading Who Would Have Predicted This: Google Opens Once-Prohibited Ad Market
How Google Lowering Ad Audience Size Limits Can Improve Performance by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, December 29, 2025 Google has finalized the minimum audience size to which advertisers can remarket, reducing the number to 100 active users across all networks and audience types. The move aimed to make audience targeting more accessible — specifically … Continue reading How Google Lowering Ad Audience Size Limits Improves Performance
