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Google Performance Max is a new type of campaign for Google Ads that uses machine learning to maximize the performance of ads across Google’s entire inventory. Google Performance Max campaign uses a completely new AI automation and cross-channel optimization process to deliver lightning-fast results. Google Performance Max, which was tested in October 2020, is the company’s latest attempt to create a set-and-forget approach to paid search in which the algorithm makes the crucial decisions about who gets to see the ads.

The Google Insights page allows advertisers to create one-time Google campaigns that complement search with AI automation and buy Google’s ad inventory in a new way based on marketing goals. Automated campaigns can control results across Google’s entire inventory, including the ad network, YouTube, Gmail, and Discover, as well as standard search campaigns.

How does it work?

Jerry Dischler, VP of GM Ads at Google, drew attention to the Performance Max campaign as a new way for advertisers to purchase Google ads through YouTube, Display, Search, Gmail, and Maps in a single campaign. Google is also providing new reporting capabilities for Performance Max, which provide deeper insights into artificial intelligence decision-making and enable marketers to be better informed about what drives Google’s ad strategy.

In addition to keyword-based search campaigns, these types of campaigns help advertisers reach more people through Google channels. Like other automated campaign types, advertisers can deliver a copy of an image, and video equipment to Google’s machine learning system, which then delivers responsive ads to these objects and bids through automated intelligent bids based on the objectives set by the advertiser.

Transparency and Security issues

While Google has announced that it will continue to appeal to a broader audience, many have questioned how it compares with other similar campaigns. These concerns were well addressed during Google’s marketing Livestream. It was then announced that advertisers have received feedback on report transparency and that Google has taken steps to improve the transparency of Google Max campaigns.

Google has also introduced comprehensive safeguards and policies and updated the human vetting process to address brand security concerns, which is unlikely to deter advertisers from using video campaigns and testing YouTube’s ad format to drive performance growth.

Not everything is perfect and the same is true even for Google’s Performance Max. Currently, It is not supported by the Google Ad Editor, hence setting up targeting can be tedious for most campaigns. Hence, configuring the target for most campaigns takes longer than it should.

Future of ads with google performance max

Google continues to focus on machine learning and marketers are looking forward to developing new testing strategies to put Performance Max video and actions through in Beta when opportunities arise in the coming weeks.

The tech giant focuses more on targeting and campaign planning, so it knows whether to show ads that increase market share at the time the deal closes or a media selection that is displayed on networks like YouTube, Discover, and Gmail based on your campaign goals. Performance Max will also explore more long-tail search terms with less competition based on the signals provided. In this sense, our perfect formula for a new brand search campaign is to implement a display remarketing campaign on Performance Max.