Google Ads News

July 2025

271 updates from July 2025, newest first.

Wednesday

30 July 2025
Meta Ads

Uber Turned Off Meta Ads, Saw No Impact, and Saved $35M

In 2018, Uber’s US & Canada Rider Performance Marketing Analytics team discovered that week-over-week CAC fluctuations were driven by seasonality, not Meta ads. A market penetration analysis revealed high urban…

Demand Gen & YouTube

YouTube monetization guidelines update

YouTube has updated its monetization guidelines as of July 29, 2025. Videos that include strong profanity, such as the f‑word within the first seven seconds, are now eligible for full…

AI Search

Major updates to AI Mode in Search

Google is rolling out major updates to AI Mode in Search, aimed especially at students, educators, and researchers. Key improvements: Image uploads on desktop. Users can now upload photos (like…

New beta live

Georgi Zayakov discovered this new beta live! I'm not sure if I have seen it before but something to keep an eye on:)

Demand Gen & YouTube

Alphabet revenues

I love Google but, its over-reliance on advertising remains a double-edged sword. While Alphabet leads the digital ad world, its financial engine is still concentrated in a few key areas:…

Tuesday

29 July 2025
PMax

TikTok launches “Pmax”

Emirhan Bayutmuş discovered that TikTok has launched GMV Max Campaigns, a new automated ad format for TikTok Shop, similar to Google’s Performance Max. GMV Max automatically selects top-performing creatives, optimizes…

GA4 & GTM

Release notes for Google Tag Manager

Floodlight tags in server-side Google Tag Manager will now send unconsented conversion requests server-to-server. This update aims to improve the accuracy of modeled conversions, even when user consent is not…

AI Search

Help me shop in AI Mode

Google is testing a “Help me shop in AI Mode” button in Search, spotted by Damien Andell and later confirmed by Brodie Clark. It replaces the usual “More products” link,…

PMax

Amazon Abruptly Pauses Google Shopping Ads

Amazon has suddenly stopped running Google Shopping Ads, raising eyebrows across the ad industry. While no official statement was made, the move is significant given Amazon's long-standing and aggressive presence…

Conversions

Uber Cut $100M in Ad Spend and nothing happened?

Back in 2017, Uber’s performance marketing team noticed something strange: turning off ad networks one by one had no effect on user acquisition. Kevin Frisch, then Head of Performance Marketing,…

Demand Gen & YouTube

Screenshot of landing page

Arpan Banerjee discovered that the screenshot of the landing page option is showing in YouTube! I do not really like it.

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