June 27, 2026

Google Ads performance doesn’t stop at the ad. It continues on the page. You can have: → Strong targeting→ Relevant keywords→ Good CTR But if the landing page isn’t aligned… Results will always be limited. Things that make the biggest difference: → Fast loading speed→ A clear, compelling offer→ Simple, focused layout→ Strong trust signals […]

Google Ads API v21 will stop working on August 5, 2026. Migrate to a newer version before then and use Google Cloud Console metrics to identify any v21 methods your project still calls.

Arpan Banerjee discovered this metric for ads, is this new?

There’s a reported spike in Google Merchant Center disapprovals for Shopify products due to “Product page unavailable” errors. It seems Google’s bots are having trouble crawling some Shopify product URLs, so store owners should check their GMC accounts and see if they’re affected. Thanks for sharing Jochem Jacobs

Google expanded its AI Max for Search reporting guidance, confirming that Dynamic Search Ads will automatically transition to AI Max starting in February 2027. The update adds clearer search-term and landing-page views, exclusion controls, dedicated travel campaign reporting, and best practices emphasizing conversion intent, reviews every one to two weeks, and limited use of negative

Google added a new section to the about final URL expansion in Search document named “How the landing page logic works for Travel Promotion Ads & Booking Links within Search Campaigns for Travel” Thanks for sharing Barry Schwartz

Merchant Center for Agencies is introducing Admin and Standard roles to simplify account management and strengthen security. Agency Admins have full control to link or unlink client accounts, manage Standard users’ permissions, and organize clients with custom labels by brand, vertical, or team. Standard users receive access only to the client accounts they need. This

Google added new controls for “Found by Google” products in Merchant Center. Merchants can hide crawled products by setting the pause attribute to all, which archives them after 14 days, or prevent Google from discovering them by adding the data-nosnippet HTML attribute to relevant website content. Thanks for sharing Barry Schwartz

Google has expanded its Local Services Ads broad search documentation, explaining how advertisers can opt out of general category queries, identify broad-search leads, and report on their costs. Disabling broad search may reduce leads and applies across all industries in multi-vertical accounts, with special controls for legal and food businesses. Google also clarified that LSAs

OpenAI says ChatGPT ad dismissals have fallen 50% since its advertising launch, which it views as evidence that ads are becoming more relevant and useful. The early results suggest conversational advertising could become a viable channel by matching promotions to users’ high-intent questions and tasks.