July 6, 2026

Search = Capture demand People are already looking.Keyword-based targetingHigh intent trafficBest for immediate leads/sales Bottom of funnel Performance Max = Scale demand Google finds more conversions for you.Uses all Google channelsAI-driven targetingExpands beyond search Full funnel (if you have data) Demand Gen = Create demandPeople aren’t searching yet.Audience-based targetingVisual ads (YouTube, Discover, Gmail) Builds awareness

I reviewed a lot of lead gen accounts recently. Same pattern every time: Tracking is incompleteLeads aren’t qualifiedSales team not alignedFollow-up too slow So I created a Google Ads Lead Gen Audit Sheet (2026) focused on what actually matters: ✔ Tracking + offline conversions✔ Funnel structure (Search + PMax + Demand Gen)✔ Landing pages &

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Google Ads News New in PMax: “Apply Theme to Asset Group” New in PMax: “Apply Theme to Asset Group” 👀 Google now lets you apply seasonal themes like Black Friday, Christmas, summer sale, back to school, Valentine’s Day, and more. Thanks for sharing Thomas Eccel. Shopping checkout Emmanuel Flossie discovered that Google Shopping Checkout Links

New in PMax: “Apply Theme to Asset Group” 👀 Google now lets you apply seasonal themes like Black Friday, Christmas, summer sale, back to school, Valentine’s Day, and more. Thanks for sharing Thomas Eccel.

Arpan Banerjee discovered these new CTA buttons for Google Ads!

Emirhan Bayutmuş discovered that Google Ads has added a new option under Premier reach (video reservation). Now, non-skippable in-stream ads can be up to 60 seconds long. This feature is currently in beta.

Khushal Bherwani discovered that Google is testing a New Window Icon for Search Ads

Most advertisers optimize campaigns one by one. That’s not needed Because Google doesn’t learn in silos. It learns from data. That’s where Portfolio Bid Strategies come in. Instead of optimizing each campaign separately… You let multiple campaigns learn together. What it actually does You group campaigns under one goal: Same CPA Same ROAS Same objective