Author name: Adriaan

Deprecation Extension for Authorized Buyers Real-time Bidding Protocol, Friday, January 24, 2025

The sunset of the Authorized Buyers Real-time Bidding protocol has been extended to April 30, 2025 to provide additional support for the transition to OpenRTB, the only supported protocol after this date. For migration guidance, refer to the OpenRTB migration guide or contact Google via the Authorized Buyers support forum or adxbuyerapi-support@google.com.

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Updates to Google’s Cryptocurrency Ads Policy (Effective February 12, 2025)South Africa

Cryptocurrency Exchanges & Software Wallets: Ads allowed if: – Advertiser is registered with the FSCA. – Local legal requirements are met. – Advertiser is certified by Google. Hardware Wallets: Ads allowed if: – Only offer storage for crypto/NFT private keys (no buying/selling/trading). – Local legal requirements are met. – Advertiser is certified by Google. Global

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Update Other Restricted Businesses

On February 5, 2025, the Google Ads policy for “Other Restricted Businesses: Government Documents and Services” will be updated as follows: Advertisers will no longer need to apply for certification to run ads for vignettes/e-vignettes across Europe. Advertisers promoting “Business identifiers” and exclusively targeting France will not need to qualify as a government or authorized

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Key Takeaways from the Q4 2024 Digital Ads Benchmark Report by Tinuiti

Here’s a snapshot of the key insights: Steady Growth:Google search ad spending increased by 10% YoY, driven by a 7% rise in CPC. Performance Max (PMax) campaigns now dominate, accounting for 67% of shopping ad sales. Performance Max Adoption:Over 95% of Google Shopping advertisers use PMax campaigns, with nearly 30% of spending going to non-shopping

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