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AI Max now expands 29% of exact match impressions, smec finds
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AI Max now expands 29% of exact match impressions, smec finds

Mike Ryan of Smarter Ecommerce analysed 383 million impressions and found roughly 29% of exact match keyword impressions were expanded by AI…

Aug 9, 20263 min read
Google extends Limited Ad Serving policy across all Google Ads
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Google extends Limited Ad Serving policy across all Google Ads

Google's 5 August 2026 change log extends Limited Ad Serving from Search to all Google Ads. Ads are not disapproved; impressions are…

Aug 8, 20263 min read
Google Ads adds a report-only new customer setting, retiring the 0.01 workaround
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Google Ads adds a report-only new customer setting, retiring the 0.01 workaround

Google Ads is rolling out Report on new customers acquired, a measurement-only setting that gives the new versus existing customer split without…

Aug 8, 20263 min read
Google Ads is testing clickable hyperlinks inside Search ad descriptions
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Google Ads is testing clickable hyperlinks inside Search ad descriptions

A screenshot posted by PPC marketer Nayan Prakash shows keyword-rich hyperlinks inside Google Search ad descriptions, leading to the ad's own landing…

Aug 8, 20263 min read
Microsoft Advertising documents Excluded content terms, a 1,000-term block list matched against page titles
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Microsoft Advertising documents Excluded content terms, a 1,000-term block list matched against page titles

Microsoft Advertising's help documentation now describes Excluded content terms, a brand-safety control that blocks ads next to up to 1,000 unwanted page…

Aug 7, 20263 min read
Google sets 1 September for the AI Max auto-upgrade, and the two affected groups get different defaults
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Google sets 1 September for the AI Max auto-upgrade, and the two affected groups get different defaults

Google's 5 August email gives advertisers a date. From 1 September 2026, campaigns using automatically created assets or campaign-level broad match convert…

Aug 7, 20263 min read
Teads sues Google in New York federal court, claiming rival exchanges lost 6.88 trillion impressions
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Teads sues Google in New York federal court, claiming rival exchanges lost 6.88 trillion impressions

Teads Holding Co. filed a seven-count complaint against Google LLC and Alphabet Inc. on 3 August 2026 in the Southern District of…

Aug 6, 20263 min read
Google Ads is piloting a block on free email accounts for sensitive account actions
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Google Ads is piloting a block on free email accounts for sensitive account actions

Google published a help document saying it is piloting a requirement that only corporate email accounts can complete sensitive actions on a…

Aug 6, 20263 min read
Google publishes a video Q&A on the 17 August budget-limited bidding change
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Google publishes a video Q&A on the 17 August budget-limited bidding change

Google Ads Liaison Ginny Marvin has posted a five-minute video answering three questions about the bidding change that takes effect on 17…

Aug 6, 20263 min read