Microsoft confirmed the timelines for the introduction of key automated features like conversion value rules and video assets to Performance Max. Additionally, the tech giant provided additional insights into the deprecation timeline for Smart Shopping campaigns, which is set to begin in Q3 of this year. Why we care. If Microsoft can provide a product … Read more
Meta announced that CrowdTangle will be discontinued on Aug. 14, 2024, as the company shifts its focus toward developing new research tools. Until then, users can still access CrowdTangle and its Chrome Extension, with data updating in real-time. However, during this period, no new users can be added to accounts as the platform will be … Read more
Google Ads will stop supporting Commissions (per Stay) and Commissions (per Conversions) bid strategies for Hotel Ads in October 2024. Google says this is because third-party cookies are being phased out and these ****** will not work in the future. Google wrote, “Our travel commissions-based solutions require third-party-cookies and stay-specific information to accurately determine when … Read more
Google Ads will phase out commissions (per stay) and commissions (per conversion) bid strategies for hotel ads in October. Instead, the platform is introducing target Return on Ads Spend (tROAS) for hotel campaigns, along with an expanded Performance Max for travel goals, as alternative bid strategies. Why we care. Advertisers will need to shift bid … Read more
LinkedIn will discontinue lookalike audiences on February 29. Why we care. Before March, advertisers must modify their audience targeting strategy, as they will no longer be able to create new lookalike audiences or edit existing ones. What are lookalike audiences? A lookalike audience allows your ads to reach new individuals who are likely interested in … Read more
Google is retiring four rules-based attribution ****** for all properties in Google Ads and Google Analytics in mid-October 2023: First-click. Linear. Time decay. Position-based. The ****** listed above will be removed from both the Analytics user interface and Admin API. Why we care. If you’re using these ****** in Google Ads, it will affect you. And … Read more
Universal Analytics is still processing data two months after Google advised it would sunset. The search engine had warned that everyone would be forced to migrate over to Google Analytics 4 by 30 June 2023 or else they would lose the ability to track the performance of their websites and campaigns. However, two months later, … Read more
Google Ads Shopping campaigns will no longer use Enhanced cost-per-click (eCPC) from October 2023. Instead, Shopping campaigns using eCPC will behave as though they are using Manual CPC bidding. Why we care. It’s important to stay up-to-**** with changes Google is implementing, especially in Q4 just before the holidays. Switching over to Manual CPC bidding … Read more
The majority of marketers are still able to use their Universal Analytics accounts as usual. Despite warning advertisers that the tool would be replaced by Google Analytics 4 on July 1, UA is still processing data as usual for most people. Why we care. Marketers were reluctant to make the switch from UA to GA4, … Read more
Google will soon retire four rules-based attribution ****** in Google Ads and Google Analytics: First-click. Linear. Time decay. Position-based. Why we care. This will impact anyone who still uses these ****** in Google Ads. Anything that isn’t last-click will be much harder to track because the data-driven attribution formula is different for each advertiser – … Read more
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