{"id":14703,"date":"2020-12-25T16:17:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T10:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/?p=14703"},"modified":"2020-12-25T16:17:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T10:47:58","slug":"top-google-ads-announcements-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/top-google-ads-announcements-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Google Ads Announcements in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead\">As we are entering into 2021, Google Ads determines to provide better services for consumers and advertisers. In this blog post, we have penned down top Google Ads updates and announcements which were in news in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Report Editor &amp; Google Ads Editor: Include Support &amp; Analyze Performance<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9800058\" target=\"_blank\">Find more cross-account insights with Report Editor<\/a> &#8211;  Last year,&nbsp;Report Editor enabled real-time reporting for up to 10 accounts at once. Now, you can report across 200 accounts directly from your browser. This makes it easy to analyze data across accounts in real-time and identify cross-account patterns without leaving Google Ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9822776\" target=\"_blank\">Google Ads Editor v1.3: Support for shared budgets, optimization score, and more<\/a> &#8211; Release of Google Ads Editor v1.3 includes support for shared budgets, optimization score, and an improved edit pane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Optimization-score-in-Google-Ads-v1.3-editor.png\" alt=\"Optimization score in Google Ads Editor v 1.3\" class=\"wp-image-14741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Optimization-score-in-Google-Ads-v1.3-editor.png 895w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Optimization-score-in-Google-Ads-v1.3-editor-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Optimization-score-in-Google-Ads-v1.3-editor-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9992642\" target=\"_blank\">Google Ads Editor v1.4: Support for recommendations and local campaigns<\/a> &#8211; Google Ads Editor v 1.4 includes support for&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;and&nbsp;local campaigns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/10191726\" target=\"_blank\">Easily analyze performance data with Report Editor<\/a> &#8211; To make it easier to build reports and analyse the data, several updates have been made to the Report Editor. What are these updates? find out here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/10173728\" target=\"_blank\">The auction insights report expands to Report Editor<\/a> &#8211; To date, auction insight reports are only available at the account level which makes it difficult to evaluate cross-account performance in a single view. But, now as it is available in Report Editor&nbsp;at the account and manager account level, cross-account auction insights can be uncovered with ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/auction-insight-report-expands-to-report-editor.png\" alt=\"Auction insight report expands to report editor\" class=\"wp-image-14745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/auction-insight-report-expands-to-report-editor.png 895w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/auction-insight-report-expands-to-report-editor-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/auction-insight-report-expands-to-report-editor-768x342.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/10307894\" target=\"_blank\">Google Ads Editor v1.5: New tools for ad strength, support for additional recommendations, and image extensions<\/a> &#8211; After introducing Google Ads Editor v1.3 &amp; 1.4, Google Ads Editor v1.5 includes new tools to help you improve your ad strength, support for additional recommendations, and image extensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Features, Changes &amp; Resources to Know The Impact on Performance<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9733082\" target=\"_blank\">Making it easier to see how campaign changes impact ads performance in Google Ads<\/a> &#8211;  To understand the impact of the campaign changes, you can now view changes annotated in your performance charts easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/impact-google-ads-search-terms-report-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Ads \u2018Search Terms Report\u2019 Change &amp; Its Impact \u2013 A Case Study<\/a> &#8211; Search Term Report change has left everyone shocked. Here is the case study of two of our accounts to analyze what impact this change has had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/10013084\" target=\"_blank\">Plan your budget more effectively with new Performance Planner features<\/a> &#8211; With shared budget feature in search campaign, one can create, modify and download forecasts for shared budget campaigns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shared-budget-campaign.png\" alt=\"Effective budget planning with new performance planner\" class=\"wp-image-14749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shared-budget-campaign.png 895w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shared-budget-campaign-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shared-budget-campaign-768x459.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/10048834\" target=\"_blank\">Performance Planner expands to Shopping campaigns<\/a> &#8211; Performance Planner now supports&nbsp;Shopping campaigns&nbsp;and&nbsp;Smart Shopping campaigns which helps to plan &amp; forecast the budget more effectivily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9712796\" target=\"_blank\">All Google Ads campaigns will now be using improved Standard delivery<\/a> &#8211; Google Ads continues to update ad delivery options to help maximize performance within the daily budget. That&#8217;s why,&nbsp;starting April 2020, Standard delivery will be the only ad delivery method for any new Display, Video, App, and Hotel campaigns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9880192\">New resources for managing your campaigns through COVID-19<\/a> &#8211; In 2020, industries have battled with the Covid-19 pandemic. To know how to manage your campaigns during this pandemic, Google Ads has created a single destination with product guidance and business considerations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9955167\" target=\"_blank\">Do more on the Overview page with three new features<\/a> &#8211; Overview page is an easy way for to view a summary of the account performance and actionable insights. Several improvements have been made to get more done on this page.&nbsp;What are these new features? get insight here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Portfolio &amp; Impression Share Bid Strategy<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9763450\" target=\"_blank\">Use Maximize conversions and Maximize conversion value with portfolio bid strategies<\/a> &#8211; Until now, portfolio strategies were available for Target CPA, Target ROAS, Maximise clicks, and Target impression share. But now, Maximise conversions&nbsp;and&nbsp;Maximise conversion value&nbsp;are also available to use with portfolios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Portfolio-bid-strategy.png\" alt=\"Portfolio Bid Strategy\" class=\"wp-image-14757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Portfolio-bid-strategy.png 895w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Portfolio-bid-strategy-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Portfolio-bid-strategy-768x424.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9944589\" target=\"_blank\">Update on the move to Impression Share bid strategy<\/a> &#8211; Existing campaigns using Target Search Page Location and Target Outranking Share bid strategies will automatically switch over to use the&nbsp;Target Impression Share strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ad Policies to Improve Transparency<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9790008\" target=\"_blank\">Easier resubmissions and appeals of ad policy issues<\/a> &#8211; Google&#8217;s advertising policies are bound to serve only high-quality ads across its platforms and they want to empower every business to get their ads up as soon as possible. This new feature enables users &amp; advertisers to appeal policy decisions directly in Google Ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9843535\" target=\"_blank\">Requiring advertiser identity verification to improve transparency<\/a> &#8211; Google is launching advertiser identity verification, a policy that requires advertisers to verify their identities for ads served through Google Ads.&nbsp; More information in this blog post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Responsive Ads: New Features &amp; New Look<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9975738\" target=\"_blank\">A new look for responsive display ads<\/a> &#8211; As people spend more time at home\u2013browsing websites, they wish for brands to show how they can be helpful in their new everyday life. Knowing people&#8217;s mindset, Google has improved the look and feel of&nbsp;<strong>Responsive Display Ads<\/strong>&nbsp;with new creative layouts, automatically generated video, and more engaging ads to drive online sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9970276\" target=\"_blank\">Introducing new features for responsive search ads<\/a> &#8211; Introducing new features in responsive search ads will make responsive search ads even more relevant and easier to manage. How? Let&#8217;s find out here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Using Explanation While Optimizing Campaigns<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/10307994\" target=\"_blank\">Explanations expands to Target CPA campaigns on Search<\/a> &#8211; Google has expanded <strong>Explanations<\/strong> to Search campaigns that use Target CPA.&nbsp;With this update, one can view the reason for significant changes in cost and conversions for Search campaigns using Target CPA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/9911637\" target=\"_blank\">Understand changes in conversions with explanations<\/a> &#8211; At times, it becomes difficult to understand why your conversion volume may change but not anymore. You can now request\u00a0explanations\u00a0for conversions in your Search campaigns. This will help to view the reason for any change in clicks, impressions, cost, and conversions in a single click. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/the-changing-face-of-ppc-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Changing Face Of PPC In 2020<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/ppcchat-ppc-wish-list-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">PPCChat | PPC Wish List | 22nd Dec, 2020<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/karooyas-top-posts-product-updates-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\">Karooya\u2019s Top Posts &amp; Product Updates In 2020<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we are entering into 2021, Google Ads determines to provide better services for consumers and advertisers. 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