Google launches A/B testing for Performance Max assets (Beta)

Google’s new Beta lets Performance Max advertisers A/B test asset sets, expanding last year’s retail experiment to all campaigns.

Google’s new Beta lets Performance Max advertisers A/B test asset sets, expanding last year’s retail experiment to all campaigns.

Google tracks how users behave and only shows AI Overviews in Search when they actually add value, said Google VP Robby Stein.

Microsoft is giving Performance Max advertisers more control by expanding search themes to better guide automation toward high-intent customers.

Google’s apparent expansion of video limits in PMax could give advertisers more creative flexibility without forcing campaign fragmentation.
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