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Google updates Search ads quality system with a new prediction model
The update aims to reduce frustrating ad experiences by improving landing page relevance

Google 2024 Q4 earnings show strong ad revenue growth
Alphabet plans to invest approximately $75 billion in capital expenditures in 2025

Google tests AI-generated backgrounds for Shopping Ads
The platform says AI-generated backgrounds aim to enhance product appeal

Google Ads expands channel controls for Demand Gen ads
Google will also phase out Video Action Campaigns

Google launches ‘Meridian,’ an open-source marketing mix model for ad measurement and budgeting
The tool offers transparency and lets advertisers retain control over their data

Google Ads expands campaign-level negative keywords in PMax to all advertisers
The platform also adds updates for advanced search reporting and asset group insights

Google Cloud now lets retailers create AI agents using Google Agentspace
The new tool aims to automate marketing operations for retailers

Google VP, Brendon Kraham, says AI will reshape marketing and advertising in 2025
Kraham predicts a “seismic shift” in consumer search behavior driven by AI

Google rolls out campaign-level negative keywords beta for PMax campaigns
Google says the update will let advertisers gain greater control over their campaigns

Google launches Gemini 2.0 and will bring it to AI Overviews in Search
The full rollout is expected in early 2025, expanding to more countries and languages

Google expands Product Studio to 15 new countries
The AI tool lets brands create product visuals with features like background removal

Google CEO, Sundar Pichai says Search will “change profoundly” in 2025
Pichai claims AI breakthroughs will tackle more complex questions than ever

Ad spend rises, but search ad impressions drop amid changing market trends
Generative AI tools and spam may be responsible for the changes in user engagement

Google Ads launches “conversation started” that directs users to advertisers WhatsApp
The feature aims to let advertisers track and evaluate their Click-to-WhatsApp ads

Google Lens offers in-store product information with a snapshot
The feature aims to make in-store shoppers open to more product details

Google tests ads in AI Overviews on mobile search
Users can still find content like articles and links to relevant web pages along with these ads

DOJ pushes for Google to sell Chrome browser in antitrust case
The outcome of the case could impact Google’s search dominance and rein in its ad and AI influence

Google tests AI shopping assistant for e-commerce searches
The feature will be accessible via a "Shop" button on branded site links.

Google Chrome will display Merchant Center promotions directly in the address bar
This new update targets the upcoming holiday shopping season

Google Merchant Center launches ‘Sale Event’ to promote general sales
The feature aims to let advertisers promote sales more broadly
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