{"id":6243,"date":"2022-10-06T14:53:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T14:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/06\/google-ad-recommendations-can-now-be-applied-as-experiments\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T14:53:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T14:53:31","slug":"google-ad-recommendations-can-now-be-applied-as-experiments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/06\/google-ad-recommendations-can-now-be-applied-as-experiments\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Ad recommendations can now be applied as experiments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Curious about a Google ad recommendation but skeptical about its impact on your campaigns? Now, you can apply a recommendation as an experiment by using the Experiments page. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2022\/10\/NJGnaP73PqoUwx2D8BUEVdl2CDHvgn94eonb-800x477.png\" alt=\"| Craig Hordlow\" class=\"wp-image-388538\" title=\"| Craig Hordlow\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>How it works. <\/strong>When you set up an experiment, you can test the recommendation without risking your main campaign\u2019s performance. If the experiment is successful, you can apply the results by converting that experiment to a new campaign or transferring the experiment results to the original one. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2022\/10\/k6WsWfWhuHeEf7VCWpBBJER2QDY5fFLuv6st-800x460.png\" alt=\"| Craig Hordlow\" class=\"wp-image-388543\" title=\"| Craig Hordlow\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Limited functionality.<\/strong> Right now the feature is only available on broad match and Target ROAS recommendations. In Googles <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/10682377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Help<\/a> doc, they said they\u2019ll continue to roll out additional availability in the coming months. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Best practices. <\/strong>Google recommends following its <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/7281575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best practices guide<\/a> to set up, manage, and optimize your experiments. You can also read the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/12777458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">help<\/a> guide for additional resources. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">\n<p><!-- START INLINE FORM --><\/p>\n<div class=\"nl-inline-form border py-2 px-1 my-2\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-3 col-xl-4 pe-md-0 pb-2 pb-lg-0\">\n<p class=\"inline-form-text text-center mb-0\">Get the daily newsletter search marketers rely on.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7 col-xl-6  pe-lg-0\">\n<div class=\"form-nl-inline\">\n<div class=\"row g-0\">\n<div class=\"form-group col-12 col-lg-8 mb-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 col-xl-4 mb-0\">\n<div class=\"d-none\">\n<p>Processing\u2026Please wait.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-dark inlineButton w-100 rounded-0 font-weight-bold\" type=\"submit\" name=\"submit_button\">SUBSCRIBE<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-2 col-xl-2 ps-1\">\n<p class=\"text-center mb-0\"><a class=\"nl-terms\" href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/termsofuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See terms.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END INLINE FORM --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">\n<p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>Recommendations were recently ranked as one of marketers&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/search-marketers-agree-automation-the-least-favorite-part-of-ppc-385845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">least favorite<\/a> parts of PPC. From pushy ad reps to recommendations that only served to increase an obscure optimization score, it&#8217;s no surprise that marketers are skeptical of the &#8220;all or nothing&#8221; approach.<\/p>\n<p>This new feature is a great way to find out if some recommendations really could help improve campaign performance. Did Google finally listen to our complaints?<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-ad-recommendations-can-now-be-applied-as-experiments-388537\" target=\"_blank\">Google Ad recommendations can now be applied as experiments<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Search Engine Land<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curious about a Google ad recommendation but skeptical about its impact on your campaigns? Now, you can apply a recommendation as an experiment by using the Experiments page. How it works. When you set up an experiment, you can test the recommendation without risking your main campaign\u2019s performance. If the experiment is successful, you can apply the results by converting that experiment to a new campaign or transferring the experiment results to the original one. Limited functionality. 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