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How do Performance Max campaigns work?

Performance Max campaigns are customizable, with the option to add manual input and advanced AI.
Performance Max campaigns use AI to optimize toward the retailer’s business goals across Google’s suite of ad networks. This drives simplicity, performance, and reach.
Performance Max campaigns drive simplicity, performance and reach by optimizing toward the retailer’s business goals while providing manual controls to optimize performance.
Performance Max campaigns allow you to have full control over the campaign setup, ad, and bidding.

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Performance Max campaigns use AI to optimize toward the retailer’s business goals across Google’s suite of ad networks. This drives simplicity, performance, and reach.

Official documentation: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/10724817

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About the Shopping Ads Certification

The Shopping Ads Certification checks that you can run retail campaigns end to end: product data in Merchant Center, linking it to Google Ads, and choosing between Standard Shopping and Performance Max to drive sales and value.

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Related Google Ads Shopping questions

  1. 1Which of these statements is true of Performance Max campaigns? (See How do Smart Shopping campaigns work?)
  2. 2If you’re preparing for the Google Ads Shopping Certification , it’s essential to understand the evolution from Smart Shopping campaigns to Performance Max — a shift that Google itself is pushing. In the exam, you’ll often be asked: In this article, you’ll get a clear comparison between the two, informed by real exam-style logic. Smart Shopping campaigns were designed to automate : They combine Standard Shopping Ads with Display remarketing , and require minimal inputs from the advertiser.Multiple correct
  3. 3How do Standard Shopping and Performance Max campaigns differ in their approaches to reaching customers?
  4. 4In which two ways can you upgrade all your Smart Shopping campaigns to Performance Max at once? Choose two. Select 2 Correct ResponsesMultiple correct
  5. 5What are Performance Max Campaigns?
  6. 6In terms of how they reach customers, how are Standard Shopping and Performance Max campaigns different?