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PERFORMANCE MAX · GOOGLE ADS AI CAMPAIGN
Performance Max — All Google channels. One single campaign.
Performance Max is a goal-based campaign type that provides access to all Google Ads inventory from a single campaign: Search, Display, YouTube, Discover, Gmail, and Maps.
SCHEDULE A STRATEGY CALLWithout Performance Max: separate campaigns fragment data and budget
Running Search, Display, and YouTube in separate campaigns splits conversion data across multiple silos. Google's AI receives less learning signal per unit — and optimizes more slowly. Meanwhile, budget is allocated manually between channels without the ability to factor in real-time user intent signals.
Google AI optimizes bids, budget, and creatives across channels in real time
Performance Max uses Google's AI to optimize bids, budget allocation, audiences, creatives, and attribution across all channels. The campaign is available for Sales, Leads, and Store Visits objectives. Advertisers steer results by providing high-quality creative assets and audience signals.
SERVICES
Performance Max at AIM
ASSET GROUP STRATEGY
Structuring asset groups by product line, audience, or campaign goal — so Google's AI can test relevant creative combinations for each channel and placement.
AUDIENCE SIGNALS
Building precise audience signals from existing customer data. According to official Google documentation, Google's AI is enhanced by audience signals and finds relevant users faster.
MERCHANT CENTER & FEED INTEGRATION
Connecting Merchant Center feeds for shopping goals. For pure shopping campaigns, Google states creative assets are not strictly required — AIM optimizes both components regardless.
ASSET & CHANNEL REPORTING
Analysis of asset performance at the individual combination level, plus channel performance (Search, Display, YouTube, Gmail, Discover, Maps) for targeted creative optimization.
WHY AIM
Performance Max needs good inputs to deliver good outputs
Google's automation handles delivery — but result quality depends on input quality: high-quality creative assets, precise audience signals, and clearly defined conversion goals. AIM structures these foundations so Google's AI learns quickly and directs budget toward the channels that actually convert.
When Performance Max has the greatest impact
- Goal is sales, leads, or store visits
- Objective is to reach users across all Google inventory
- Separate campaigns per channel are hard to scale
- Merchant Center feed exists and broader Shopping reach is needed
- Conversion tracking is correctly configured
- Sufficient creative assets available for multiple asset groups
One campaign. All Google channels. Structured and optimized.
We analyze whether Performance Max fits your goals, structure asset groups and audience signals, and configure the campaign so Google's AI receives the right signals from day one.
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Performance Max is a goal-based campaign type that provides access to all Google Ads inventory from a single campaign: Search, Display, YouTube, Discover, Gmail, and Maps. Google's AI automatically optimizes bids, budget, audiences, creatives, and attribution across all channels.
Performance Max appears as a campaign type for Sales, Leads, and Store Visits objectives. According to Google's documentation, the campaign is not available for all objective types — advertisers focused exclusively on brand awareness should consider other campaign types.
Audience signals are inputs advertisers provide to guide Google's AI toward the audiences most likely to convert. According to official Google documentation, Performance Max AI is enhanced by audience signals. They don't replace traditional audience selection — they accelerate the learning process.
According to Google's documentation: if a search query matches an exact-match keyword in an existing Search campaign, Google Ads prioritizes the Search campaign over Performance Max. Existing Search campaigns with exact-match keywords therefore retain their control over those queries.
According to Google, up to 100 Performance Max campaigns can be created per Google Ads account.
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