{"id":21672,"date":"2023-01-18T12:21:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T04:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kickads.co\/?p=21672"},"modified":"2023-01-18T12:21:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T04:21:13","slug":"google-ads-updates-in-december-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kickads.co\/en\/google-ads-updates-in-december-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Ads Updates in December (Everything You Need to Know): [UA\u2192GA4] Recreate Audiences, Personalize GA4 Home Page, Google Insights Pages New Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you may know, starting from July 1, 2023, the standard Universal Analytics properties will be retired. If you are still relying on Universal Analytics, it&#8217;s time to prepare for using Google Analytics 4 from now on.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Google Ads Update 1\uff1a<br \/><b>[UA\u2192GA4] Recreate Audiences<\/b><br \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GA4 is one of our most important tools to optimize conversions and traffic, and Google now introduces \u201cGA4 Migrator for Google Analytics\u201d in Google Sheets add-on tool, that allows us to recreate many of our Universal Analytics properties into a GA4 property. If you haven\u2019t started setting up GA4, now it\u2019s the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c4\">If you have no idea how to set up GA4, highly recommend re<\/span><span class=\"c3\">ading our \u201c<\/span><span class=\"c12\"><a class=\"c10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.kickads.co\/en\/google-analytics-4-ga4-essential-guide\/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1674015547788811&amp;usg=AOvVaw21VsQK19BcfXKXzG9GaoX1\">Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Essential Guide<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c3\">\u201d<\/span><span class=\"c3\">.&nbsp;<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is possible to recreate audiences based on the same dimensions and metrics that are both available in UA and GA4. The spreadsheet contains details about each audience. Of course, you can change the audience conditions before reproducing them because they are editable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How to Recreate Universal Analytics Audiences in GA4?<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s say assuming you already own GA4 property, you may start through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/12366001\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">steps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of migrating from UA to GA4 audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Install the add-on from the Google Workspace Marketplace and search for GA4 Migrator for Google Analytics.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Import audience definitions from your Universal Analytics property.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Export each audience<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Export audiences to a GA4 property<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Google Ads Update 2\uff1a<br \/><b>Personalize GA4 Home Page<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last December, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/11197963?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that they would be able to personalize the content on the Home page to make the content that you always read more relevant to you. Other people in your property will not see your changes if you personalize the Home page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can change all the metrics and dimensions that you need. You just need to change the metrics on the overview and real time cards. On the overview card, hover over a metric to see a drop-down menu so you can change the metric.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Google Ads Update Dec-03\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/oYJHDLkqtnJm9aznPJ7kxFpFwHc0VML5yuCEr4SN5KlU3YXKoW4_I_Y4hQXDCP3XBhqr0GaPvNMdD3ErYGhZqUGP4zuQ3wN8tZjqEZ2IM-ZULDPJpaztQ1TXDmYm-UCc2tx_dGfzCNx3k4yL2Yk3ue-RHrErR6tiO3tcmTSoaeixqYlCF5km0Ed3A1vCPg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1123\" height=\"734\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"c1\"><strong><span class=\"c0\">Google Ads Update 3\uff1a<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong><span class=\"c0\">New Features on the Google Insights page<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"c11\"><span class=\"c12\"><a class=\"c10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/ads-commerce\/new-holiday-insights\/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1674015547793407&amp;usg=AOvVaw2qHci_WpX1iWafWv7DMmea\">Google rolled out<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c3\">&nbsp;some new<\/span><span class=\"c3\">&nbsp;features on the Insights page that help you to drive the results<\/span><span class=\"c3\">. The new Insights features will help you to have a better understanding <\/span><span class=\"c3\">on the<\/span><span class=\"c7 c3\">&nbsp;demands, trends and customer behavior during holiday seasons, which can be used for the upcoming Chinese New Year or Valentine&#8217;s Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"c1\"><strong><span class=\"c2\">Assets insight&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"c2\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"c1\"><span class=\"c7 c3\">This is a quick approach to locating audiences who are really engaged, and you can use this information to guide the creation of assets and landing pages for these audiences, or even change your entire marketing and product plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"c1\"><strong><span class=\"c2\">Audiences<\/span><span class=\"c2\">&nbsp;insight<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"c1\"><span class=\"c3\">Recently released at the account level, this feature can more accurately determine the interests and characteristics of your target audience and adjust your <\/span><span class=\"c3\">creative<\/span><span class=\"c7 c3\">&nbsp;accordingly. Use these insights to help you comprehend the traits of the customers who interacted with your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Change history insight&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This assists you in determining how optimization to your account may affect performance. This knowledge can help you identify the modifications you made that may have contributed to a significant shift in your campaign performance, and then you can decide how to move forward.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"c1\"><strong><span class=\"c2\">Search Terms insight<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Without having to look through your complete search terms report, this helps you understand what customers are looking for. You can easily determine which themes are most popular with your customers thanks to the keywords&#8217; broad, intent-based groupings, coupled with indicators like conversion performance, search volume, and search volume growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c1\"><span class=\"c7 c3\">We hope you have a better understanding of GA4; as the season approaches, Google will also acquire knowledge about which assets appeal most to your customers as a result. This can be used to find audiences that are very engaged as well as to customize different assets and landing pages for various audiences. You should absolutely take this into account when planning 2023 strategy, as it continues to change.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you may know, starting from July 1, 2023, the standard Universal Analytics properties will be retired. If you are still relying on Universal Analytics, it&#8217;s time to prepare for using Google Analytics 4 from now on. 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