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5/ Creative Tools Upgraded: AI-Powered Ad Asset Generation
- Asset Studio: A centralized hub to manage and automatically generate headlines, CTAs, and image assets.
- Product Studio Enhancements: Offers smart suggestions for product highlights, promotions, and visual content based on current trends.
With Asset Studio and Product Studio, Google has made the creative production process more automated and flexible. Images can be extended into videos, assets can dynamically adapt to landing pages, and all AI-generated content will be watermarked with SyntID to enhance transparency and brand trust.
6/ Demand Gen & Discovery Ads: Expanding Customer Touchpoints
- New Customer Acquisition Goal: Brands can now target users who haven’t interacted with them before, helping to expand their customer base more precisely.
- Discovery Ads Enhancements: Now supports product feeds and video content to boost conversion performance.
- YouTube Creator Partnership Hub: Brands can connect and collaborate efficiently with creators via the Creator Partnership Hub.
Over the past year, Google introduced more than 60 feature updates for Demand Gen ads, improving average conversion efficiency by approximately 26% per dollar spent. YouTube’s intent tracking capabilities have also been enhanced, enabling more accurate targeting of high-potential buyers. These ad formats are now supported on Google Maps as well, helping brands influence consumers earlier in travel and local search scenarios.
7/ Enhanced Measurement & First-Party Data Management
- GA4 Attribution Support: Now includes support for impression tracking and cross-platform attribution.
- Google Ads Data Manager: Streamlines the process of uploading, managing, and integrating first-party data.
- Google Tag Gateway: Simplifies server-side tagging while improving data privacy and security.
Lift testing is now more accessible, with the budget threshold lowered to USD 5,000. This makes it ideal for small and mid-sized brands. The updated Ads Data Manager also offers more flexible API integrations, reducing technical barriers and improving usability.
8/ Google Commerce Media Suite: The New Era of Retail Media
- Retailers can now monetize their own data traffic to help brands run precise ad campaigns.
- Enables performance tracking and benefit-sharing between retailers and brands.
With the official launch of Google Commerce Media Suite, retailers are no longer just product sellers. They can now operate as data-driven media platforms. Brands can make smarter use of first-party data and retailer traffic to boost campaign performance and accelerate the commercialization of retail media.
Summary
GML 2025 showcased Google’s fully AI-integrated ad and commerce architecture. From search to shopping, from creative generation to data analytics, AI is at the core of driving future marketing efficiency and creative excellence. For brands, understanding and flexibly using these tools and workflows will be key to standing out in a competitive market.
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Source
Google Marketing Live 2025 , Google
Google Marketing Live 2025: Your roundup of announcements , Google Ads Help
Google Marketing Live 2025: 10 Top Takeaways + Early Reactions, WordStream
