Google Ads In The Age Of AI

Episode 13
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Olivia sits down with Haus Measurement Strategy Lead ⁠Ike Armstrong⁠ to outline how marketers should structure their Google Ads account amid the platform’s growing suite of AI-powered campaign types and evolving consumer search behavior.

Ike and Olivia cover:

  • How consumer search behavior is changing (3:53)
  • How marketers’ day-to-day workflow is shifting in Google (8:02)
  • How you should structure your Google account in 2025 (19:03)
  • How to balance Search + Shopping campaigns vs. AI-driven campaigns (25:37)
  • Why (and how) to isolate brand/non-brand terms (32:15)
  • Should you be using AI Max? (35:45)
  • How can brands show up better in AI Overviews? (40:04)
  • Common mistakes Ike sees brands make inside Google (42:10)
  • Auditing Google’s AI-led ad products (45:22)

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