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AI video generator CTA appears inside Demand Gen campaigns (beta)
Thomas Eccel has spotted an AI video generator CTA appearing in Demand Gen campaigns as a beta feature: a "Create video" button in the campaign creation flow that lets advertisers generate AI-powered video assets directly in Demand Gen without going through external production tooling. The feature is in beta and not yet broadly available.
What changed
The sighting matters because Demand Gen has been the migration target for both Video Action campaigns (covered ongoing through 2025–2026) and uploaded display banners (covered Weeks 19 and 20). Adding AI video generation as a native asset-creation surface positions Demand Gen as the all-in-one cross-surface creative workflow: text via Asset Studio, images via responsive images and uploaded banners, video via the new AI generator.
Why it matters for advertisers
For you, this means Demand Gen advertisers should monitor for the AI video generator CTA appearing in their accounts. Worth treating as a creative-production cost saving when it arrives: particularly relevant for advertisers without dedicated video production resources, where Demand Gen video coverage has historically been a gap.
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AI video generator CTA appears inside Demand Gen campaigns (beta)
Thomas Eccel has spotted an AI video generator CTA appearing in Demand Gen campaigns as a beta feature: a "Create video" button in the campaign creation flow that lets advertisers generate AI-powered video assets directly in Demand Gen without going through external production tooling. The feature is in beta and not yet broadly available.
The sighting matters because Demand Gen has been the migration target for both Video Action campaigns (covered ongoing through 2025–2026) and uploaded display banners (covered Weeks 19 and 20). Adding AI video generation as a native asset-creation surface positions Demand Gen as the all-in-one cross-surface creative workflow: text via Asset Studio, images via responsive images and uploaded banners, video via the new AI generator.
For you, this means Demand Gen advertisers should monitor for the AI video generator CTA appearing in their accounts. Worth treating as a creative-production cost saving when it arrives: particularly relevant for advertisers without dedicated video production resources, where Demand Gen video coverage has historically been a gap.
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