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July's Demand Gen Drop focuses on the holiday season
Google's July Demand Gen Drop targets holiday readiness, noting 94% of holiday shoppers who used YouTube took further purchase steps after watching a related video.
What changed
Drive shoppers directly from Demand Gen campaigns to your website’s optimised checkout or cart page with Checkout Links, which are now available in nine new markets. On average, advertisers who provided Checkout URLs boosted conversions by 6% on Demand Gen. Use upgraded Target ROAS (tROAS) bidding to prevent the system from being overly cautious early on so your campaigns hit their targets faster. Create frictionless commercial experiences by integrating product feeds, amplifying creator content with affiliate partnerships boost, and driving purchases directly from YouTube ads via checkout links or Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), (available in US only).
Why it matters for advertisers
For you, this means the Demand Gen holiday toolkit is set, so work through the 2026 Demand Gen Retail guide before Q4 budgets lock.
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July's Demand Gen Drop focuses on the holiday season
Google's July Demand Gen Drop targets holiday readiness, noting 94% of holiday shoppers who used YouTube took further purchase steps after watching a related video.
Drive shoppers directly from Demand Gen campaigns to your website’s optimised checkout or cart page with Checkout Links, which are now available in nine new markets. On average, advertisers who provided Checkout URLs boosted conversions by 6% on Demand Gen. Use upgraded Target ROAS (tROAS) bidding to prevent the system from being overly cautious early on so your campaigns hit their targets faster. Create frictionless commercial experiences by integrating product feeds, amplifying creator content with affiliate partnerships boost, and driving purchases directly from YouTube ads via checkout links or Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), (available in US only).
For you, this means the Demand Gen holiday toolkit is set, so work through the 2026 Demand Gen Retail guide before Q4 budgets lock.
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