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Performance Max gains a channel-performance-over-time report
Google is rolling out a Channel performance over time report for Performance Max, flagged by Aleksejus Podpruginas. Found under the Insights and reports section in a dedicated Channel performance tab, it shows how a campaign distributes budget and delivers across networks over time: the kind of channel-level visibility advertisers have long said Performance Max lacked.
What changed
It directly addresses the "black box" criticism by allowing advertisers to see how spending shifts across surfaces.
The report helps advertisers understand delivery fluctuations and connect channel mix to performance changes, making Performance Max easier to diagnose and defend.
Why it matters for advertisers
For you, this means you can finally see how Performance Max spreads budget across channels and how that shifts week to week. Worth using the report to explain performance swings and to inform whether channel-level controls, where available, are worth applying.
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Performance Max gains a channel-performance-over-time report
Google is rolling out a Channel performance over time report for Performance Max, flagged by Aleksejus Podpruginas. Found under the Insights and reports section in a dedicated Channel performance tab, it shows how a campaign distributes budget and delivers across networks over time: the kind of channel-level visibility advertisers have long said Performance Max lacked. It directly addresses the "black box" criticism by allowing advertisers to see how spending shifts across surfaces.
The report helps advertisers understand delivery fluctuations and connect channel mix to performance changes, making Performance Max easier to diagnose and defend.
For you, this means you can finally see how Performance Max spreads budget across channels and how that shifts week to week. Worth using the report to explain performance swings and to inform whether channel-level controls, where available, are worth applying.
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