{"id":4918,"date":"2023-05-30T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T09:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dguaenew.demoz.agency\/blog\/\/?p=4918"},"modified":"2024-12-06T14:45:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T10:45:22","slug":"ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments\/","title":{"rendered":"Ditch Google Ads Similar Audience Segments: The Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attention all companies that put ads on Google and target audiences using Google\u2019s popular feature, \u201cSimilar Audience Segments.\u201d Google Ads will eliminate this feature from all ad campaigns and groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, you need to have a plan on how your business will adapt its advertising strategy to replace these high-quality audiences. This piece will guide you step by step on your journey to discovering this new development but first, let&#8217;s understand \u201cSimilar Audience Segments\u201d and why Google has made this decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Key Takeaways<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #555555;color:#555555\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments\/#what-will-change-on-august-1-2023\" >What Will Change On August 1, 2023?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments\/#steps-to-transition-away-from-similar-audience-segments\" >Steps to Transition Away from Similar Audience Segments<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments\/#1-evaluate-where-similar-segments-are-being-used\" >1- Evaluate Where Similar Segments are Being Used<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments\/#2-utilize-clever-bidding-and-shift-to-value-driven-tracking-to-enhance-googles-quality-signals\" >2- Utilize Clever Bidding and Shift to Value-Driven Tracking to Enhance Google\u2019s Quality Signals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments\/#3-leverage-customer-match-lists-to-enhance-googles-signals-for-optimized-targeting-and-search\" >3- Leverage Customer Match Lists to Enhance Google\u2019s Signals for Optimized Targeting and Search<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments\/#4-create-new-audience-segments-and-check-them-for-indexing-scores\" >4- Create New Audience Segments and Check Them for Indexing Scores\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments\/#5-measure-results-as-you-expand-gradually-into-audience-expansion-or-optimized-targeting\" >5- Measure Results As You Expand Gradually into Audience Expansion or Optimized Targeting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments\/#6-ask-to-be-whitelisted-to-disable-the-demographics-expansion\" >6- Ask to be Whitelisted to Disable the Demographics Expansion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments\/#7-move-your-site-visitors-to-google-analytics-4-early-on\" >7- Move Your Site Visitors to Google Analytics 4 Early On<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments\/#bottom-line\" >Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/ditch-google-ads-similar-audience-segments\/#faqs-frequently-asked-questions\" >FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-are-similar-audience-segments\"><\/span><strong>What Are Similar Audience Segments?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similar segments check data about a business\u2019s current remarketing audience and recognize new and relevant customers who have similar interests as that audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s a straightforward yet dynamic technique to access a wider audience and gain conversions and clicks among potential buyers.<\/span> Similar audience<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> segments remove the guesswork from your organization\u2019s search for fresh consumers like convertors, site visitors, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google ads automatically make and upgrade Similar Segments in real-time when you have created at least one qualified list in the Audience Center library.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Ads strives to supply the most favorable user experience for both consumers and advertisers. And their team has concluded that eliminating this feature can eventually accomplish that objective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This development gives businesses a chance to re-analyze their advertising approaches and find alternative strategies for targeting their ideal customers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-will-change-on-august-1-2023\"><\/span><strong>What Will Change On August 1, 2023?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similar Audiences will be eliminated from all campaigns and ad groups.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Businesses could view historical reporting for Similar Segments even after 1st August from old campaigns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video Action, Display, and Discovery campaigns that continue to use similar audiences on 1st August will automatically select \u201cOptimized Targeting\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a video campaign has opted for \u201cBrand awareness and reach\u201d or \u201cProduct and brand consideration\u201d as objectives, they will automatically shift to \u201cAudience Expansion\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Bear in Mind that:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Ads will be adding the conforming first-party audience segments as a targeting standard for audience expansion and as a hint to optimized targeting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0To stop your campaigns or ad groups to be opted into audience expansion or optimized targeting on August 1, 2023, head to the Audience Manager &gt;Settings and rule out \u201cOptimized targeting and audience expansion\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you opt out, Google Ads will pause any of your campaigns and ad groups targeting similar audiences only on August 1, 2023\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertisers can unpause those ad groups or campaigns and include other related targeting benchmarks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This setting doesn&#8217;t change your choice of recommendations by Google Ads that you have \u201cAuto-applied\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have selected to auto-apply the \u201cUse optimized targeting\u201d suggestion, it will keep working as expected. You can alter auto-apply settings by heading to the Recommendations page<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"steps-to-transition-away-from-similar-audience-segments\"><\/span><strong>Steps to Transition Away from Similar Audience Segments<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4925\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalgravityprod.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Google-Ads-Similar-Audience-Segments.webp\" alt=\"Google-Ads-Similar-Audience-Segments\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-evaluate-where-similar-segments-are-being-used\"><\/span><strong>1- Evaluate Where Similar Segments are Being Used<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head to Shared Library &gt;Audience Manager to filter for similar in-use audiences during ad campaigns. You can target Similar Segments for the Display Network, YouTube, the Search Network, Customer Match, Gmail, and applications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember to analyze audience indicators across Performance Max campaigns too. Once done, your brand can determine the suitable tactic for removing similar audience segments and continuing the same or better performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-utilize-clever-bidding-and-shift-to-value-driven-tracking-to-enhance-googles-quality-signals\"><\/span><strong>2- Utilize Clever Bidding and Shift to Value-Driven Tracking to Enhance Google\u2019s Quality Signals<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your business employ smart bidding for your advertising? If not then start doing it right away. It can help your ads work well without similar audience segments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These bidding methods employ Google\u2019s machine learning across every auction to boost ad conversions and conversion values.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your <\/span>PPC<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> experts need to leverage smart bidding more than ever since accessing observable data is becoming increasingly difficult. In addition, advertisers have found smart bidding to be extremely workable across all campaign types.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Value-based tracking is even more powerful in indicating what is most crucial. When businesses set value for individual conversions, it helps search engine targeting and bidding bots select who to pursue and why, enhancing the ads\u2019 performance even more.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-leverage-customer-match-lists-to-enhance-googles-signals-for-optimized-targeting-and-search\"><\/span><strong>3- Leverage Customer Match Lists to Enhance Google\u2019s Signals for Optimized Targeting and Search<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These lists are automatically added as signals in smart auctioning, like target ROAS, target CPA, and optimize conversions. You only need to give it your top-quality customer match information to aid in performance bidding while helping propel high performance for perfect targeting. This feature can be a game changer specifically if you have removed similar audience segments.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-create-new-audience-segments-and-check-them-for-indexing-scores\"><\/span><strong>4- Create New Audience Segments and Check Them for Indexing Scores\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you created custom segments in Google ads for \u201cPeople who searched for any of these terms on Google\u201d for your most lucrative keywords? If not, then do it now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend making one for high-performing non-branded keywords for the account and one for branded keywords. Then, head to \u201cYour data insights\u201d to explore affinity and high-indexing in-market segments for your first-party segments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These insights can help you make a new combined audience segment and analyze several inclusion levels of search indexing scores. These searcher bases are ideal for checking in comparison with current similar audience segments. You can add these segments all at once on the ad group level and gauge the result after 2 to 3 weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-measure-results-as-you-expand-gradually-into-audience-expansion-or-optimized-targeting\"><\/span><strong>5- Measure Results As You Expand Gradually into Audience Expansion or Optimized Targeting<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google suggests using optimized targeting to replace similar audience segments in Discovery, Display, and Video action campaigns. But remember that optimized targeting is known to perform well with first-party audiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4923\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalgravityprod.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ditch-Google-Ads-Similar-Audience-Segments-1.webp\" alt=\"Ditch-Google-Ads-Similar-Audience-Segments\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To save your ads\u2019 performance from potentially getting poor, include your first-party information like customer match lists and slowly start optimizing targeting or expanding your audience. It will give you sufficient time to gauge the performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-ask-to-be-whitelisted-to-disable-the-demographics-expansion\"><\/span><strong>6- Ask to be Whitelisted to Disable the Demographics Expansion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google algorithms knowingly overlook a company\u2019s demographic exclusions if they employ video action campaigns with optimized targeting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google employees say they have the demographic expansion to optimize targeting in Video Campaigns. It means Google will show ads with turned-on optimized targeting to users not included in the chosen demographics if the algorithm can see a powerful conversion signal with the consumer displaying the ad. These high conversion signals can be relevant video views, search history, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t want it, consult with your dedicated Google representative and ask for access to the beta to disable demographics expansion. This way, your ads will not be shown to searchers in your ruled-out demographics with optimized targeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-move-your-site-visitors-to-google-analytics-4-early-on\"><\/span><strong>7- Move Your Site Visitors to Google Analytics 4 Early On<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/blog\/metrics-comparison-between-google-analytics-4-ga4-and-universal-analytics-ua\/\">GA4<\/a> (Google Analytics 4) does a great job of keeping your privacy intact while tracking your audiences like a pro. These features can give you a competitive edge since Google will remove more third-party cookies and make privacy changes shortly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Analytics assists businesses with features and tools that enable hassle-free compliance with data privacy regulations like GDPR. For instance, GA4 will depersonalize the IP addresses of all site users by default.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertisers should recreate audience lists in GA4 and turn them on in Google Ads if their remarketing visitors are still coming from Universal Analytics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to connect and open your GA4 account in Google Ads if you want to generate your remarketing audiences from Google Analytics 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondly, head to the GA4 Admin tab, click on Data Settings&gt; Data Collection and confirm the User Data Collection Acknowledgement to ensure that signals data collection is activated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"bottom-line\"><\/span><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google\u2019s Similar Audiences will be pulled out from all ad campaigns and groups from 1st August 2023. These targeted customer bases do well across every campaign type, so companies and marketers should make a plan for swapping these valuable audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope our article will help you prepare well for this change and preserve and even amplify your Google Ads\u2019 performances. Consult experts at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalgravity.ae\/services\/pay-per-click-dubai\/\"><strong>PPC agency<\/strong><\/a> in Dubai if you have any more questions! We will be more than happy to assist you.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"faqs-frequently-asked-questions\"><\/span><strong>FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1-\u00a0 Is there a way to rule out Similar Audiences in Google Ads?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, you can exclude them by following these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click Audiences in the page menu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head to the \u201cExclusions\u201d module and hit the button \u201cEdit Exclusions\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the ad group or campaign that you wish to update by clicking the plus icon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tick the box beside the particular demographic segment that you wish to eliminate in the ad group<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click \u201cSave\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2- Are Google Ads going to stop supporting Similar Segments or Similar Audiences for audience targeting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. Google has already declared in November 2022 that they will be changing Similar Audiences to more durable solutions in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3- What Google Ads is going to change on May 1, 2023, in regards to the Similar Segments feature?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertisers won&#8217;t be able to do these things on or after May 1, 2023:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Businesses won\u2019t be able to generate Similar Audiences for new first-party segments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They could not include Similar Audiences to any new or existing campaigns or ad groups or utilize it to make conversion value rules<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If an advertiser has attached Similar Segments to any of their campaign or ad group before May 1, 2023, it will keep using the segments until August 1, 2023<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention all companies that put ads on Google and target audiences using Google\u2019s popular feature, \u201cSimilar Audience Segments.\u201d Google Ads will eliminate this feature from all ad campaigns and groups. 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