# Google Ads

Type: Product

Source: Marketing Intelligence Brief — https://getmarketingbrief.com/entity/google-ads
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## Timeline

- **2026-09**: Rollout begins — Starting in late September, campaign-level language settings will be removed; Google will rely on ad creative and landing page language plus AI signals to determine eligibility.
- **2026-08-19**: Global rollout begins — Microsoft Advertising starts making AI Max generally available across accounts, with guidance for existing campaigns and Google Ads imports.
- **2026-08-13**: Google announces language targeting removal — Search Engine Journal and Search Engine Land report that Google Ads will remove campaign-level language targeting from Search campaigns and Search inventory within Performance Max.
- **2026-05**: Open pilot begins — Microsoft opens an AI Max pilot to advertisers, gathering feedback on controls and performance.
- **2026-04-21**: Microsoft announces AI Max — Microsoft Advertising introduces AI Max as a suite of three AI-driven features for Search campaigns.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### Microsoft AI Max Goes Global with 3-Feature Search Automation
2026-08-19 23:15:55 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Microsoft Advertising has moved AI Max from open pilot to global availability for Search campaigns, giving paid search teams three automation levers — expanded matching, text customization, and final URL selection — with granular controls. Marketers should review existing campaigns because Predictive matching and autogenerated text assets are now automatically folded into AI Max settings. Early testers can use optimization experiments to compare performance before full rollout.
Full story: https://getmarketingbrief.com/story/microsoft-ai-max-global-rollout-marketing

### Google Ads Loses 1 Key Language Targeting Control for Search Campaigns
2026-08-13 22:21:15 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Google Ads is removing manual language targeting from Search campaigns and Search inventory within Performance Max starting late September 2026. Advertisers will need to rely on creative and landing page language plus Google AI to reach multilingual audiences, with major implications for ad serving control and campaign structure.
Full story: https://getmarketingbrief.com/story/google-ads-removes-language-targeting-search-marketing

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