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Configuring dynamic ad campaigns in Google Ads allows you to show personalized ads to users who have previously visited your website, featuring inventory, via the vehicle detail pages, they viewed. Here's a step-by-step guide to setting up dynamic ad campaigns.
Create a Import File for the Client’s Inventory
Create Google Sheet and Tabs for Importing Inventory
Login to the appropriate Google Account
DS/ARI - sem@dealerspike.com
Ignite - sem@dealerspike.com
Ignition - TBDsem@dealerspike.com
You will need to create two copies of Google Sheets
Import the Feed and Transform
Export to Google Ads
Dynamic Remarketing File #1
Links:
NetDriven Dynamic Remarketing File #1 Coming Soon!
DX1 Dynamic Remarketing File #1 Coming Soon!
Copy and Rename the Sheet with the Client’s Name
Example: Pete’s RV - DR 1
Replace the domain with “A1” of tab “1. Feed” with the clients domain
- For DX1: replace “PASTE GUID HERE” with the guid found in the client’s DX1 feed URLVerify the Export Data Has Correct/Formatted Data
Copy the Sheet ID for this Sheet
Dynamic Remarketing File #2
Links:
Ignition NetDriven Dynamic Remarketing File #2 Coming Soon!
DX1 Dynamic Remarketing File #2 Coming Soon!
Copy and Rename the Sheet with the Client’s Name
Example: Pete’s RV - DR 2
Replace the “PASTE SHEET ID HERE” with the Sheet ID above
Verify Data Populates
Setup Google Ads Feed
Navigate to "Tools & Settings" > "Setup" > "Business data."
Click on the "+" button and select “Dynamic Ad Feed” with:
Business type: Custom
Fill out the Name of the Feed
“Dealer Name“ DR Auto
Select Google Sheets for Uploading a File
Link The Correct Sheet and Populate the Fields/Columns
Note: Only takes in one tab, so Google Sheet has to have only one tab
Click the New Feed to See Verify Data
Create a Dynamic Remarketing Ads
Prepping the Dynamic Ads
There are three dynamic ad templates for 3 different ad sizes
scoreboard (728x90)
View file name index.html
banner (160x600)
View file name index.html
square (300x250)
View file name index.html
For each Ad, you will need the background image from the content team
Rename the image to match the ad template
square, banner, scoreboard, etc
Zip each pair together and rename the file to the image file name
Open the Google Drive Folder - Google Drive Folder
Create a Folder for the Client with the Name
Upload the Three Zip files with Ads from Above
Note: Please report any Dynamic Ad issues to the PO of the Dragons Development Team for Review
Create a Dynamic Remarketing Campaign
Click on "Campaigns" > "+ New Campaign"
“Leads” as Goal
"Display" as the campaign type
Hit Continue
Leave business website blank
Enter your campaign name “Dynamic Remarketing”
Hit Continue
Finalize the rest of the campaign settings
Finalize Budget/Bidding Settings
Create an Ad Group for Dynamic Remarketing
In the "Targeting" section, select "Audience Segments" and choose "Vehicle Detail Page Visitors - 90 Days"
Create Dynamic Ads
Select “Upload Display Ads”
Upload the the dynamic files
With the client’s assets
In the "Dynamic ads" section, turn on "Use dynamic ads" and select your feed
Repeat two more times for another set of ads
Verify
Review Campaign to verify all Ads