Google Maps is a widely used tool for getting around, but one user spotted what was thought to be a new ad format where ads pop up during navigation to recommend a “quick detour” – thankfully that’s ...

Advertisers are spotting a fresh Google Maps ad format featuring scrollable light blue sitelinks beneath promoted pins. The new layout gives brands more clickable real estate directly inside Maps.

Google Ads added a new channel control for Demand Gen to show ads in Google Maps. Some advertisers see the ability to select ...

I know, we can’t go two minutes without hearing “AI” – much like in the early days (years) of “mobile” and “social media.” In these early days of the generative AI era, creatives is an area where ...

Google today released its first TV ad — for Search’s AI Mode — created entirely with generative AI (Veo 3). The “Quick Getaway” depicted here is a play on both escaping the scene (specifically, flying ...