On paper, Performance Max (PMax) sounds like a marketer’s dream: driven by machine learning and optimized for conversions. But for many businesses, especially those that value control, transparency, and strategic nuance, Performance Max can quickly become a black box that undermines more than it delivers.
If you’re running any kind of targeted advertising like pay-per-click ads, display ads, social media ads, or others, you need to have landing pages. Don’t just choose a random page on your site. Build a new page that doesn’t exist elsewhere on the site and is targeted toward the ads and audience (don’t worry, you can just hide it from your menu and Google search results). Your campaign results will be much better.
When it comes to developing and executing modern digital marketing strategies, there’s one important thing that often gets forgotten: user experience (UX). This is unfortunate since it’s a critically important component of successful marketing in a digital age that prioritizes convenience and personalization.
