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Connecting to Google Ad Manager
Enable the API in Google Ad Manager
First you need to enable the API access option in your Google Ad Manager account:
- Log in to your Google Ad Manager account;
- go to Admin > Global Settings > Network Settings > General Settings;
- enter a value in the Display name field;
- enable the API access option;
- Click on Save.
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Connect your website
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You must connect your Google Ad Manager account to your website through the Display Ads in order to load ads from Google Ad Manager to your site.
- Log into your site backend
- Go to Display Ads > Settings > Google Ad Manager
- Click on Connect account
- Choose the Google account your Ad Manager is hosted with;
- Confirm the connection;
The connection between your GAM account and your site should be active now.
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Placing ads from Google Ads
You can manually select which Google ad to display or make a bulk import.
To manually select which ad to display, go to:
- Ads > New Ad;
- Choose "Google Ad manager";
- A list of available ads will appear. Select one and click "Next";
- In this new section, you will have the option to set Display and Visitors conditions;
- Click "Save";
- Select the placement of your ad;
- All set. Your ad is published!
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For bulk import, just click "Import" from your Ad Manager settings:
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Manually placing ads
- Go to Display Ads on your dashboard;
- Click on Ads > New Ad;
- Select your type of ad. Hover on the question mark for more info. "Plain Text and Code" is for a script based ads, and you will receive this code from your advertising agency. Advanced Ads supports:
- Plain Text and Code
- Dummy
- Rich Content
- Image Ad
- Ad Group
- AMP
- Google Ad Manager
- AdSense ad
- Click on "Next";
- You can choose a Geo Location targeting on Visitor conditions;
- Click "Save";
- Select how you want to display your ads. You can also select the appropriate ad placement on the “Ad Groups & Rotations” section on the right side bar. Use this configuration for each ad size:
- 728 x 90: Leaderboard - Select “Header”
- 320 x 50: Mobile Leaderboard - Select “Header”
- 300 x 250: MPU/MREC (Med Rectangle) - Select “Archive, Inline, Sidebar”
- 300 x 50: Mobile Banner - Select “Header”
- Additional settings per ad type:
- Billboard ads (970 x 250) should include a Visitor condition to “Desktop” display only
- Mobile banner ads (320 x 50) should include a Visitor condition to “Mobile” display only
- Leadership ads (728 x 50), require a minimum screen width of 768 pixels as it will allow leaderboards to display on iPads but keep them off giant phones
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If you need to set a timeline, you can set the expiry date from the publish box.