Google has added a new ad unit to its AdSense suite, with ‘Related Search for Content’, which aims to help drive users to more related elements on your site.

As you can see here, the new ad unit essentially works as a suggested content type prompt on your website, which re-directs users to more of your pages specifically related to the content that they’re viewing.

As explained by Google:

“Related search for content is a contextual navigation unit that shows users search terms related to the page they’re viewing on a publisher’s website. When they click a search term, they’re taken to a search results page on the publisher’s site where they can explore other relevant topics, including search ads. As a result, Related search for content can help publishers increase site engagement – including site traffic, page views, and ad impressions – and drive incremental revenue.”

So it’s a means to both keep visitors on your site for longer, while also increasing ad exposure, branding, etc.

And importantly, Google also notes that this is ‘a privacy-preserving solution’.

As per Google’s announcement, Google Marketing Live will be held on May 24th, and will feature a mixture of in-person and live-streamed content - through the actual mix is yet to be determined, pending COVID restrictions.

Google’s annual marketing conference has become a key showcase of its latest ad tools, including YouTube ad changes, new ad formats, analytics offerings, and more.

This year, you can expect Google to share more details about its upcoming ‘Privacy Sandbox’ for Android, which will provide more data protection options for Android users, similar to Apple’s ATT update.

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