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Demand Gen Campaign Specs

Find the latest Demand Gen asset specifications
Explore Demand Gen campaign best practices and optimization tips!

✏️ Demand Gen Campaign Specs

🖼️ Single image ads

  • Up to 20 Images
    Landscape (1.91:1): 1200 x 628 pixels
    Minimum image size: 600 x 314 pixels
    Maximum file size: 5MB

    Square: 1200 x 1200 pixels
    Minimum image size: 300 x 300 pixels
    Maximum file size: 5MB


    Portrait (4:5) 900 x 1600
    Minimum size: 480x600
    Maximum file size: 5MB


    **Note: GIF file types are accepted but only a static version will be displayed.

  • ✍️ Up to 5 Headlines: 40 characters max

  • ✍️ Up to 5 Description Lines: 90 characters max

  • ✍️ x1 Business Name: 25 characters max

  • Up to 5 Logos
    Square (1:1): 1,200 x 1,200 pixels
    Minimum logo size: 144 x 144 pixels
    Maximum file size: 150KB

     

🖼️ Carousel Ads

  • 2 to 10 Images
    Landscape (1.91:1): 1200 x 628 pixels
    Minimum image size: 600 x 314 pixels
    Maximum file size: 5MB

    Square: 1200 x 1200 pixels
    Minimum image size: 300 x 300 pixels
    Maximum file size: 5MB


    Portrait (4:5) 900 x 1600
    Minimum size: 480x600
    Maximum file size: 5MB


    **Note: GIF file types are accepted but only a static version will be displayed.

  • ✍️ x1 Headline: 40 characters max

  • ✍️ x1 Description Line: 90 characters max

  • ✍️ x1 Business Name: 25 characters max

 

  • x1 Logo
    Square (1:1): 1,200 x 1,200 pixels
    Minimum logo size: 144 x 144 pixels
    Maximum file size: 150KB

🎥 Video Ads

  • 1-5 advertiser uploaded videos

  • Video length: Minimum 5 seconds
    Shorts: Max. length of one minute, 10-20 seconds recommended
    Landscape: No max. length, under 3 minutes recommended
    Square: No max. length, under 3 minutes recommended
     

  • Landscape: 16:9. Recommended pixels for HD: 1920x1080px

  • Square: 1:1. Recommended pixels for HD: 1080x1080px

  • Portrait: 4:5

  • Vertical: 9:16. Recommended pixels for HD: 1080x1920px

  • Format: .MPG (MPEG-2 or MPEG-4)

  • File size: ≤256 GB

  • ✍️ x1 Headline: 40 characters max

  • ✍️ x1 Long Headline: 90 characters max

  • ✍️ x1 Description Line: 90 characters max

  • ✍️ x1 Business Name: 25 characters max

 

  • x1 Logo
    Square (1:1): 1,200 x 1,200 pixels
    Minimum logo size: 144 x 144 pixels
    Maximum file size: 150KB

Demand Gen Campaigns Tips and Best Practices:

Best Practices:

✅ Provide ALL the available images, logos, headlines, and description lines to achieve optimal performance

✅ Create a Signal including your own data, as well demographics and in-market audiences

✅ Create clear and to the point image assets

✅ Continuously replace low-performing assets

Tips:

💡 Add at least x2 remarketing audiences as part of your Signal

💡 Target only the best performing locations (based on historical data)

Demand Gen campaigns show up at Gmail, YouTube, and the Google Discovery Feed.

Where do Demand Gen Campaigns show up?

You can create a Signal (Audience), including the following options:

  • Custom Segments based on what people searched on Google, which websites they visited, whihc apps they are using or their browser interests
     

  •  Your Own Data to create audiences including people who have previously interacted with your business
     

  • Lookalike segments, based on your previously cretaed audiences
     

  • Interests & detailed demographics, targeting people based on their browser behaviour
     

  • Demographics, such as gender, age, household income and parental status

How does targeting work in Demand Gen Campaigns?

Demand Gen campaigns are best used to drive conversions (sales or leads) for your business. Demand Gen campaigns are designed to help you move prospective clients down the funnel.

What are Demand Gen Campaigns best for?

Yes, video ads are supported and can be a powerful way to target your potential clients.

Are Video Ads Supported in Demand Gen Campaigns?

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