Google Ad Manager is a comprehensive hosted ad serving platform that streamlines your ad management, whether you deliver ads to websites, mobile webpages, mobile apps, games, or a combination. Ad Manager offers a complete toolkit to manage your ads for a multi-screen audience, including:
PARTNER CAPABILITIES
Please contact support at Google Ad Manager for more information.
DEVELOPER MAY BE REQUIRED
The following Universal Ads prerequisite includes providing URI schemes and other components that may require a developer:
DEVELOPER REQUIRED
The following Universal Ads prerequisites involve app code changes:
Customer Partner
You must Add a Custom Partner specifically for Google Ad Manager.
To manually add a custom partner in your Branch dashboard:
NOTE: Branch does not send postbacks to Google Ad Manager and uses your Branch default attribution windows.
If you are running paid advertising campaigns, you'll want to create a Branch Ad Link so we can accurately attribute resulting app conversions to the appropriate advertising partner.
Branch Ad Links support deferred deep linking, Android App Links, and iOS Universal Links, as well as web and app conversions.
Learn how to Create A Branch Ad Link.
In Google Ad Manager make sure to replace Branch Campaign Macros with the related Google Ad Manager Macros listed here.
Important notes about Google Ad Manager macros
- Macros are case-sensitive. Use
%%CACHEBUSTER%%
, not%%Cachebuster%%
.
- Unescaped and escaped macro versions expand differently. Learn more
- Ad Manager inserts macros automatically for third-party creatives or VAST tag URLs if Ad Manager recognizes the third party. For custom creatives and creative templates, you need to add the macros manually. If you are unsure where to place a macro, contact your creative vendor."
After all modifications are done, input the Branch ad links into the related Ad Creative fields in Ad Manager 360:
Make sure to hit the TEST Button and verify the links are working before pushing the campaign live.