Google Ads Unleashed | Winning Strategies for E-Commerce Marketers

Hosted by Jeremy Young

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Aug 2026

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About the show

Welcome to "Google Ads Unleashed," the ultimate podcast for anyone who wants to harness the power of Google Ads to boost their online business. Whether you're an agency owner, E-Commerce marketer, or just someone who's interested in digital advertising, this show is for you. In each episode, we'll dive deep into the world of Google Ads, exploring the latest strategies, techniques, and best practices for creating effective ad campaigns that deliver real results. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just getting started, you'll find plenty of valuable insights and actionable tips to take your advertising game to the next level. We also bring in expert guests to share their insights and experiences, so you can learn from the best in the business. Our guests include successful E-Commerce entrepreneurs, marketing professionals, and Google Ads specialists who offer practical tips and advice. With Google Ads constantly evolving, it can be hard to keep up with the latest trends and changes. That's why we're here to help. We break down complex topics into easy-to-understand language and provide actionable advice that you can implement right away. Connect with Jeremy Young on LinkedIn for regular Google Ads updates, or email him on jeremy@younganddigital.marketing

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August 16, 2026Episode 15513 min

Amazon Account Suspended Overnight: How We Scaled Google Ads 2.5x in 5 Weeks & Delivered a Record Trading Month

Send us Fan Mail A client's Amazon account was suspended overnight, €1.5 million in monthly revenue gone, and we had five weeks to replace it with Google Ads. In this episode of the Google Ads Unleashed Podcast, host Jeremy walks through a real crisis case study with a German fitness and home gym retailer, detailing exactly how the team scaled Google Ads spend 2.5x in five weeks. By redefining profit targets, isolating hero products, pushing proven campaigns to their profitable ceiling, and expanding into demand capture territory the account had never needed to touch before. Learn why already running on POAS through Profit Metrics rather than ROAS was the decision that made scaling possible without destroying profitability, and why good Google Ads management is ultimately about how fast and how smartly you can react to the business around it. Get your free 30 minute strategy session with Jeremy here: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/ Scale your store with 1:1 coaching: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/1-2-1-coaching

August 9, 2026Episode 15410 min

AI-Generated Ads Now Require Disclosure in the EU: What's Actually Required

Send us Fan Mail As of August 2nd, EU law requires you to disclose AI-generated or edited ad creative, and if your agency hasn't told you yet, that's a problem. In this episode of the Google Ads Unleashed Podcast, host Jeremy breaks down exactly what the EU AI Act Article 50 means for Google Ads advertisers. Which assets are affected, from Performance Max and demand gen creatives to Merchant Center product images, and how to manually label AI-generated content across Google Ads, Asset Studio, and Merchant Center before it becomes a compliance liability. Learn why the disclosure obligation sits entirely with the advertiser rather than Google, why non-compliance risks fines of up to €15 million or 3% of global turnover, and what Young & Digital is already doing to get client accounts compliant. Get your free 30 minute strategy session with Jeremy here: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/ Scale your store with 1:1 coaching: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/1-2-1-coaching

August 2, 2026Episode 1538 min

How to Turn Your YouTube Shorts Into High-Performing Instream Ads

Send us Fan Mail YouTube Shorts placements are getting saturated and CPMs have doubled in a year, but your Shorts creative is also your untapped instream inventory. In this episode of the Google Ads Unleashed Podcast, host Jeremy shares a simple but overlooked demand gen trick - duplicating your 9:16 Shorts content into a separate instream campaign targeting mobile only. Learn Jeremy's full demand gen campaign structure, from one campaign per placement and lookalike audience setup, to how to triangulate on-platform data, third-party attribution, and post-purchase survey results to actually measure whether your demand gen is working. Get your free 30 minute strategy session with Jeremy here: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/ Scale your store with 1:1 coaching: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/1-2-1-coaching

July 26, 2026Episode 15215 min

The Google Ads Learning Phase Explained: What Actually Triggers It, What Doesn't & Why Agencies Use It as an Excuse

Send us Fan Mail The Google Ads learning phase is real, but it's also the most overused excuse in the industry, and it's time someone said it out loud. In this episode of the Google Ads Unleashed Podcast, host Jeremy demystifies the learning phase from the ground up, covering exactly what triggers it, what doesn't, how long it actually lasts, and the five destructive advertiser behaviours. Learn why Google doesn't start from zero when you launch a campaign, why volatility is normal but failure isn't, and how to tell the difference between expected short-term variance and a genuine strategy problem your agency is hiding behind a two-week deflection. Get your free 30 minute strategy session with Jeremy here: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/ Scale your store with 1:1 coaching: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/1-2-1-coaching

July 20, 2026Episode 1506 min

Margin Bidding vs POAS in Google Ads: Why Grouping by Margin Isn't the Same as Bidding for Profit

Send us Fan Mail Grouping your campaigns by product margin feels like smart strategy, but it's not the same as actually bidding for profit, and the difference is costing you. In this episode of the Google Ads Unleashed Podcast, host Jeremy breaks down a real audit finding that exposes why static margin-based campaign structures can't account for the factors that determine whether an order is truly profitable. Shipping costs by location, bulk purchase quantities, return rates, and basket complexity, and why only feeding profit as a conversion value into Google Ads can actually solve this. Learn why a low-margin product isn't necessarily unprofitable, why a high-margin product hitting your ROAS target can still lose you money, and why the nuance between margin bidding and POAS is one of the most misunderstood distinctions in ecommerce Google Ads. Get your free 30 minute strategy session with Jeremy here: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/ Scale your store with 1:1 coaching: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/1-2-1-coaching

July 12, 2026Episode 1499 min

Google Ads August Update: Target ROAS & CPA Is Changing - Your Campaigns Will Spend More If You Do Nothing

Send us Fan Mail Google is changing how Target ROAS and Target CPA work in August, and if you do nothing, your campaigns will quietly spend more and perform worse. In this episode of the Google Ads Unleashed Podcast, host Jeremy breaks down exactly what is changing on August 17th, why your bid targets are shifting from a floor to a magnet that pulls performance toward the number you set, and why accounts that have been comfortably overperforming their targets are the most exposed. Learn why the conservative targets many advertisers set and forgot are now an open instruction for Google to loosen bids, chase more volume, and close the gap between target and actual performance, at your expense. Get your free 30 minute strategy session with Jeremy here: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/ Scale your store with 1:1 coaching: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/1-2-1-coaching

July 5, 2026Episode 14812 min

When Google Ads Will Never Work: 4 Signs You Should Walk Away (From a Google Ads Expert)

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes Google Ads will never work, not because of poor management, but because the conditions simply don't support it. In this episode of the Google Ads Unleashed Podcast, host Jeremy delivers an honest assessment of the four structural reasons an ad account is destined to underperform regardless of how well it's run. Learn why Google is fundamentally a demand capture and physical availability channel, why it should almost never be your first marketing channel, and what to fix before spending another penny on paid search. If your account has never quite worked and you can't figure out why, this episode will give you the honest answer your Google Ads expert might not have told you. Get your free 30 minute strategy session with Jeremy here: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/ Scale your store with 1:1 coaching: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/1-2-1-coaching

June 28, 2026Episode 14814 min

Google Merchant Center Mistakes: 14 Issues Quietly Killing Your Shopping Campaigns (And How to Fix Them)

Send us Fan Mail Your shopping campaigns could be bleeding revenue right now, and the problem isn't in your Google Ads account, it's in Merchant Center. In this episode of the Google Ads Unleashed Podcast, host Jeremy walks through 14 of the most common Google Merchant Center mistakes he sees in real accounts, from unresolved product disapprovals, outdated feeds, and account-level misrepresentation suspensions, to neglected custom labels, unused add-ons, automated discounts, and the content API migration deadline that could break your feed entirely. Learn what a clean, healthy Merchant Center actually looks like, why pricing insights and supplemental feeds are two of the most underused levers in shopping, and how to fix the issues that are quietly costing you visibility, clicks, and conversions. If you haven't checked your Merchant Center recently, this episode is the audit you didn't know you needed. Get your free 30 minute strategy session with Jeremy here: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/ Scale your store with 1:1 coaching: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/1-2-1-coaching

June 21, 2026Episode 14818 min

Why ROAS Is Lying to You: How to Optimise Google Ads for Profit Instead of Revenue (Target POAS Explained)

Send us Fan Mail ROAS looks great on paper, but if Google can't see your margins, it's quietly pushing your least profitable products and costing you money. In this episode of the Google Ads Unleashed Podcast, host Jeremy breaks down exactly why ROAS is a flawed optimisation signal for most ecommerce businesses, how to feed profit data directly into the Google Ads algorithm using conversion value rules, server-side tracking via Stape, or Profit Metrics, and why switching to target POAS can completely change which products Google chooses to prioritise. One client went from hovering at break-even despite a 20x on-platform ROAS to their most profitable week in the agency's entire collaboration, in under seven days of switching to profit-based conversion values. If you're scaling spend but profits aren't following, this episode will show you exactly why and what to do about it. Get your free 30 minute strategy session with Jeremy here: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/ Scale your store with 1:1 coaching: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/1-2-1-coaching

June 14, 2026Episode 14717 min

The Google Shopping Pricing Trick Your Competitors Don't Know About: Automated Discounts Setup Guide

Send us Fan Mail Google's automated discounts feature just grew one client's gross profit by 25%, and it's now easier to set up than ever. In this episode of the Google Ads Unleashed Podcast, host Jeremy breaks down exactly what automated discounts are, how Google's AI dynamically adjusts your product prices within a range you control to win more visibility, clicks, and conversions in the shopping auction, and why counterintuitively dropping prices can actually increase profit. Learn step by step how to set it up through Merchant Center, Shopify, or feed tools. If you're running shopping campaigns and haven't explored this feature yet, this episode gives you the full picture, including real results across impressions, clicks, orders, revenue, and gross profit from a live client account. Get your free 30 minute strategy session with Jeremy here: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/ Scale your store with 1:1 coaching: https://www.younganddigital.marketing/1-2-1-coaching