Marketing mix register

Deadlines to prepare for.

Each entry describes a verified change, its deadline and the marketing mix settings to prepare.

Published deadlines
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Last check
1 September 2026

Published entries

The next deadlines.

Ordered chronologically by deadline, from the nearest date to the furthest.

History retained

Past deadlines.

The entries stay available at their original URL. Their state is checked against an official source.

01
Merchant Center · Measurement · Product reportingPast due — check required

Google Merchant Center aligns the definitions in its performance reports

Since 24 August 2026, Google Merchant Center has aligned several reporting definitions with Google Ads and YouTube, so that performance measurement is more consistent across Google surfaces.

Actor
Google Merchant Center
Checked on
1 September 2026
Deadline
24 August 2026
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02
YouTube · Measurement · Public viewsRollout complete

YouTube changes how public views are counted on 24 August 2026

Since 24 August 2026, YouTube has aligned the public count for long-form videos, live streams and Shorts: a public view is counted from the first frame, including on autoplay, on hover, or after a click or a tap.

Actor
YouTube
Checked on
1 September 2026
Deadline
24 August 2026
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03
Local distribution · ShoppingRollout complete

Shopping: Google Ads turns Local Inventory Ads on by default

From 31 August 2026, Google turns Local Inventory Ads on by default in Shopping campaigns. The backend then treats Campaign.ShoppingSetting.enable_local as true, including where an integration older than version 25.1 attempts to write false.

Actor
Google Ads
Checked on
1 September 2026
Deadline
31 August 2026
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04
Search campaigns · ACA · Broad matchPast due — check required

Google Ads migrates ACA and campaign-level broad match to AI Max from 1 September 2026

Google is taking AI Max for Search campaigns out of beta. The automatic September migration concerns eligible campaigns that use Automatically Created Assets or campaign-level broad match as standalone features. DSA campaigns are excluded from this phase and their migration is postponed to February 2027.

Actor
Google Ads
Checked on
13 August 2026
Deadline
1 September 2026
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