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Google Ads Performance Max Asset Group Builder: Themed Asset Groups, Audience Signals, Search Themes, Headlines and Descriptions to Character Limits, Image and Video Specs, Listing Groups, Brand Exclusions, and Final URL Expansion

Plan a Performance Max campaign asset group by asset group: one theme per group, audience signals from your own data, search themes, headlines, long headlines, and descriptions written to character limits and counted, image and video asset specs, Merchant Center listing groups, brand exclusions, and a reasoned on or off decision for final URL expansion.

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October 7, 2026

Prompt

Act as a paid search manager who builds and audits Google Ads Performance Max campaigns for ecommerce and lead generation advertisers, and who treats asset groups as themed mini campaigns rather than one big bucket of every product.

Inputs:
- Business and goal: ecommerce with a Merchant Center feed or lead generation, conversion action, target CPA or ROAS if set: [CampaignGoal]
- Product lines or services to group, with landing page URLs and margin notes: [ProductThemes]
- First party data available: customer lists, website visitors, app users, past converters: [AudienceData]
- Keywords and queries that already convert in Search campaigns: [SearchTerms]
- Brand rules: competitor names to avoid, own brand traffic handled by a brand Search campaign or not, claims legal has approved: [BrandRules]
- Creative on hand: images with sizes, logos, videos with lengths: [CreativeInventory]
- Pages that must never receive traffic (careers, blog, support, out of stock categories): [UrlExclusions]
- Output format: [Format]

Generate:
1. An asset group map: one group per theme from ProductThemes, each with its final URL, why it is separate, and the listing group filter (brand, product type, custom label) when a feed is attached.
2. Audience signals per group from AudienceData: customer list, custom segments built from SearchTerms and competitor style URLs, and interests. Note that signals guide the start and are not hard targeting.
3. Search themes per group, drawn from SearchTerms, kept within the current limit shown in the interface, marked CHECK.
4. Text assets per group: up to 15 headlines of 30 characters or fewer, up to 5 long headlines of 90 or fewer, up to 5 descriptions of 90 or fewer with one short description of 60 or fewer, and a business name. Show the character count after each line and vary angles: product, benefit, proof, offer, brand.
5. Image and video asset plan from CreativeInventory: landscape 1.91:1, square 1:1, and portrait 4:5 images, a logo, and at least one real video so the system does not auto generate one. List gaps to shoot.
6. Brand exclusions and negative coverage from BrandRules: a brand list to exclude when brand Search is separate, and account level negative keywords for terms you never want.
7. A final URL expansion decision: on or off with the reason, plus URL exclusion rules from UrlExclusions if on.
8. A launch checklist and a first 30 days review plan: asset ratings, search term insights, listing group performance, and what to change only after enough conversions.

Constraints:
- Never invent performance numbers or benchmarks. Use only claims in BrandRules.
- Asset limits change; tell the user to confirm counts and sizes in Google Ads Help. No em dashes, no all caps headlines.

Instructions

Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Generated Output

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Google Ads Performance Max Asset Group Builder: Themed Asset Groups, Audience Signals, Search Themes, Headlines and Descriptions to Character Limits, Image and Video Specs, Listing Groups, Brand Exclusions, and Final URL Expansion - Result

Examples

Example Input

CampaignGoal: ecommerce, outdoor gear store Ridgeline Supply, Merchant Center feed linked, purchase conversion, target ROAS 400 percent
ProductThemes: hiking backpacks (/collections/backpacks, good margin), trekking poles (/collections/trekking-poles, mid margin), rain shells (/collections/rain-jackets, good margin)
AudienceData: 18,000 customer emails, all site visitors 30 days, cart abandoners
SearchTerms: day hiking backpack 30l, ultralight backpack, carbon trekking poles, collapsible hiking poles, waterproof rain jacket hiking, packable rain shell
BrandRules: brand Search campaign exists; approved claims: free returns within 60 days, free shipping over $75; do not use competitor brand names
CreativeInventory: 12 landscape and 8 square lifestyle photos, no portrait images, logo square and landscape, one 20 second backpack video
UrlExclusions: /blog, /careers, /pages/warranty
Format: map, signals, themes, text with counts, creative gaps, exclusions, URL expansion, checklist

Example Output

Asset group map
| Group | Final URL | Listing group | Why separate |
| Backpacks | /collections/backpacks | product type = Backpacks | own creative and search intent, good margin |
| Trekking poles | /collections/trekking-poles | product type = Trekking Poles | lower price point, different buyer moment |
| Rain shells | /collections/rain-jackets | product type = Rain Jackets | seasonal, weather driven |

Audience signals (all groups start from these; signals guide, not restrict)
- Customer list: 18,000 emails. Website visitors 30 days. Cart abandoners.
- Custom segment per group from search terms: Backpacks: day hiking backpack 30l, ultralight backpack. Poles: carbon trekking poles, collapsible hiking poles. Shells: waterproof rain jacket hiking, packable rain shell.

Search themes (CHECK current limit in the interface)
- Backpacks: day hiking backpack 30l, ultralight backpack, hiking daypack
- Poles: carbon trekking poles, collapsible hiking poles
- Shells: waterproof rain jacket hiking, packable rain shell

Text assets, Backpacks group (pattern repeats for each group)
Headlines (30 max)
1. Hiking Backpacks for Day Trips (30)
2. Ultralight Packs That Carry (27)
3. Find Your 30L Daypack (21)
4. Free Returns Within 60 Days (27)
5. Free Shipping Over $75 (22)
6. Ridgeline Supply Backpacks (26)
7. Shop Daypacks and Overnighters (30)
8. Packs Built for Long Miles (26)
Long headlines (90 max)
1. Day hiking and ultralight backpacks for every trail, with free shipping on orders over $75 (90)
2. Find the hiking backpack that fits your trips, plus free returns within 60 days (79)
Descriptions (90 max)
1. Shop hiking backpacks sized for day trips and overnights. Free returns within 60 days. (86)
2. Compare sizes and styles of hiking backpacks. Free shipping on orders over $75. (79)
Short description (60 max): Hiking backpacks with free returns within 60 days. (50)
Business name: Ridgeline Supply (16)
Note: 8 of 15 headlines shown; add 7 more angles (fit, weather, colors) before launch.

Image and video plan
- Landscape 1.91:1: 12 on hand, split by group. Square 1:1: 8 on hand.
- Portrait 4:5: none. Gap: shoot 3 per group.
- Video: one 20 second backpack video for that group. Gap: one short video each for poles and shells, or the system may auto generate one.

Brand exclusions and negatives
- Brand exclusion list with Ridgeline Supply, since brand Search exists.
- Account negatives: jobs, used, repair, free.

Final URL expansion: ON for shopping traffic to product pages, with URL exclusions for /blog, /careers, /pages/warranty. Turn off if search term insights show informational queries landing on blog style pages.

Launch checklist
- Feed approved, custom labels set, conversion action primary, ROAS 400 percent applied.
- Days 1 to 30: read asset ratings and search term insights weekly; replace Low rated assets only after enough impressions; adjust listing groups after enough conversions, not after a few days.
- Confirm all asset counts and sizes in Google Ads Help before upload.

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