Google Ads · D2C · Performance Marketing

D2C GOOGLE ADS
GUIDE

How to set up and scale Google Ads for D2C brands. Shopping, Performance Max, Search — channel mix, budget allocation, ROAS targets.

4 campaign types
Shopping · PMax · Search · YouTube
Budget allocation
By stage
ROAS targets
By channel
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GOOGLE WORKS DIFFERENTLY FROM META FOR D2C

Meta is interruption marketing — finding people before they know they want your product. Google is intent marketing — capturing people already searching. Better CVR, smaller audience. For most D2C brands, Google should be the second channel after Meta. When Meta ROAS is above 3× and brand search volume is growing, add Google Shopping.

WHAT'S INSIDE — PREVIEW

01
Google Shopping: Product feed optimisation, bidding strategy, campaign structure for D2C.
Shopping · Product feed · Smart bidding
02
Performance Max: Set up PMax correctly, required creative assets, how to read the reports.
PMax · Asset groups · Reporting
03
Search campaigns: Brand vs. non-brand keywords, competitor targeting, Dynamic Search Ads.
Search · Brand terms · Competitor
04
Google vs. Meta: When to add Google to a brand already running Meta.
Channel comparison · When to add Google
05
Budget allocation: How to split Shopping, PMax, and Search at different spend levels.
Budget split · Channel allocation
06
ROAS targets: Shopping (5–8×), PMax (3.5–5×), Search-brand (8–12×), Search-non-brand (3–5×).
ROAS benchmarks · Targets by type
07
Conversion tracking: GTM, GA4 enhanced ecommerce, import from GA4.
Conversion tracking · GTM · GA4
08
Feed optimisation: Product feed changes that move Google Shopping ROAS by 40–60%.
Feed optimisation · Title · Images

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Performance Max or Shopping first?

Start with Standard Shopping for control and data, then layer Performance Max once you have conversion history. PMax can cannibalise Shopping without data.

What ROAS on Google Shopping?

5–8× for brand terms. 3–5× for non-brand. PMax blends at 3.5–5× across all asset groups.

How to prevent PMax cannibalising Shopping?

Create a campaign exclusion list (negative keywords) to prevent PMax bidding on terms where you have high-performing Shopping campaigns.

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