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

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

July 12, 2026 · 9 min · Season 3 · Episode 149

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This episode discusses changes to Target ROAS and Target CPA in Google Ads and their implications for campaign performance.

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....

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