Google Marketing Live 2026: growth in the age of AI

Measurement is your engine for growth in the AI era. It is the foundation that provides the understanding needed to navigate complex consumer journeys and drives the sustained growth required to compete.

As AI transforms campaigns and creativity, your measurement foundation must keep pace. Because good measurement—powered by accurate data—is a competitive differentiator, we are on a mission to simplify it

Today, we are sharing the latest ways we are making it easier to manage your data, run causal experiments, and get a unified view to guide your investment decisions across your marketing mix. We’re helping you to act on your data and insights, to turn measurement into your advantage in the AI era.

1. Build data strength to boost your ROI.

Activating your data drives real results—in fact, advertisers using the Google tag gateway see an average 14% conversion lift.

Yet, unlocking that value remains a challenge. Fragmented data sources, technical heavy lifting, and setup errors consistently get in the way of fully building your data strength.