Price assets can add more value to your Search Network text ads by giving you a bigger showcase for your services and range of products, and by linking people directly to what interests them on your site. This allows people to find what they want more quickly through your ad.
As an example, let's say you own a hair salon. You could add more generic price assets for 'Haircut', 'Hair Colouring' and 'Treatments' to campaigns with more general keywords. Or you could add assets to more targeted ad groups. Your 'Hair Colour' ad group might include assets like: 'Partial Colour', 'Full Colour', 'Full Colour + Conditioning' and 'Semi-permanent Gloss'. Price assets let you give people a range of what your business offers.
In this article, you’ll learn more about the advantages of price assets.
Note: Price assets link directly to your site, so it’s important to make sure that your site is optimised for computers and all mobile devices. Learn how to Create an effective mobile site.
Benefits
Here are a few reasons to consider adding price assets to your ads:
- Surface your offerings. Price assets showcase your business’s offerings in an interactive format users can scroll through.
- Make shortcuts to conversions. When people click or tap on a specific item on your price menu, they go directly to it on your site.
- Increase your impact – with minimal work. You won’t need to make new text ads or edit your old ones.
- Easily updated. Change your item names and description whenever you want, keeping them up-to-date for sales and special offers. And good news – you can edit your price assets without resetting their performance statistics.
- Flexible and customisable. You can add price assets to an account, campaign or ad group, depending on which ads you want them to show with. You can also specify the dates, days of week or times of day your price assets are eligible to show.
How it works
Price assets appear below your text ad on desktop and mobile, and give you more space to tell people details about what your business offers. They show as a set of up to eight cards that people can view to review the different options and prices. From your price menu, people can go directly to the item that interests them on your site.
Before you begin
As you’re setting up your price asset, it’s important to keep in mind what people will be searching for when they come across your ad. Think about how specific your ads’ keywords are, and try to match that level of specificity in the asset that you create. For instance, if your keywords are aimed at people searching for 'luxury sheets', then your asset should give people the specific information that they’d want: the range of sheets that they can buy and the price of each kind. Keep in mind that people searching for sheets most likely don’t want to find information about towels or rugs. Price assets may not be available in certain languages and currencies. Find out which languages and currencies are available for price assets in the section below.
Available languages and currencies
Price assets are currently available in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.
Code | Currency |
---|---|
ARS |
Argentine Peso |
AUD |
Australian Dollar |
BOB |
Boliviano |
BRL |
Brazilian Real |
CAD |
Canadian Dollar |
CHF |
Swiss Franc |
CLP |
Chilean Peso |
COP |
Colombian Peso |
EUR |
Euro |
GBP |
Pound Sterling |
HKD |
Hong Kong Dollar |
INR |
Indian Rupee |
JPY |
Japanese Yen |
MXN |
Mexican Peso |
NZD |
New Zealand Dollar |
PEN |
Peruvian Sol |
PHP |
Philippine Peso |
PLN |
Polish Złoty |
RUB |
Russian Ruble |
SEK |
Swedish Krona |
SGD |
Singapore Dollar |
USD |
United States Dollar |
VEF |
Venezuelan Bolívar |
ZAR |
South African Rand |
Certain asset types have requirements you’ll need to follow to showcase your ads. Refer to the section below for more information.
Requirements for each price asset type
Brands
All headers need to be actual brands offered and can't contain anything other than the brand names. For each header, the description should provide further information about that specific brand.
- Example header: Google for Work
- Example description: Professional email, calendars and online storage
Events
All headers need to relate to specific events (such as date of event, location of event, type of event or performer). For each header, the description should provide further details about that specific event.
- Example header: 19 November or Country Music Festival, Austin
- Example description: Country Music Festival, Austin or 19/11/16
Location
All headers need to be locations relevant to your business. For each header, the description should provide further details about that specific location.
- Example header: San Francisco
- Example description: Financial district, Marina, Mission
Local areas
All headers need to be sub-regions or districts within a city or region. For each header, the description should provide further information about that specific neighborhood.
- Example header: Hayes Valley
- Example description: 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom condos
Product categories
All headers need to be variations of a product category. For each header, the description should provide further information specific to that product category.
- Example header: Tennis shoes
- Example description: Men’s, women’s, junior
Product tiers
All headers need to be levels or sizes. For each header, the description should provide further information about that specific tier.
- Example header: Deluxe
- Example description: Our largest gift basket
-
Services
All headers must be types of services. For each header, the description should provide further information about that specific service.
- Example header: Teeth whitening
- Example description: 30-minute walk-in appointment
Service categories
All headers need to be variations of a service category, which is a category that includes several specific services. For each header, the description should provide further information about that specific service category.
- Example header: Dental
- Example description: Kids, fillings, whitening
Service tiers
All headers need to be levels of services. The description must provide further guidance on each service tier.
- Example header: 3-star hotel
- Example description: In-room bar, free Internet
Instructions
The sections below provide step-by-step instructions for creating, adding and editing price assets. Bear in mind that some limits do apply to your Google Ads account. If you use a lot of assets or feeds, it’s recommended to remove or replace items that no longer apply. Learn more About your Google Ads accounts limits
Create price assets
- Sign into your Google Ads account.
- Click Ads and assets in the page menu on the left, then click Assets in the subpage menu.
- You’ll notice a table with all of your assets. Click the plus icon , then click Price.
- Choose the level you’d like to add the asset to by using the 'Add to' drop-down menu.
- Enter the price asset’s language, type, currency and price qualifier.
- Fill in the header, price, description and final URL for each of the products or services that you want to feature. You must enter a minimum of three items. It’s recommended that you list five or more.
- You don’t need to use a different final URL for each row if you only have one available.
- Assets can be up to 25 characters per header and 25 characters per description. Your description or header may be shortened for narrower mobile screens.
- For requirements specific to each type of price asset, consult the next section of this article.
- Keep in mind that your asset may also sometimes appear without a description.
- The price that you provide may be truncated or rounded for display on mobile. For example, £12,345.67 might show as £12.4K.
- Click Save to save your new price asset
Add price assets
1. Download the spreadsheet template
- Sign in to your Google Ads account.
- Click Ads and asset in the page menu on the left.
- Click Assets in the subpage menu, then click the 'Table' view icon at the top right corner.
- You’ll notice a table with all your assets. Select Association from the 'Table view' drop-down menu.
- On the top right corner, click the three-dot icon .
- Click Upload.
- Click View templates in the new window that appears to select the spreadsheet format you want to download.
2. Make changes to the spreadsheet
You can add campaign and ad group names where you want to add the asset.
Campaign (required): Enter your campaign name under the 'Campaign' field in order to associate your price assets with this campaign. To associate your price asset with multiple campaigns, create several rows with the same content except for the name of the campaign (don't provide multiple campaign names in one row).
Ad group (optional): Enter your ad group name under the 'Ad group' field to associate your price assets with this ad group. Note that a campaign name is required if you choose to associate your price asset with an ad group. The ad group must be part of the campaign that you choose. To associate your price asset with multiple ad groups, create several rows with the same content except for the name of the ad group (don't provide multiple ad group names in one row).
Language (required): Make sure that the 'Language' column of your spreadsheet is set to a 'value'-type column. Enter en for English.
Type (required): Enter one of the following price asset types:
- Brands
- Events
- Locations
- Local areas
- Product categories
- Product tiers
- Service categories
- Service tiers
- Services
Price qualifier (optional): Leave this option empty if you don’t want to show a price qualifier. Otherwise, enter one of the following:
- From
- Up to
- Average
Tracking template (optional): Leave this option empty if you don’t want to show a tracking template. Insert your tracking template URL.
Specific information for each price asset item you want to showcase (required): Enter the following:
- Item header
- Item final URL
- Item description
- Item price: Enter a number with two decimal points and ISO 4217 currency code (for instance, 34.99 GBP). If the selected language uses a comma instead of a point to indicate decimal points, use a comma instead (for example, 34,99 EUR).
Final mobile URL (optional)
Item unit (optional): Leave this option empty if you don’t want to show a price unit. Otherwise, enter one of the following:
- per hour
- per day
- per night
- per week
- per month
- per year
For information about further optional columns to specify scheduling and date ranges, visit Make changes with bulk uploads. Keep in mind that device preference isn’t available for price assets.
Note: If you want to add the asset at campaign level, leave the ad group column blank. If you want to add the asset at account level, leave campaign and ad group columns blank.
3. Upload your spreadsheet to apply and save your changes
- Sign in to your Google Ads account.
- Click Ads and asset in the page menu on the left.
- Click Assetsin the subpage menu, then click the 'Table' view icon at the top right corner.
- You’ll notice a table with all of your assets. On the top right corner, click the three-dot icon.
- Click Upload.
- Click View templates in the dialogue box that opens to select the spreadsheet format that you want to download.
- Select source from the drop-down menu. Click Preview changes to make sure the changes in your spreadsheet are accurately reflected in your account.
- If the preview of your changes looks good, click Apply.
You can also upload your price assets in bulk for other languages. Refer to 'Add price assets in bulk (in non-English languages)' for all appropriate language values and currency codes to use, along with translated names for each price asset type, price qualifier and price unit.
Add price assets in bulk (non-English languages)
Language
Enter one of the following language codes in the 'Language' column of your spreadsheet:
Value | Language |
---|---|
en |
English |
es |
Spanish |
es-419 |
Spanish (Latin America) |
fr |
French |
it |
Italian |
ja |
Japanese |
nl |
Dutch |
pl |
Polish |
pt-br |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
pt-pt |
Portuguese (Portugal) |
ru |
Russian |
de |
German |
sv |
Swedish |
Type of price asset
Enter the type of price asset in your language:
en | de | fr | es |
---|---|---|---|
Brands |
Marken |
Marques |
Marcas |
Events |
Veranstaltungen |
Événements |
Eventos |
Locations |
Standorte |
Lieux |
Ubicaciones geográficas |
Local areas |
Stadtteile |
Quartiers |
Barrios |
Product categories |
Produktkategorien |
Catégories de produits |
Categorías de producto |
Product tiers |
Produktvarianten |
Niveaux de produits |
Gamas de producto |
Service categories |
Dienstleistungskategorien |
Catégories de services |
Categorías de servicio |
Service tiers |
Dienstleistungsvarianten |
Niveaux de services |
Gamas de servicio |
Services |
Dienstleistungen |
Services |
Servicios |
es-419 | it | ja | pt-br |
---|---|---|---|
Marcas |
Brand |
ブランド |
Marcas |
Eventos |
Eventi |
イベント |
Eventos |
Lugares |
Località |
地域 |
Locais |
Barrios |
Quartieri |
周辺地域 |
Vizinhanças |
Categorías de producto |
Categorie di prodotti |
商品のカテゴリ |
Categorias de produto |
Niveles de producto |
Livelli di prodotto |
商品のバリエーション |
Níveis de produto |
Categorías de servicio |
Categorie di servizi |
サービスのカテゴリ |
Categorias de serviço |
Niveles de servicio |
Livelli di servizio |
サービスのバリエーション |
Níveis de serviço |
Servicios |
Servizi |
サービス |
Serviços |
pt-pt | nl | ru | pl | sv |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marcas |
Merken |
Бренды |
Marki |
Varumärken |
Eventos |
Evenementen |
События |
Wydarzenia |
Händelser |
Localizações |
Locaties |
Места |
Lokalizacje |
Platser |
Vizinhanças |
Buurten |
Районы |
Okolice |
Områden |
Categorias de produto |
Productcategorieën |
Категории товаров |
Kategorie produktów |
Produktkategorier |
Níveis de produto |
Productniveaus |
Виды товаров |
Typy produktów |
Produktnivåer |
Categorias de serviços |
Servicecategorieën |
Категории услуг |
Kategorie usług |
Tjänstekategorier |
Níveis de serviços |
Serviceniveaus |
Виды услуг |
Typy usług |
Tjänstenivåer |
Serviços |
Services |
Услуги |
Usługi |
Tjänster |
Price qualifier
Leave this option empty if you don’t want to show a price qualifier. Otherwise, enter the appropriate price qualifier in your language
Language | 'From' qualifier | 'Up to' qualifier | Average 'avg' qualifier |
---|---|---|---|
en |
From |
up to |
Average |
de |
Ab |
Bis |
Durchschnitt |
com |
Dès |
Max |
Prix moyen |
es |
Desde |
Hasta |
Media |
es-419 |
Desde |
Hasta |
Promedio |
it |
Da |
Fino a |
In media |
ja |
最低 |
最高 |
平均 |
pt-br |
A partir de |
Até |
Em média |
pt-pt |
Desde |
Até |
Em média |
nl |
Vanaf |
Tot |
Gemiddeld |
ru |
От |
До |
В среднем |
pl |
Od |
Do: |
Średnio |
de |
Från |
Till |
I genomsnitt |
Currency codes
Use one of the following currency code in your 'Item price' column. Enter a number with two decimal points + currency code (for instance, 34.99 GBP). If the selected language uses a comma instead of a point to indicate decimal points, use a comma instead (for example, 34,99 EUR).
Code | Currency |
---|---|
ARS |
Argentine Peso |
AUD |
Australian Dollar |
BOB |
Boliviano |
BRL |
Brazilian Real |
CAD |
Canadian Dollar |
CHF |
Swiss Franc |
CLP |
Chilean Peso |
COP |
Colombian Peso |
EUR |
Euro |
GBP |
Pound Sterling |
HKD |
Hong Kong Dollar |
INR |
Indian Rupee |
JPY |
Japanese Yen |
MXN |
Mexican Peso |
NZD |
New Zealand Dollar |
PEN |
Peruvian Sol |
PHP |
Philippine Peso |
PLN |
Polish Złoty |
RUB |
Russian Ruble |
SEK |
Swedish Krona |
SGD |
Singapore Dollar |
USD |
United States Dollar |
VEF |
Venezuelan Bolívar |
ZAR |
South African Rand |
Price unit
Leave this option empty if you don’t want to show a price unit. Otherwise, enter your price units in your language:
Language | Per hour | Per day | 'Per night' | Per week | Per month | Per year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
en |
Per hour |
Per day |
Per night |
Per week |
Per month |
Per year |
de |
Pro Stunde |
Pro Tag |
Pro Nacht |
Pro Woche |
Pro Monat |
Pro Jahr |
fr |
par heure |
par jour |
par nuit |
par semaine |
par mois |
par an |
es |
A la hora |
Al día |
A la noche |
A la semana |
Al mes |
Al año |
es-419 |
Por hora |
Por día |
A la noche |
Por semana |
Por mes |
Por año |
it |
All'ora |
Al giorno |
Per notte |
Alla settimana |
Al mese |
All'anno |
ja |
1 時間 |
1 日 |
一泊 |
1 週間 |
1 か月 |
1 年 |
pt-br |
Por hora |
Por dia |
Por noite |
Por semana |
Por mês |
Por ano |
pt-pt |
Por hora |
Por dia |
Por noite |
Por semana |
Por mês |
Por ano |
nl |
Per uur |
Per dag |
Per nacht |
Per week |
Per maand |
Per jaar |
ru |
в час |
в день |
в ночь |
в неделю |
в месяц |
в год |
pl |
za godzinę |
dziennie |
co noc |
tygodniowo |
miesięcznie |
rocznie |
sv |
Per timme |
Per dag |
Per natt |
Per vecka |
Per månad |
Per |
Edit price assets
- Sign in to your Google Ads account.
- Click the tool iconin the upper right side of your account.
- Click Business data under 'Setup', and click the Price Asset Feed that you want to edit.
- Click the columns iconthen choose Modify columns.
- Expand the 'Attributes' option and tick 'Item ID' (this is required to make an edit).
- Click Apply.
- Download the report.
- Refer to the following steps from the 'Edit your data with a spreadsheet' section in the article about Keep your business data updated.
- Add an additional 'Action' column on this report (Values under this column should be 'Set' to update and 'Remove' to remove an item).
- Remove columns like 'Item status', 'Status', 'Clicks', 'Impr'. and 'Cost' from the spreadsheet.
- Upload the spreadsheet after making edits to the assets you want by clicking the three dots.
How billing works
The cost of a click on a price asset equals the cost of a click on the title or display URL of the ad that it shows with. Price asset clicks are charged when a person clicks on any of the price items. However, clicks on the mobile drop-down to expand the carousel are not charged.
Price assets give people more opportunities to click, but you won't be charged for more than two clicks per impression. Plus, if someone quickly clicks on more than one link while viewing an ad, this may get treated as a duplicate or invalid click and you won't get charged for the second click.