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Feature of the week

What brands can learn from LGBTQ+ storytelling in gaming

LGBTQ+ representation is growing across media and culture — and especially gaming. Find out how this industry is avoiding common tropes and creating nuanced content that brings in the whole community.

Consumer Insights

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COVID changed the consumer journey, but what’s likely to stick?

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Global Insights Briefing: Getting a jump on summer

Alistair Rennie, Research Lead, Market Insights EMEA, Google

Ask a Researcher: How do we decode the messy middle of the consumer purchase journey?

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12K shoppers showed us how to supercharge Search ads

Marketing Strategies & Innovations

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Scrap these 5 creative assumptions for better YouTube ads

Morgan DeBaun, Founder and CEO, Blavity Inc., and Melissa Butler, Founder and CEO, The Lip Bar

Talking Shop: Building inclusive businesses with Morgan DeBaun and Melissa Butler

A Black man adjusts a set of slider settings on a website to adjust his user preferences to make it more personalized.

How the pandemic prepared 5 companies for a more customer-first future

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Interactive Feature

Visual Stories: Bite-size visual stories for busy marketers, driven by trending topics and data from Google

Kevin Murakami, Director, Global Performance Media at Google

Explore how you can reach your marketing objectives on the new Advertising Solutions Center

Edward Enninful, British Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief: Why your brand needs diverse voices

Tina Allan, Head of Data Science, FCB; Michael Sotelo, VP, Digital, Alma DDB; Carla Eboli, EVP DE&I at Energy BBDO; David Cohen, CEO at Interactive Advertising Bureau; and Jill Baskin, Chief Marketing Officer at The Hershey Company

Digital video is where popular meets personal

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Google’s CMO shares her team’s inclusive marketing toolkit: ‘We have to be all in’

In-Depth Reading

Inclusive Marketing

Perspectives, insights, and resources for expanding diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work and beyond.

Mobile Strategies

Understand how mobile speed affects your bottom line, get advice from industry leaders, and learn how to build stronger mobile.

Marketing on YouTube

Dig into new consumer trends, explore YouTube ad effectiveness research, and learn how brands are innovating with online video marketing.

Lessons From the Pandemic

Strategic insights, tools, and other resources to help you navigate uncertainty.

Tools

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Test My Site

Test your mobile site speed and deliver a better experience.

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Find My Audience

Go beyond demographics to find who matters most to your business.

Rising Retail Categories

Rising Retail Categories

Use this interactive tool to understand fast-rising retail categories in Google Search.

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Grow My Store

Assess your retail website’s customer experience—and improve it.