Google Ad Manager

Google Ad Manager (or GAM) is probably still better known as DoubleClick - the brand was created in 2018 from the amalgamation of DoubleClick for Publishers (or DFP) and DoubleClick Ad Exchange.

But whatever it is called, if you want a reliable, powerful and free tool for serving ads on your website, then Ad Manager is worth serious consideration. It works in conjunction with the Google Publisher Tag (GPT).

As well as the free version, an enterprise version of Google Ad Manager is also available as part of Google's 360 suite.

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James Clark
Hi! I'm James Clark and I'm a freelance web analyst from the UK. I'm here to help with your analytics, ad operations, and SEO issues.
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