Before you begin: This article is written for TapClicks users who are aware of what push connectors are and what they do. For more information on Push Connectors in general, please refer to Push Connectors Overview and Push Connector - FAQs.
Google Ad Manager Push Connector Set-up
1] Login to TapClicks and navigate to the Data menu. Then click Data Sources.
2] The Data Sources page will appear on the right.
3] To locate the Google Ad Manager data source, either scroll through the list of data sources or enter “Google Ad Manager” into the search box in the upper right
4] Click the Connect button on the Google Ad Manager tile.
5] Enter your username and password, then click Next.
| NOTE: If you are already logged into Google Ad Manager, the system will authenticate with the currently logged-in credentials. If you need to use another account, log out before initiating the connection. |
6] When TapClicks requests to access your account, click Allow
7] After you authenticate with Google Ad Manager, you will land back in TapClicks. Make sure you are on the Data Sources page.
8] Locate the Google Ad Manager data source tile and click Assign to Clients.
9] To assign your Google Ad Manager data to a TapClicks Client, begin by locating the account on the left side that you want to assign.
10] To assign it to a client, on the right side choose a client from the existing client dropdown (as shown) or create a new client to assign it to by typing in the box at the right.
11] Edit General Settings, Additional Information and Primary Contact Information for the client record as needed and then click Assign Client.
12] After client assignment, you can now push campaigns to Google Ad Manager. If you don’t see your account, hit the refresh button at the top of the screen.
Creating a New Order and Campaign
13] On the left navigation bar, click Orders.
14] In the top right ensure you are using the Google Ad Manager business unit.
15] Click Create New Order.
16] The new order page will open. Fill out the Order details.
17] When finished filling out the order details, click Create Order.
18] The order overview page will open.
19] Next to the Line Items header, click Add Line Item (blue plus icon).
20] The Line Item creation page will open.
21] Start by choosing a Google Ad Manager product from the Select a Product dropdown menu, the page will update.
22] Select a campaign type from the Select a Package dropdown menu, and the page will update again.
23] The Mandatory Fields will automatically populate based on previous information, you can change these to fit your campaign needs.
24] Change the delivery settings to fit your campaign needs.
25] Use the Adjust Delivery section to further customize delivery.
26] Fill out your targeting information in the Add Targeting Section.
27] Finally, fill out your campaign information in the Apply Creative section.
28] When finished entering all your information, click Save Line Item at the bottom of the page.
29] Your campaign will now be pushed to Google Ad Manager. To view it in Google Ad Manager, click the Item Number for the Line Item you just created.
30] Click the GAM Lineitem External ID.
31] Google Ad Manager will now open and you will be able to view the campaign that was just pushed to the platform.
If you need more assistance, our Customer Care team is standing by to help at customercare@tapclicks.com.