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Google Shopping Custom Label Planner

Plan how to use Google Shopping's 5 custom_label slots for Performance Max segmentation.

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Configure each of the 5 custom_label slots Google Shopping gives you. The recommended presets are battle-tested across PMax accounts.
custom_label_0
Margin tier
high-marginmid-marginlow-marginloss-leader

Rationale: Bid higher / target lower tROAS on high-margin SKUs. Keep loss-leaders out of paid spend or in branded-only campaigns.

custom_label_1
Sales velocity
bestsellertrendingsteadyslowdeadstock

Rationale: Concentrate budget on bestsellers + trending. Test slow movers in Standard Shopping only. Exclude deadstock from feeds.

custom_label_2
Seasonality
year-roundspringsummerfallwinterholiday

Rationale: Use to suppress out-of-season SKUs in PMax during off-cycle months, or bid up during peak windows.

custom_label_3
Promotion status
full-priceon-saleclearancebundle-included

Rationale: Use to separate price-sensitive shoppers (clearance) from full-price intent in campaign structure.

custom_label_4
Brand / supplier priority
own-brandexclusive-supplierwholesale-shareddrop-ship

Rationale: Promote own-brand and exclusive supplier products (highest margin + brand-building); deprioritise drop-ship.

How to use in Performance Max: create separate asset groups per custom_label value, set tROAS / tCPA per asset group based on the segment's economics. PMax learns each group as a separate signal, leading to far better budget allocation than treating the catalogue as a flat list.

About this tool

Custom labels (custom_label_0 through custom_label_4) are how you segment products in Performance Max. Most accounts use them randomly or not at all. This planner suggests a structured slot strategy aligned with bidding, seasonality and margin.

Why custom labels are PMax's secret weapon

Performance Max is a black box, but custom_label gives you the cleanest way to segment products into asset groups with different bid strategies. Most accounts use one slot ad-hoc; structured 5-slot usage consistently produces 15-30% efficiency improvements within 60 days.

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