# On-brand, at scale: Driving performance with AI creative

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Podcast: [Ads Decoded](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ads-decoded-7667575)
Published: 2026-05-06T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://goo.gle/4ryu6uV
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## Resource

Is generative AI leading to a "sea of sameness" in advertising? This week, we’re tackling the creative burden - from the pressure to produce endless aspect ratios for YouTube to the fear of losing brand control in an automated world. In this episode of Ads Decoded, host Ginny Marvin sits down with Charles Boyd (Group Product Manager - Creative, Google Ads) and Sarah Hathiramani (Director of Product Management, YouTube Ads) to bridge the gap between brand fidelity and AI-powered scale. In this deep dive: - Avoiding the sea of sameness: How to use generative AI to stand out rather than blend in. - Understanding Ad Strength: Why it’s a diagnostic metric for discovery, not a pass/fail performance report - Advertiser-in-the-Loop controls: Using text guidelines to steer AI while maintaining brand control - PMax Asset Experiments: How to use the new "guided A/B testing to isolate creative impact. Want Ginny’s key takeaways and tips from this conversation? Subscribe to the Ads Decoded newsletter: https://goo.gle/4ryu6uV Find Ginny on LinkedIn at https://goo.gle/4aFEw4I and on X as https://goo.gle/3N2Q22r. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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