What you need to know for display. Google is enabling parallel tracking for display campaigns running through Google Ads starting May 1. It first announced the launch date in February.

It will be mandatory for all advertisers that append tracking parameters to their display ad URLs in Google Ads on July 31.

Video campaign update. Google initially planned to launch parallel tracking for video campaigns at the same time as display, but said Friday that it is delaying the roll out for video.

“We’re postponing parallel tracking for Video campaigns until later this year to give you more time to prepare. We’ll provide an update once we’ve finalized a new date,” the company said.

Why we should care. Parallel tracking is designed to enable landing pages to load faster after users click your ads if you’re using third-party click measurement. It does this by separating the processing of tracking parameters appended to an ad URL from the landing page. This way, the user is directed straight to the landing page while the tracking functionality loads separately.

If you use third-party click measurement, reach out to your vendor to be sure they’re ready for the change.