The 2026 Publisher Survival Checklist: 8 GAM Settings That Leak Revenue If You’re Still Checking Manually
As 2025 winds down, publishers are gearing up for a tougher 2026: tighter budgets, rising programmatic competition, and zero tolerance for revenue leaks. If your ad ops team is still manually scanning Google Ad Manager (GAM) reports every afternoon, you're likely missing silent killers - misconfigurations that drain 10-25% of potential yield without a trace. Here's your 8-point survival checklist to audit and fix them before January hits.
2025 in Review: Empowering Ad Ops Teams Through Insights, Innovation, and Impact
As we wrap up 2025, it's the perfect time to reflect on a year packed with lots of exceptional discussions in ad operations. At ProOps Consulting, we've been laser-focused on helping digital publishers, retail media networks, and agencies streamline their digital delivery workflows, boost revenue, and reduce manual drudgery. Our blog has been a hub for these topics, drawing from real-world challenges shared by the #AskingAdOps community on LinkedIn. Here's a quick year-in-review of the key topics we explored - and a spotlight on our biggest milestone: the launch of ProOps Ads Tracker.
Lock in Your 2026 Ad Ops Budget Now: The One Line-Item That Pays for Itself 20x
If you only add one new line-item to your 2026 tech budget, make it this one: ProOps Ads Tracker.
As directors and VPs finalize budgets in these final weeks of 2025, you're likely scrutinizing every expense for low-risk, high-impact returns. Finance and RevOps teams are prioritizing tools that deliver immediate ROI without complex integrations or steep learning curves. ProOps Ads Tracker fits perfectly - it's a Chrome extension that automates daily Google Ad Manager (GAM) reporting and alerts, freeing your ad ops team from manual drudgery while highlighting potential revenue risks.
The 2025 Ad Ops Report Card: Grade Your GAM Setup in 10 Minutes
It’s December.
You’re closing the books on 2025, building next year’s budget, and quietly hoping the same revenue leaks don’t follow you into 2026.
Before you sign off for the holidays, take this brutally honest 10-question report card. It takes less than 10 minutes and will tell you - in plain English - exactly how much money your current Google Ad Manager workflow is leaving on the table.
ProOps Ads Tracker vs Doing It Yourself: The Full Cost & Time Comparison No Publisher Can Afford to Ignore
Every week I still hear the same line from publishers:
“We’re fine. We’ve got a solid spreadsheet, a few scheduled reports in GAM, and the team checks everything in the afternoon.”
Then I ask one question:
“How much guaranteed revenue did you lose last month because an issue was missed on Friday afternoon or buried in a 400-row export?”
7 Reasons Your GAM Campaigns Are Under-Delivering in 2025 (And How Daily Alerts Fix It Forever)
If you manage Google Ad Manager (GAM) for a publisher in 2025, you’ve seen the same nightmare on Tuesday morning:
A high-value Managed campaign or Programmatic Guaranteed deal is pacing at 65 % - and nobody noticed until the damage was done.
Securing GAM Automation: Why a Read-Only API is the Publisher's Safest Option
The need for Google Ad Manager (GAM) Automation is universally accepted by Ad Ops teams. You need daily alerts, automated reports, and streamlined workflows to stop the revenue leak and reclaim 4-6 hours weekly per person.
However, when proposing a new tool, Ad Ops often hits a wall: the IT and Security team.
The Pacing Paradox: Why 5 PM GAM Delivery Checks Always Miss the Real Problem
I. The Daily Ritual: Ad Ops Triage at the End of the Day
It’s 5:00 PM. Your last task of the day is logging into Google Ad Manager (GAM) to perform the routine pacing check. You pull the delivery report, export it to a spreadsheet, run your VLOOKUPs, and there it is: a crucial Managed Campaign or a high-value Programmatic Guaranteed Deal is sitting at 60% of its goal.
The GAM Revenue Leak: How Daily Alerts Stop Campaign and Programmatic Under-Delivery
If you’re a publisher Ad Ops team managing a robust book of business in Google Ad Manager (GAM), your primary risk isn't just fraud - it's revenue under-delivery.
It’s the moment you log in on Tuesday morning, pull your Monday report, and realize a critical Programmatic Guaranteed Deal (PMP) or a major Managed Campaign (Direct-sold) only hit 70% of its pacing goal. That lost 30%? It’s your GAM Revenue Leak, and it’s a direct hit to your bottom line and advertiser trust, whether the dollars were direct-sold or locked into a high-value PMP.
The End of Manual GAM Reporting: Quantifying the ROI of Daily Alerts for Ad Ops Managers
If you’re an Ad Ops Manager or specialist, you know the routine: Every morning, you log into Google Ad Manager (GAM) to pull yesterday’s impressions, check fill rates, and calculate pacing—all manually. This repetitive task is the "Ad Ops Tax," consuming time that should be spent on optimization and strategy.
More critically, this manual grind is a massive revenue risk.
Meet Chris Quinn: The Ad Ops Founder Automating Google Ad Manager for Publishers
In the chaotic world of ad tech, where the infrastructure is often a tangled knot of spaghetti code and every other word is a three-letter acronym (TLA) demanding translation, there are a few people who have not only survived the daily struggle but decided to build a simple map.
Meet Chris Quinn, Co-Founder of ProOps Consulting.
Stop Guessing, Start Growing: How the ProOps Ads Tracker Automates GAM and Catches Revenue Leaks
You know the drill. It's 9:00 AM, and you're staring down another day of manually pulling reports from Google Ad Manager (GAM). Impression discrepancies. Fill rate drops. The creeping feeling that you're spending more time hunting for revenue than you are optimizing it.
If your daily Ad Ops workflow feels less like digital strategy and more like Groundhog Day, it’s time to stop doing your ad server’s heavy lifting.
The ProOps Ads Tracker is the essential GAM add-on built by Ad Ops veterans to eliminate the manual grind.
What Are the Top 10 AdOps Mistakes Publishers Make in 2025, and How to Avoid Them?
Ad operations (AdOps) is the backbone of publisher revenue, but even seasoned teams fall into common traps that lead to inefficiencies, revenue leaks, and missed opportunities. In 2025, with privacy regulations tightening and AI tools emerging, these mistakes can be costlier than ever. At ProOps Consulting, we've audited publisher setups and seen patterns that drain time and profits. This article outlines the top 10 AdOps mistakes publishers make, complete with practical fixes, checklists, and tips to safeguard your operations. Whether you're dealing with Google Ad Manager (GAM) discrepancies or workflow silos, avoiding these pitfalls can boost efficiency by an estimated 20-30% and protect your yield.
We'll break it down with real-world examples, drawing from our consulting experience to help you implement changes today.
Ready for A.I. in Ad Ops? Your First Step Isn't What You Think.
The ad industry is abuzz with talk of AI "Ad Factories" and advanced AI agents. Publishers are bringing media buying and ad operations in-house to gain more control. But what does "AI for Ad Ops" actually look like right now?
The answer isn't a complex, expensive platform. The first and most critical step is to implement foundational automation. This is about using technology to handle the repetitive tasks that drain your team's time and put revenue at risk. It's about empowering your team to get out of the weeds and focus on strategy.
Ad Operations Consulting Services: How Process Audits Drive Efficiency and Revenue for Publishers
In the ever-evolving digital advertising landscape, publishers face mounting pressure to maximize revenue while navigating complex workflows, tech stacks, and stakeholder demands. Ad operations (AdOps) consulting services offer a lifeline, providing expert guidance to uncover inefficiencies and unlock growth. At the heart of these services lies the process audit - a systematic review that identifies bottlenecks, aligns teams, and delivers actionable recommendations. At ProOps Consulting, we've helped countless publishers transform their operations, often achieving an estimated 20-30% efficiency gains and revenue uplifts through targeted audits.
Effective Stakeholder Management in Ad Operations: Building Collaboration for Better Campaign Outcomes
In the complex world of digital advertising, ad operations (AdOps) teams don't operate in isolation. Success hinges on seamless collaboration with a wide array of stakeholders - from sales teams and advertisers to developers, finance, and even external partners like demand-side platforms (DSPs) or supply-side platforms (SSPs). Poor stakeholder management can lead to misaligned expectations, delayed campaigns, revenue leaks, and eroded trust. At ProOps Consulting, we've seen firsthand how effective stakeholder management transforms AdOps from a reactive function into a proactive driver of revenue and efficiency.
Is Your Revenue Leaking? How Publishers Can Spot and Stop Ad Revenue Discrepancies
In the fast-paced world of digital advertising, every impression counts. For publishers, brands, and retail media networks, a small disruption in ad delivery can lead to significant revenue shortfalls. While Google Ad Manager (GAM, formerly DFP) is the backbone of monetization, many teams are still weighed down by manual processes and fragmented systems. This often results in a "revenue gap," where the money you earn doesn't match the money you should be earning.
Closing the Efficiency Gap: Why Ad Ops Teams Need the Right Tools
For publisher ad operations (Ad Ops) teams, efficiency isn’t just about saving time - it’s about protecting revenue. Every minute spent reconciling reports, digging for anomalies, or double-checking campaign delivery in Google Ad Manager (GAM, formerly DFP) is time not spent on strategy, optimization, and growth.
Yet, across the industry, Ad Ops workflows remain weighed down by manual processes and fragmented systems.
Automated Alerts in Google Ad Manager: Catch Revenue Changes Before They Become Problems
When it comes to digital advertising, every impression counts. Whether you’re a publisher, brand, or retail media network, even small disruptions in delivery can create significant revenue shortfalls.
Google Ad Manager (GAM) remains the backbone of monetization for most organizations, but…
Google Ad Manager (DFP) Budget Pacing and Delivery Risk Management: How Publishers Can Stay Ahead of Revenue Loss
In digital advertising, every impression counts - literally. Publishers working with Google Ad Manager (GAM), formerly DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), know that budget pacing and delivery risks can quickly erode campaign performance and revenue if left unchecked.