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4.0.3 Setting Up Google Ads Manager Account
Value and Business Impact
Each merchant needs a separate Google Ads advertiser account for their
Performance Max campaigns. To manage these accounts, you need to create a
Google Ads manager account. A manager account lets you create new accounts for
merchants, manage multiple accounts, set up cross-account reporting, and set up
consolidated billing. Learn more about Google Ads manager accounts.
The figure below shows how each merchant's Merchant Center account is linked
with the merchant's Google Ads advertiser account.
You can also link multiple Google Ads accounts to a single Merchant Center
account, and a single Google Ads account can be linked to multiple Merchant
Center accounts.
Keep your internal advertiser accounts for in-house spend in a separate
manager account from the accounts you are managing on behalf of your clients.
Choose a time zone for the account for your account reporting and billing.
This time zone cannot be changed later, so choose the time zone for your
organization.
Select a permanent currency for the manager account. This selection associates
your manager account with an appropriate currency for any specific billing needs
for your account. Choose the currency in which your organization does business.
Your client's account or accounts are billed in their individual chosen
currencies. To learn more, see
About converting currencies for manager accounts.
You can create a top-level Google Ads manager account with sublevel manager
accounts that each manage several Google Ads accounts, as shown in the following
figure.
The manager account has no effect on the set of Google Ads accounts that your
API token can access.
Your manager account structure cannot be greater than six levels deep.
Manager accounts for different countries
You should set up your manager account structure to support meaningful reporting
on your business. The following figure shows how you might organize manager and
advertiser accounts for your merchants in different countries (such as France,
Italy, U.S., and Canada).
Best practices for scaling accounts
If you anticipate needing more than 85,000 Google Ads accounts for your
merchants, consider implementing account management practices that scale as you
add users:
Before you exceed your 85,000 limit, request multiple Google Ads manager
accounts. Add each of these accounts to your backend configuration, and balance
the number of Google Ads accounts for each manager account when creating new
accounts.
Over time, you accumulate accounts for advertisers who have stopped spending
(also known as "churned" accounts). These remain mapped to their manager
accounts and count toward the account limits. We recommend that you create a
process that flags dormant accounts and moves them to a separate manager
account. The figure below demonstrates an example of this type of scalable
design.
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To manage these accounts, you need to create a\nGoogle Ads manager account. A manager account lets you create new accounts for\nmerchants, manage multiple accounts, set up cross-account reporting, and set up\nconsolidated billing. Learn more about [Google Ads manager accounts](https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6139186#101).\n\nThe figure below shows how each merchant's Merchant Center account is linked\nwith the merchant's Google Ads advertiser account.\n\nYou can also link multiple Google Ads accounts to a single Merchant Center\naccount, and a single Google Ads account can be linked to multiple Merchant\nCenter accounts.\n\n### Tech Guidance\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nTo create a manager account, follow the steps in\n[Create a Google Ads manager account](https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7459399).\n\n- Keep your internal advertiser accounts for in-house spend in a separate\n manager account from the accounts you are managing on behalf of your clients.\n\n- Choose a time zone for the account for your account reporting and billing.\n This time zone cannot be changed later, so choose the time zone for your\n organization.\n\n- Select a permanent currency for the manager account. This selection associates\n your manager account with an appropriate currency for any specific billing needs\n for your account. Choose the currency in which your organization does business.\n Your client's account or accounts are billed in their individual chosen\n currencies. To learn more, see\n [About converting currencies for manager accounts](https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7379939).\n\n#### Account structure and limitations\n\nFor a summary of all limitations, see\n[About your Google Ads account limits](https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/6372658).\n\nYou can create a top-level Google Ads manager account with sublevel manager\naccounts that each manage several Google Ads accounts, as shown in the following\nfigure.\n\nKeep in mind the following:\n\n- Google Ads has a maximum limit on the number of Google Ads accounts per\n top-level manager account. For details, see\n [About maximum account limits for manager accounts](https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/7526520).\n\n- The manager account has no effect on the set of Google Ads accounts that your\n API token can access.\n\n- Your manager account structure cannot be greater than six levels deep.\n\n#### Manager accounts for different countries\n\nYou should set up your manager account structure to support meaningful reporting\non your business. The following figure shows how you might organize manager and\nadvertiser accounts for your merchants in different countries (such as France,\nItaly, U.S., and Canada).\n\n#### Best practices for scaling accounts\n\nIf you anticipate needing more than 85,000 Google Ads accounts for your\nmerchants, consider implementing account management practices that scale as you\nadd users:\n\n1. Before you exceed your 85,000 limit, request multiple Google Ads manager\n accounts. Add each of these accounts to your backend configuration, and balance\n the number of Google Ads accounts for each manager account when creating new\n accounts.\n\n2. Over time, you accumulate accounts for advertisers who have stopped spending\n (also known as \"churned\" accounts). These remain mapped to their manager\n accounts and count toward the account limits. We recommend that you create a\n process that flags dormant accounts and moves them to a separate manager\n account. The figure below demonstrates an example of this type of scalable\n design."]]