AdWords Tests Quick Links To Product Results
I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable that Google seems to be testing a new type of AdWords ad. The ad is an extension of the AdWords Product Plusbox feature Google has been introducing to advertisers who use Google Base. The new method is to not show the plus box, but instead just show three […]
Barry Schwartz on May 13, 2009 at 9:41 am | Reading time: 1 minute
I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable that Google seems to be testing a new type of AdWords ad. The ad is an extension of the AdWords Product Plusbox feature Google has been introducing to advertisers who use Google Base. The new method is to not show the plus box, but instead just show three small links to products directly under the AdWords ad title.
Here is a screen shot I was sent by an anonymous reader:
I was personally not able to replicate this on any OS or browser.
In addition, Greg Sterling noticed more prominent ads in Google News.
Postscript: Kurt Krake sent us a screen shot of this happening for a top ad for a different advertiser. Here is that screen capture:
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Barry Schwartz is a technologist and a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics.
In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the "US Search Personality Of The Year," you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O'Clock.
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In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the "US Search Personality Of The Year," you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O'Clock.
Barry can be followed on X here and you can learn more about Barry Schwartz over here or on his personal site.