Google pilots Business Links to boost Search Ad engagement
Business Links is a new asset type that uses customizable, AI-enhanced headlines to target varied customer intents within a single search ad.
Anu Adegbola has been Paid Media Editor of Search Engine Land since 2024. She covers paid search, paid social, retail media, video and more.
In 2008, Anu's career started with delivering digital marketing campaigns (mostly but not exclusively Paid Search) by building strategies, maximising ROI, automating repetitive processes and bringing efficiency from every part of marketing departments through inspiring leadership both on agency, client and marketing tech side.
Business Links is a new asset type that uses customizable, AI-enhanced headlines to target varied customer intents within a single search ad.
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