Comments on: Is Google AdWords Testing a New Local Adwords Display Type?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:05:41 +0000

@Matthew I am sure that you are aware, these are the new Adwords with Local Extensions that Google announced in early February. They make all kinds of sense.

By: matthew hunt

matthew hunt — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:40:39 +0000

Mike,

This seems to back now and in full force. What’s your thoughts on it now?

By: Cynthia N. Foster

Cynthia N. Foster — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:53:18 +0000

I tried adding my business address to my adwords account and you know what, there is no possibility. I think that this feature is available only for USA companies. Because I can not place my London address.

By: garry

garry — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:36:19 +0000

Looks like the ads/map markers have been removed. It was getting ridiculous, imo. What with the map, with like 8 businesses, the 3 sponsored results at the top, with the 2-4 Map Marker Ads below those and above the map, it was pushing the organic results to the lower half of the page!! We work so hard for Organic Results and then they’re pushed down, far below the paid results, making them worth much less, and less likely to get clicked in!? I hope Google stops pushing down Organic Results – because their search engine model is quickly becoming more and more like what the old ‘paid for’ search engines, before Google came along and put them out of business, because they were so Organic! Makes you think that there might be another purely (or 85%) organic search engine coming at some point (not Google!).

By: Google Confirms Local Adwords Display Test | Understanding Google Maps & Local Search

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:28:23 +0000

[...] the third week of November, readers sent me screen shots of a new Google Adwords Local Display Type that included a Blue Map Pin & address. Readers continued to ask about the test as it showed up [...]

By: Jason Hyman

Jason Hyman — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:54:41 +0000

I found these markers today in a search I did. http://www.localsearchpilot.com/local-search/google-sponsored-results-local-listings and I have noticed that many of the selected Ads are from a certain PPC agency.
Any ideas if Google is working with a larger PPC company in testing this? or do you think it is still random?

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:32:52 +0000

I think the blue pin is added at Google’s discretion as a test at this point. It only shows sometimes and then not again even on the same search in the same market.

By: Jason Hyman

Jason Hyman — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:51 +0000

I have not seen this option in the Adwords Center. I know where you can attach your local business account, but how do they determine if you get the eye catching blue marker?!

By: SMG

SMG — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:16:35 +0000

hmmm i have even spoken where they list the telephone number of the advertiser on the Google Adwords ads where you can have the option to call them via Skype along the country flag. quite cool actually!

By: Google AdWords testet lokale AdWords-Anzeigen-Darstellung

Google AdWords testet lokale AdWords-Anzeigen-Darstellung — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:46:22 +0000

[...] der besseren Monetarisierung von Werbeflächen setzt Google scheinbar mit einem weiterem Test fort. Mike Blumenthal hat dazu einen Screenshot: Macht Sinn. SEL hat hier noch ein weiteres Beispiel. Dürfte nicht [...]