Archive | September, 2009

Welcome to our Think2010 Series

29. September 2009

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In a mere few days, the 4th quarter will be upon us. Seems like just yesterday we were running our Do More with Less series to arm you with tools and tactics to show the 2009 recession who’s boss.As we start wrapping up 2009 and start thinking about wh…

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Updated Versions of the Keyword and Placement Tools – Now in Beta

25. September 2009

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Feeding off the momentum of improvements we’ve made over the past year in AdWords, we recently released beta versions of the updated Keyword and Placement Tools.We’ve maintained the core functionality of these tools, but have added some new features th…

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Stay Connected with your Google Industry Team on Twitter

22. September 2009

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Did you know that searches for “coupons” are up by as much as 95% year-over-year? Or that Google.com is highlighting TV and movie previews with our Video Plus Box product in the search results? Or even that “things to do” searches hit an all time high …

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Announcing the new DoubleClick Ad Exchange

17. September 2009

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You may have seen our post on the Official Google Blog, announcing the new DoubleClick Ad Exchange. The Ad Exchange is a real-time marketplace to buy and sell display advertising space.The “buyers” in the Ad Exchange are typically ad networks and agenc…

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New AdWords Bidding Tutorial

16. September 2009

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For today’s Inside AdWords post we have a note from our Chief Economist at Google, Hal Varian. Hal and his team spend most of their time studying the AdWords auction and finding ways to make it more efficient. Today he’d like to share a new tutorial he…

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Upcoming Google Website Optimizer webinar

15. September 2009

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We’ve posted before about how testing your website landing page can increase your conversions from AdWords. Back in July we held a webinar on the “7 deadly sins of landing page design” and next week we’ll hold the second webinar in that series: “Planni…

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AdWords system maintenance on September 12th

10. September 2009

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On Saturday, September 12th, 2009 the AdWords system will be unavailable from approximately 10AM to 2PM PDT, for maintenance. While you won’t be able to sign in to your accounts during this time, your campaigns will continue to run as usual.AdWords sys…

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Opportunities Tab Beta: Now available to more advertisers

9. September 2009

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In July we announced US beta testing of the Opportunities tab, a new section in your AdWords account designed to help you find additional cost-effective traffic for your search campaigns.Today we’ve begun expanding the beta to additional US advertisers…

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New Interface Thursdays: A look back and a farewell

4. September 2009

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For nearly five months we’ve been running New Interface Thursdays here on the Inside AdWords blog. As the new AdWords interface moves to simply being AdWords, we’re bringing this series to a close.You can find all of the posts in the series under the N…

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Get on the (Google) Map!

2. September 2009

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As an AdWords advertiser, you’re likely focused on making sure your paid advertising campaigns are performing well and delivering positive results – but have you also thought about taking advantage of the free ways you can promote your physical busines…

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