Google Ads
About Google Ads
Google Ads (formerly known as Google AdWords) is an online advertising solution used to manage PPC (pay per click) ad campaigns. With this solution, users can create a Google ad with your chosen company details, such as keywords, ad text, map, phone number, and company hours, or with simply some text and a link.
You can decide which keywords trigger your ad to appear, using the Google keyword bidding system to appear higher in search results for popular keywords. You then define a daily budget that will only be consumed once someone clicks on your ad or calls your phone number. You can also pay per impression (then number of time your ad shows) or per acquisition (conversions on your site).
Google Keyword Planner also has a column for forecasted CPCs and potential costings for the top and bottom ad positions. The overview also includes average monthly search queries as well as the strength of the competition. A competition index shows how heavily each keyword is advertised. Plans aim to monitor keywords, and thus, make predictions. Detailed information on countries, cities, and municipalities is available for each keyword.
This seamless integration means new ad groups can be created and new keywords saved. Users can call up Google Ads settings at any time.The tool provides a Keyword Planner API, which third parties can use to access Google Keyword Planner functions. This forms part of the Google Ads API. This API can then be used to generate and retrieve new keyword ideas.
You can run a basic ad campaign or use advanced features to set up a more extensive campaign. You can choose to show your ads on Google and the Google Network which includes Google sites like Maps and Shopping, as well as YouTube, Blogger & Gmail. You can also display your ads on websites your target audience visit, in specific locations, and to specific audiences.
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- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
The Industry Standard
Reviewed on 20/07/2024
Overall we're happy with Google Ads, it has almost always delivered results, however might be...
Overall we're happy with Google Ads, it has almost always delivered results, however might be costly at times but I guess that's the down side of using the industry standard tools / Services.
Pros
In our opinion, Google Ads is the industry standard.
It's almost guaranteed it will work and deliver results. It's relatively easy to setup, especially with recent updates, integrating AI in the platform makes it more accessible.
Cons
Can be costly if not optimized right.
For beginners , it might be overwhelming to start with.
- Industry: Business Supplies & Equipment
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Paid Search Marketing With Google Ads
Reviewed on 07/08/2024
Pros
Create, customise and manage free and paid search campaigns. Comprehensive array of tools and suggestions to help you optimise your campaign and find your target audience. Analytics for conversion tracking. Website integration is straightforward.
Cons
Rapidly evolving suite of tools and changing advertising criteria means that there's always something in your campaign that will need to be worked on. The most common optimisation recommendation is usually increasing your budget.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Great for reaching a wide audience
Reviewed on 30/05/2024
Great fornsmall businesses with a decent customer support system
Great fornsmall businesses with a decent customer support system
Pros
Good ads has a great range of marketing tools to reach your target market
Cons
The learning curve is steep so youll need a dedicated employee to manage it
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Essential to Paid Media Efforts
Reviewed on 02/07/2024
Pros
Google is the most widely used search engine, so being present on this platform is vital to compete with our market rivals. Google Ads offers the ability to track results and the adaptability to create a distinctive marketing campaign.
Cons
The customer service could be significantly improved without requiring users to interact with numerous agents to accomplish anything. It can also be quite time-consuming to create an effective campaign. The use of negative keywords is essential.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Google Ads are key
Reviewed on 31/05/2024
We rely on google ads to bring in new customers.
We rely on google ads to bring in new customers.
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Google ads are our best way to spend our marketing budget. It gives the most bang for our buck.
Cons
I wish we had a support/strategy person from Google assigned to us at no charge.
Google Ads FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Google Ads.Q. What type of pricing plans does Google Ads offer?
Google Ads offers the following pricing plans:
- Free Trial: Not Available
With Google Ads, advertisers can set their own monthly budget caps and adjust as needed.
Q. Who are the typical users of Google Ads?
Google Ads has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Google Ads support?
Google Ads supports the following languages:
Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
Q. Does Google Ads support mobile devices?
Google Ads supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Google Ads integrate with?
Google Ads integrates with the following applications:
Google Analytics 360
Q. What level of support does Google Ads offer?
Google Ads offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
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