Many Google searchers have noticed ads showing up on the Local Finder page – the page Google shows when a searcher clicks through from a local 3-pack in the regular organic search results. But it seems like Google has made some significant changes to Google AdWords that affects many advertisers, especially those who use location […]
Archives for April 20, 2016
Google’s New Mobile Smartphone User-Agent Now Live
Google announced last month that they would be using a brand new mobile / smartphone user-agent for crawling starting on April 18, 2016. Google has now confirmed this is live. We've now started to use our new smartphone UA ! https://t.co/yX37xrcVnf — Zineb Ait (@Missiz_Z) April 20, 2016 So @Missiz_Z forced me to tell you […]
Bing Adds Coupon Codes & Offers to Brand & Local Knowledge Panel
If you are a retailer, you might not be so happy to discover that Bing is now adding coupon codes directly to the knowledge panel for various businesses and brands in their search results. Bing is displaying the coupon codes directly below the store’s address and opening hours, so they are very prominent in the […]
Google Showing Ads on Local Finder Page; Mimics Organic Results
If you click through to Google’s Local Finder Page from a local 3-pack in the search results, you might see AdWords ads showing up on the left hand side, above the organic map pack listings. I first spotted it on Monday night, but it seems as though it is a limited test with only a […]