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    Categories: GooglePay Per Click

Google Testing New Call Only Style Ad

Google is testing a new variation of their call only ads, ads which are meant for searchers to simply phone the business rather than click through to the site.  And these ones make it much more obvious that searchers should be calling them.

Here is what it looks like:

Usually the call icon is on the right side of the ad, rather than the large one on the left at the front of the ad.

This ad doesn’t exclusively appear at the top of AdWords, which is kind of surprising since the performance would likely be much higher when it is the lead off ad.  Here is the same ad lower within the group of AdWords ads – this one is actually below another ad with a call extension immediately above it.

 

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Jennifer Slegg

Founder & Editor at The SEM Post
Jennifer Slegg is a longtime speaker and expert in search engine marketing, working in the industry for almost 20 years. When she isn't sitting at her desk writing and working, she can be found grabbing a latte at her local Starbucks or planning her next trip to Disneyland. She regularly speaks at Pubcon, SMX, State of Search, Brighton SEO and more, and has been presenting at conferences for over a decade.
Jennifer Slegg :Jennifer Slegg is a longtime speaker and expert in search engine marketing, working in the industry for almost 20 years. When she isn't sitting at her desk writing and working, she can be found grabbing a latte at her local Starbucks or planning her next trip to Disneyland. She regularly speaks at Pubcon, SMX, State of Search, Brighton SEO and more, and has been presenting at conferences for over a decade.