Initially the ads on AdWords all appeared on the right side of search results. Later AdWords introduced a 3-pack of ads that appeared above the organic results. Then, in February of 2016 AdWords did away with the right side text ads entirely while adding a fourth ad above the organic listings. Add in the text ads that appear below the organic results and you can see that ad placement on the SERPs is a very dynamic thing.
This past week I was doing some research into a company that produces outdoor furniture from recycled plastic. I was on my Android smartphone and typed the query “furniture from recycled plastic”. I looked at the paid ads on top and the organic results but was quite surprised to find this at the bottom of the page:
As you can see, this ad block contains ads from 8 different advertisers and the actual ad unit is simply the domain of the advertiser with what looks like a favicon. No Headline 1 & 2. No Description line. No ad extensions. These are as plain an ad could be with almost zero context.
First, we need to remember that this is just a test. I haven’t been able to replicate it. So don’t go making drastic changes to your campaigns based on this knowledge. However, there are a couple of things to consider.
In conclusion, I don’t foresee this test getting much traction. The CTR is likely very low due to the placement (bottom of a page on mobile) and the lack of supporting copy.
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