The New Google Adwords Updates for Local Businesses - Detailed Info

[Linda Buquet]

Have you seen or heard about the new Google Local ads at the top of the "Local Finder" and in Google maps? Want to learn more?

Melinda Samson did a detailed post about all the new Adwords changes and how they affect Local Search and the local businesses that want to reach out to wider areas.

<a href="http://clickwinningcontent.com.au/google-adwords-updates-local-businesses/">Google AdWords: What Local Businesses Need to Know About Recent Updates</a>

Google is rolling out an AdWords update that can give ads for businesses that service a local area more visibility.

This includes ad campaigns for hairdressers, shops, restaurants, dry cleaners, accountants, dentists and anyone else who has a business that services customers at a fixed location, like an office or shop.

And in case you missed it, here is an official help doc from Google confirming the purple icons/ business names and other details about these new ads: <a href="https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/3246303?hl=en">Show local search ads on Google Maps - AdWords Help</a>


Related discussions here at the Forum:
<a href="http://www.localsearchforum.com/local-search/41442-ads-heading-google-maps.html">Ads heading to Google Maps</a>
<a href="http://www.localsearchforum.com/grade-us-review-management-solutions/41393-3-ways-inject-reviews-into-your-google-adwords-extensions.html">3 Ways to Inject Reviews Into Your Google AdWords Extensions</a>


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