Google Ads

Online advertising platform

Google Ads is Google's online advertising platform, where businesses pay to display ads in search results, on YouTube, and across partner websites.

Advertisers bid on keywords and pay when users click their ads.

The platform dominates digital advertising: We're spending most of our marketing budget on Google Ads.

Formerly called Google AdWords.

Related
  • PPCPicture postcard abbreviation
  • AdWordsGoogle's advertising service
  • keywordsImportant identifying words
  • biddingOffering prices or obeying
  • campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals

ad spend · clicks · click fraud · impressions · conversions · conversion rate · landing pages · remarketing · display ads · budget · targeting · analytics · CTR · ROI · auction · sponsored · banners · retargeting

Categories
Opposites
paid vs. organic traffic acquisition

Google Adsorganic search

Unpaid search engine results

SEO · organic traffic · word of mouth · viral marketing · search engine optimization

advertising platform competition

Google AdsFacebook Ads

Paid social network promotions

Twitter Ads

digital vs. traditional advertising

Google Adsprint advertising

Marketing in published media

television advertising · billboard advertising · radio advertising · newspaper ads · direct mail

Family

Google, advertise, advertising, advertiser, advertised, googled, googling

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G