Google trademark policy in their AdWords ad-serving system is changing in a big way beginning in June. In a big turnaround from previous policy, Google will begin allowing advertisers to use trademarked terms within their paid search creative copywriting in many countries around the world. The previous Google Adwords policy was that if proper trademark paperwork was not filed with Google for a specific trademarked term, any advertiser could both bid on and/or use the trademarked term in their ad text.
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Google Trademark Policy
Thursday, June 4th, 2009Google AdWords Trademark History
Thursday, June 4th, 2009In June ‘09 there will be changes to the Google AdWords Trademark policy. To help understand the importance of this change, it’s useful to take a look at the history of how Google treated the trademarked term within AdWords.
Critical Thinking and Google’s Content Network
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009The Content Network is notorious for producing a very low click-thru-rate – a high number of impressions with a low conversion rate. In so far as you’re not paying for those impressions, that’s great, but there are other factors to consider.
