Incorporating promotions and sales in paid advertising to attract new consumers has been a best practice for many years. Traditionally, promotions are included in the ad copy, sitelink extensions, and callout extensions.
All these ad formats have been powerful tools for advertisers to utilize during a promotion, however, as we all know the amount of information advertisers are able to provide is bounded by the character limits. It also isn’t the most beneficial to duplicate text ads for every single promotion especially if the duration is short as it typically takes Google some time to start serving new ads. The good news is there is now a promotional extension to offset these issues!
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In the new AdWords Next, there’s a new extension for promotions which will allow companies to feature current offers alongside the text ad. There is also a sales tag icon that quickly and unobtrusively catches the viewer’s attention. The extension can also include the details of the promotion such as a promo code, reason for the sale, and minimum order values.
As for the cost, you pay per click just like any other extensions and you won’t get charged for more than two clicks per ad impression. Also, if the viewer clicks on more than one link in a short amount of time AdWords will not charge you.
Benefits Of Using Promotion Extensions
- Helps advertisers drive awareness to deals and promotions
- Updating and changing promotions is easier than ever before
- Ability to edit extension effortlessly without losing data
- Choose whether you prefer to show the ad on mobile phones
- Able to specify dates, days of the week, or times of the day to show the promotion
- Drive high click through rate
Getting Started With AdWords Promotion Extensions
Check If You Have Access:
AdWords’ new UI is still in beta so if you have access two things will happen:
- Google will send an email letting you know you have access to it.
- Upon signing into your account it will have a new look and an introductory tutorial.
Once logged in, click on the Ads & Extensions page on AdWords Next interface.
Click on the EXTENSIONS tab at the top of the page.
The occasion name will appear in the ad extension and dates for the occasion will be when the extension will show. Use the Advanced options to change the date range.
Select the currency for the promotion
Choose one of the 4 Promotion types that best describes the promotion.
- Monetary Discount
- Percent Discount
- Up to Monetary Discount
- Up to Percent Discount
Fill in Item’s name of product or service offered (20 Character Limit)
Fill in the Final URL that will show in the ad.
Select the type of Offer.
This is where any requirements for the promotion will be entered such as spending limit or promo code.
Optional feature: Enter the dates to show the ad in Promotional dates.
So there you have it, the benefits of this new feature and the step by step instructions on how to set up your next promotional extension. There are more features being released in the near future in AdWords Next, so make sure to stay tuned and keep up with the latest release!
