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How Google harms search advertisers in 20 slides

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Google manipulated ad auctions and inflated costs to increase revenue , harming advertisers, the Department of Justice argued last week in the U.S. What follows is a summary and some slides from the DOJ’s closing deck, specific to search advertising, that back up the DOJ’s argument. vs. Google antitrust trial.

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How Google harms search advertisers in 20 slides

Search Engine Land

Google manipulated ad auctions and inflated costs to increase revenue , harming advertisers, the Department of Justice argued last week in the U.S. What follows is a summary and some slides from the DOJ’s closing deck, specific to search advertising, that back up the DOJ’s argument. vs. Google antitrust trial.

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Google quietly increases ad prices to meet targets, claims exec

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Google has admitted to quietly tweaking advertising auctions to meet revenue targets. The search engine “frequently” changes the auctions it uses to sell search ads, increasing the cost of ads and reserve pricing by as much as 5% for the average advertiser. Why has Google been tweaking search ad prices?

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Google updates Merchant Center product data specifications

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Google’s product data specification requirements guarantee that all product data submitted to the Merchant Center is formatted correctly to optimize success for both Shopping ads and organic Shopping listings. Each year, the search giant updates these specifications in a bid to try and improve shopping on its platform.

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Amazon’s ‘secret ad pricing scheme’ revealed in previously redacted documents

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New documents detail the alleged deceptive practices used to boost consumer prices by more than $1 billion including deliberately making Amazon search worse – a strategy reportedly approved by chairman Jeff Bezos. Raising prices for consumers. Why we care. ” Junks Ads. The impact of Junks Ads.

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How product scoring can boost your Shopping campaigns

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PPC advertisers running Google Shopping ads typically choose a brand, margin, or category-based structure for their campaigns. These approaches are effective for broader advertising across a large inventory. Managing tens or hundreds of thousands of SKUs poses a challenge for advertisers, making it hard to focus on individual products.

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How the Google antitrust lawsuit can impact advertisers

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Digital advertising could be on the cusp of changing forever. While there are numerous digital advertising providers, Google still captures approximately 28% of digital ad spend , making it the industry’s predominant player. If the DOJ wins the lawsuit, the digital advertising landscape will forever change.