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Google Ads Tests Strongest & Strong Match Labels On Sponsored Results

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7 Aug
Google Ads Live Tests Of Strong Match Labels

Google Ads is now testing the "Strongest match" and "Strong match" labels it announced back in mid-June. This is the first time I have seen this label in the wild. I am actually a

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24 Jun
Google Tests ‘Strongest Match’ Labels On Search Ads via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

<p>Google is testing “Strongest Match” labels on Search ads. Here’s what advertisers know so far and the questions Google hasn’t answered.</p> <p>The post <a

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22 Sept
Google Sponsored Results Sitelinks Tests More From Advertiser Name Title

Google Search is testing placing a title above the sitelinks for the sponsored results, the title says "more from [advertiser name goes here]." I think it makes it super clear

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13 Jul
Google Tests Sticky Sponsored Results With Gray Curved Borders, Again

Google is testing a slight update to the sticky sponsored results interface that it tested back in September 2024. Note: A version of this was launched in October 2025, but this

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27 Apr
Google Tests AI Label On Search Ads

Google is testing adding an AI label to some of the search ads, the sponsored results, within the search results. Clicking on the AI label does nothing, according to Brodie Clark

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5 Sept
Google Ads Tests Serving Search Ads With Restrictive Match Types In AI Mode

Google has confirmed it has recently begun running a "small experiment" where it is serving regular pure Search campaigns with restrictive match types in AI Mode. Ginny Marvin,

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2 Oct
Google Ads Sitelinks Format In AI Mode

Google Ads show up a lot within AI Mode these days and with that, Google is testing various ad formats to see which formats get the highest click-through rate (unlike links in AI

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10 Jun
Google Ads Testing Top Pages Links

Google seems to be testing new "top pages" links within the Google Ads sponsored listings. These look like sitelinks or those old tags but they are titled "Top pages."

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