Walmart Outpacing All Brands in Google Product Listing Ads

AdGooroo has conducted a study revealing that Google reports make it difficult for advertisers to monitor ad position or total Product Listing Ads (PLAs) impressions.

The study uncovered the top 20 brands for US- based PLAs from ad impressions during March to May 2013. Not surprisingly, the big-name brands were aggressively targeting potential shoppers through PLAs with Walmart holding the No. 1 position, according to the study.

AdGooroo estimated in the three-month study that PLAs made up nearly 6 percent of all AdWords PPC ad impressions. Of the Top 20 brands AdGooroo examined, it found some were more dedicated to PLAs than others.

“Eight of the top 20 advertisers actually had more PLA impressions than text ad impressions during the period. Most of these PLA devotees are smaller, relative newcomers like Etsy and soap.com, suggesting that PLAs may be a viable alternative to text ads for smaller players to gain visibility and clicks. At the same time, two large, traditional retail brands, Staples and Toys R Us, also managed to display more PLA than traditional PPC text ads.”

AdGoroo drilled down further by showing what percentage of total AdWords ads were PLAs by category:

If you’re new to PLAs and interested in learning more, check out this article on how to maximize return with PLAs.

This article was originally published on http://searchenginewatch.com/sew/news/2283166/google-tests-new-design-with-16-product-listing-ads-which-brands-benefit-most.