Google AdWords Introduces Local Business Ads

Google AdWords is introducing Local business ads that can help users by showing them products and services that are physically nearby, and help advertisers by providing a new way for them to reach more local customers.

Google AdWords local business ads allows advertisers to promote location-based products and services to interested users worldwide. Local business ads appear with an enhanced map component on Google Local and in a text-only format on Google.com and other sites in the Google network.

Whenever a user enters a query that matches advertisers’ chosen keywords and business information, up to three local business ads may appear as “Sponsored Links” below the user’s Google Local search results. The ads display in two parts: a highlighted listing in the search results column and a map marker that expands to show additional business details when the user clicks on the ad title or the marker itself.

This service is available for business locations in the U.S, Canada and U.K only.