Ad results for keywords in other countries

Discussion in 'Google AdWords' started by merchant7, Apr 5, 2007.

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    Is there a way to simulate as an user from a different country and seeing what ads appear for specific keyword searches in Google without the use of proxies? I'm wondering if there is a tool out there that does something similar to what I'm looking for. Here's why.

    One of our competitors periodically uses our product trademark as a keyword as part of their adwords campaign. When we see it appear, we ask them to stop and they do or at least we thought they did.

    Recently, while traveling in Asia, I noticed that our competitor's ads were again popping up when I did Google searches on the keyword. When I talked with folks back in the US, they did not see those ads. My theory is that our competitor now only targets non-US countries with the keyword because they don't think we'll ever find out.

    Any suggestions?
     
    merchant7, Apr 5, 2007 IP
  2. jwmeyert7

    jwmeyert7 Peon

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    I don't know about any tools, but maybe an archaic way would be to just go to that country's google search page. For example, go to google.co.uk (UK) or google.ie (ireland), and all the others.

    I can't find a list of all their international domains at the moment, but it's probably out there.
     
    jwmeyert7, Apr 5, 2007 IP
  3. mrlynam

    mrlynam Active Member

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    just search as normal but at the end of the search put in &gl=uk and it will show UK ads, for canada; &gl=ca, america: &gl=us etc etc
     
    mrlynam, Apr 5, 2007 IP
  4. Adwordshelp

    Adwordshelp Banned

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    I agree with Mrlynam, I often use this method!
     
    Adwordshelp, Apr 5, 2007 IP
  5. merchant7

    merchant7 Peon

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    Thanks. Very helpful.

    Also got the following info from adwords support which may be helpful to others.

    www.google.com/adpreview (allows preview of ads but ads are not clickable)

    "To preview search results and ads as they'd appear in other geographical
    locations, you can add additional parameters after '&adtest=on.' For
    searching in other countries outside the US, use the parameter '&gl=aa"
     
    merchant7, Apr 6, 2007 IP
  6. B.V.E.

    B.V.E. Peon

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    You can also use the following online tool: AdSearch
    Comes in handy as you don't have to manually add any strings to the Google url for each page over and over again :).

    Please use the 'Preview Mode' to avoid damaging your own (or your competitors') CTR...
     
    B.V.E., Apr 7, 2007 IP
  7. chrisd

    chrisd Well-Known Member

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    Like merchant7 said in the AdWords -> Tools -> Ads Diagnostic Tool

    You can see ads by geographic location or even simulte a foreign IP.
     
    chrisd, Apr 7, 2007 IP
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    the gl=us, gl=uk trick works gr8
     
    reliable1, Apr 7, 2007 IP
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    Hey, I didn't know this one, thanks :)
    By the way, you can find a list of country codes usable with the &gl=something method here :
    http://www.bcpl.net/~j1m5path/isocodes.html
     
    W-Shadow, Apr 9, 2007 IP