How to add lots of keywords for different locations quickly?

Discussion in 'Google AdWords' started by donnied4rko, Dec 27, 2010.

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    I have a Google Adwords campaign with around 200 ad groups. I would like to add some keywords which follow a similar structure to each ad group. They will be like this:

    *standard keyword text 1* + location 1
    *standard keyword text 2* + location 1
    *standard keyword text 3* + location 1
    *standard keyword text 1* + location 2
    *standard keyword text 2* + location 2
    *standard keyword text 3* + location 2
    *standard keyword text 1* + location 3
    *standard keyword text 2* + location 3
    *standard keyword text 3* + location 3
    etc

    If I would like to add more keywords after I have initially done this, in the future I will probably want to add more keywords to each location so it may go like this:

    *standard keyword text 1* + location 1
    *standard keyword text 2* + location 1
    *standard keyword text 3* + location 1
    *standard keyword text 4* + location 1
    *standard keyword text 1* + location 2
    *standard keyword text 2* + location 2
    *standard keyword text 3* + location 2
    *standard keyword text 4* + location 2
    *standard keyword text 1* + location 3
    *standard keyword text 2* + location 3
    *standard keyword text 3* + location 3
    *standard keyword text 4* + location 3

    Does anyone know how I can construct a spreadsheet to help me do this quickly and easily? Is it even possible?
     
    Last edited: Dec 27, 2010
    donnied4rko, Dec 27, 2010 IP
  2. Natively

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    ... so probably there's some solution somewhere in the web, but I still haven't found it :(
    Perhaps AdWords reps can direct you to a solution on Google Doc.

    In Excel you can use the Ampersand operator ("&"):

    =[cell with standard keyword text1]&[location1]
    etc.

    Still, doing it fast/elegantly will require the use of Macros.

    If you only care about keyword-to-ad relation, i.e. you're not trying to bid differently for each location - then consider using the new destination URL parameters {param1}, {param2}, which require API, see:
    http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=178482

    These are "ad placeholders" - the first time I see Google AdWords are copying a feature from Microsoft AdCenter. Generally it goes in the opposite direction :)

    It's like keyword insertion, with one important difference: you have better control of the expression you're inserting into your text ad.
     
    Natively, Dec 28, 2010 IP