Google AdWords Features I'd Like to See, #9

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[cline]

Allow AdWords targeting to Google Scholar. I have some biotech services clients for whom Google Scholar would be an excellent medium. I'd like to see this as a campaign option, like how contextual and partner network targeting is selected at the campaign level. The default should be OFF, as this would be an appropriate selection for only a small portion of advertisers.

[jim2003]

this is all i get on the summary page

" Reporting is not real-time. Clicks and impressions received in the last 3 hours may not be included here"

[AdWordsAdvisor]

I forgot to post last night to say that the most recent ideas were copy/pasted into Thursday's Advertiser Feedback Report - but I assure you that they were.

This report will not be sent next week, as I'll be OOO for several days attending a conference. However, the following week I'll be sending out the 200th edition - and hope there is lots of feedback to include by then. So I hope you'll keep this thread (or one very like it) alive. ;)

As always, my sincere thanks.

AWA

[outland88]

Google needs to alert people if responses are coming out of India IP's. Some of the areas I am interpreting responses from for Adwords are notorious areas for spam. Many block these IP ranges. To many "cut and paste" replys also, which may indicate Google employees don't understand questions.

[cline]

On the Edit Ad Group Bids view, include conversion data. This would make it easier to manage content network bids.

[poster_boy]

Include full set of report filter settings in downloaded reports.

Currently report header includes Date Range, Campaign and Keyword lists, plus Adwords type... but I'd like it to include any and all filters (such as greater than x # of impressions or clicks) as well.

[sem4u]

I would like the ability to opt certain AdGroups out of appearing on the content network. I think this would help both new and experienced users of the content network option.

[cline]

On the new CPC site targeting it would be nice to be able to edit bids using an interface similar to the one for editing keyword bids. For that matter, this would also be nice for CPM bids, too.

[poster_boy]

Some of your campaigns or Ad Groups may not appear in search results.
These items cannot be changed in bulk and must be edited individually:

Campaigns with position preference enabled

Please eliminate this restriction. Just because I have position preference enabled doesn't mean it's not useful to return keywords in these groups when filtering.

[poster_boy]

In Adwords Editor, outside of downloading an entire account... you can only download a single campaign or a single ad group at a time.

It would be great to be able to download multiple campaigns or multiple ad groups at a time.

[AdWordsAdvisor]

I'll be including all your latest ideas/suggestions since March 8th into the Advertisers Feedback Report - and many thanks for those posts.

The report will go out in about 3 to 4 hours, so still time for those last minute additions. ;)

AWA

[AdWordsAdvisor]

Going, going, going...

AWA

[AdWordsAdvisor]

...and gone.

But there is always next week. ;)

Thanks again.

AWA

[poster_boy]

When increasing bids via the Advanced Filters, the "New Status" column (at present) doesn't really show the "New" status... it shows the existing status.

Example:

Find and Edit Max CPCs
Filter results...

Old Max CPC = $0.30
New Max CPC = $0.50
New Status = Inactive for Search, Minimum Bid = $0.40

Shouldn't the "New" Status be 'Active'... if the "New" Max CPC is $0.50?

Having this column display the New / Proposed Status would be helpful.

[karamkshetra]

Wow that's a hot topic... and nice discussion

:D

[cline]

On CPC Site Targeting the sort by Avg. CPC function does not work.

[netmeg]

that customization as our default display for future logins.

As of this morning, this seems to be working - if I customize the view once, I don't have to come back and re-customize it the next time I log in - it's still there. Big help - woo hoo!

[auroinf0]

Honestly I wanted to speak a lot here but as i keep reading i see everything is already posted.

Great thread.

Just a small point... I guess adword has good tools to run it properly.

[AdWordsAdvisor]

Your latest ideas/suggestions/feature requests will be included in this week's Advertiser Feedback Report, which will go out in about 8 hours or so.

Still plenty of time (and room in the report) for more. ;)

AWA

[AdWordsAdvisor]

Two hours to go, plus or minus an hour or two. hahaha!

Anything else? ;)

AWA

[Sujan]

Tools > My Change History:
Would be nice if you could see if a change was made using
the Adwords interface, Adwords Editor or Adwords API.
Sometimes would make debugging much easier.

(Or just show me a way how to find a solution for this problem ;)