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  1. SEMPO Appeals to FTC for Updated Search Engine Disclosure Guidelines

    Search marketing industry association SEMPO has appealed to the FTC for a review and revision of the 2002 guidelines for search engine disclosure of paid advertisements in search results. The FTC has not officially announced a review of the...

  2. Google & Ecommerce: 10 Things Business Owners Need to Know Before July

    Product Listing Ads (PLAs): Paid Google advertisements which feature images, and detailed product information. Google Product Search's transition to paid Google Shopping starts in July. Just like the paid CSE Pricegrabber, Google Shopping will have...

  3. Google Forfeiture: Government Splits $500 Million

    In that case, Australia’s consumer watchdog organization ACCC charged that Google had allowed paid advertisements that misled consumers by showing competitors in search results for businesses. Five agencies that participated in the investigation of...

  4. Google Engages in Misleading, Deceptive Conduct with AdWords: Australian Court

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission filed suit over paid advertisements that misled consumers by showing competitors in search results for businesses. The advertisements in question appeared in 2007.

  5. Interflora Ruling: Trademark Bidding is Fair Game in UK

    The ruling then defines online advertisements that “puts forward [.an alternative to the goods and services of the proprietor of the trade mark” as “not without ‘due cause’” (section 91). Interflora indicated that they were excited about the ruling...

  6. Facebook Offers Small Businesses $50 in Advertising Credits

    When it comes to paid advertisements, the figure shrinks from an estimated 9 million businesses to “hundreds of thousands,” according to Sandberg. Beyond the benefit of additional advertisers, Facebook would see increased revenue per advertiser...

  7. How to Avoid Targeting Paid Search to the Masses in 6 Steps

    In an age when Facebook serves personalized advertisements and iTunes technology chooses music based on individual music taste, brands are likely to be left behind in the consumer’s mindset if they stick to the one-size fits all mentality of paid...