Maria noticed last month that her ad often showed up beside a competitor’s ad for the same search terms. How can Maria understand how her performance compares to that of other advertisers?

✅  The correct answer is:

Use the Auction insights report to show how often her ads rank higher in search results than those of other advertisers.

Question:

Maria noticed last month that her ad often showed up beside a competitor’s ad for the same search terms. How can Maria understand how her performance compares to that of other advertisers?

Solution:

  • Use the Search terms report to see the terms people were searching for when her ad was shown.
  • Use the Auction insights report to show how often her ads rank higher in search results than those of other advertisers.
  • Use the paid & organic report to see how often her website pages are showing in Google’s free organic search results.
  • Track the clicks and clickthrough rate (CTR) of her ad campaign.