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Structured Snippets – Google Ad Extension

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Importance of Google Ad Extensions

Google has a wealth of ad extensions for Google search campaigns. Ad extensions are extremely important as they do the following:

  • Increase the CTR (click through rates) of your ads
  • Can improve the quality score of your advertising campaigns
  • Can also lower the cost per click of your campaigns

Given the above, it’s important (maybe even critical) to take advantage of every type of ad extension available. Google search works, but it’s also very competitive, and advertisers should leverage every type of advantage as possible. For the clients we work with, it’s low hanging fruit, and best practice, to make sure all relevant ad extensions are utilized.

With that, I’m going to jump right in and give a feature on Structured Snippets, which is one of the Google Ad Extensions.

What are Structured Snippets

Structured snippets is is an ad extension where advertisers can list all of the available products or services, their business offers. For example, see the highlighted text below, this veterinary clinic is highlighting the different services they offer, via structured snippets. This includes: Preventative Care, Dentistry, Spay and Neutering. The benefit is users can see the exact products and services offered, to ensure it’s a potential fit, before clicking on the ad.

Structured Snippets

How to Setup Structured Snippets

Setting up structured snippets is extremely easy. My suggestion (with most clients) is to setup an account level extension, so you only need to create this once, and it will apply to all relevant campaigns.

Within your account, under the extensions tab, click structured snippet extension.

Creating a Structured Snippet

Next, you can select the categories you would like to display. This includes, amenities, brands, courses, degree programs, destinations, featured hotels, insurance coverage, models, neighborhoods, service catalog, shows, styles and types. 

For many businesses one of the categories listed above will suffice, but if it doesn’t, you can select “types” as the category.

Structured Snippet Categories

From there, you can add in all of the attributes under the corresponding category. In this case, suppose I’m a retailer and I can list all of the brands that we carry. Once this is entered, you can enter in more advanced settings, such as ad scheduling and if there is a preferred device you would like these to appear on.

Structured Snippets Creation

Once you completed that, you’re all set. You’ve created Structured Snippets.

Notes

  • As with all ad extensions, structured snippets are not guaranteed to show every time with your ads. Google determines when to serve which ad extension, based on positioning on the search engine results page and performance.
  • For more information on structured snippets, visit Google’s support page.
  • As mentioned earlier, it’s important to use all relevant ad extensions for your Google search campaigns, including, but not limited to: sitelinks, call, callout, location, price, app, promotion and even lead form extensions.

Helpful Google Ads Resources

For more helpful resources, check out the blog posts and articles below.

Google Ads Support

Google Ads Management

Google Ads How to Guides

Google Ads Optimization Tips

Google Ad Formats

Ben Lund

Ben Lund

Ben Lund is a 14+ year digital advertising vet who founded Rise Marketing Group. Outside of managing his agency, he offers advertising courses on SkillShare and routinely shares his best practices on DIYDigitalStrategy.com

Ben Lund

Ben Lund

Ben Lund is a 14+ year digital advertising vet who founded Rise Marketing Group. Outside of managing his agency, he offers advertising courses on SkillShare and routinely shares his best practices on DIYDigitalStrategy.com

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