What determines whether a Search ad shows in the results for a query, and in what position?
Asset impact, which includes sitelinks and image assets.
Bids, which is how much marketers will pay for a click.
Ad quality, which is based on ad and website relevance.
Ad Rank, which is based on a variety of factors to show useful ads.
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Ad Rank, which is based on a variety of factors to show useful ads.
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