What’s on sale?
What’s only $89.99?
Shipping of what?
Oh heck, I’ll just have to click to find out.
But when I click, will I buy…?
Or did you pay Google for nothing…?
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My keyword search was "trilby hat ebay" – so what’s this?
This is a generic ad "dressed up" (pun intentional) and pretending to be relevant when it clearly isn’t – and caught in the act due to advertiser incompetence.
In fact, due to keyword expansion, both Google and the advertiser are guilty by association, but – one [...]
Change the Life? What Life?
I’m guessing that English is not this advertiser’s main language …
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Reviled? Or did they mean Revealed? And "most ot"?
Although Google does spot many typos automatically, and more over time (which will stop your ad running) sometimes a mistake in Grammar will still catch out the unwary.
I’m guessing that English is not this advertiser’s main language …
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AdWords Spam? Or an Appeal to Curiosity?
The Zeigarnik Effect is being used on you everyday – for instance each time you listen to or watch News Headlines and you hear/see "and later in the program we’ll find out how …"
It’s the human curiosity factor and an incomplete or interrupted task – you just have to [...]
Not so much of an Ad Blooper this one, but …
… it’s a dead giveaway all the same – an affiliate link from someone promoting something they probably have no clue about.
And a glaring affiliate link right there in the ad.
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Another Howler from Ask.com – most men *don’t want* to Get Moobs.
Moobs ("Man-Boobs") can be surgically removed (ick) or treated by pills of some kind or another.
So "Get Moobs" is not the Result I’m looking for – maybe "Get Rid of Moobs" might be a more "Relevant" Result.
Of course, when we think "Relevant" – who [...]
Seen in the UK – a very rare Taiwanse ad
But what on earth does it mean?
Perhaps this advertiser needs to restrict his Campaign Locations a little …
An accidental winner?
Is? Are? "Take your to beat your"?
This ad has been running for months, and the grammar looks awful.
But curious clickers may be making the CTR of this ad so strong that it’s become an accidental winner!
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We know what you’re doing…
Unfortunately – you don’t!
For [keyword], read {keyword}.
Maybe his <shift> key was having a bad day…?
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Who’s Jamie? What’s his dose? 5,000 what?
Looks like this advertiser won’t be making much profit!
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English is not your native language.
Is? Are?
Organiser? Organisers?
Clearly this avertiser is not completely comfortable with the language he’s using (the contents don’t tell me much either…)
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Silent Phone Calls on Sale Here for £50,000.00
What a great ad by Ask.com – just goes to show the silliness of automation at times!
In the News here in the UK at the moment is that Ofcom, the Telecom Regulator, has just fined Barclays the maximum amount possible under UK law of £50,000.00 GBP for making [...]
I didn’t know Amazon sold ADSL2+ Broadband services!
Come to think of it, they probably don’t…
