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November 6, 2007

Funny Adwords Contest: Round 1 Winners

By Mark Curtis, PPC Account Manager

funny Adwords contestWhat do replacement grandmas, weed, new brains and vacations to Hell have in common? If you just said "They're all being advertised with Google Adwords" then you are correct!

I'm sure we've all seen some strange stuff out there in PPC land. There have been so many wacky things in Adwords that I decided it's time to have a little contest before these weird little ads disappear. So, I Introduce to you ROI Revolution's First Annual Funny Adwords Contest.

Update 12/12/2007: Round 1 Winners:

1st Place: #6- eBay (40 Points)
2nd Place: #1- Kayak.com (20 Points)
3rd Place: #7- NextTag.com (14 Points)
Honorable Mention: # 5- Target (13 Points)

See Funny Adwords Contest: Round 2 Ads.

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The rules: Read the ads and post a quick comment to declare your winners for the top 3 funniest Adwords Ads. You can just put the ad numbers in your comments, but clearly label each ad 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. If you enjoyed this post, forward the link to people you know and encourage them to vote too. The more votes we get, the more indisputable the winners are.

The point system will be as follows:

  • 1st place vote = 3 points
  • 2nd place vote = 2 points
  • 3rd place vote = 1 point

ROUND 1: Here they are...

#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
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1st Place: #1
2nd Place: #8
3rd Place: #6

Posted by: Jane at November 6, 2007 9:20 PM

1st - #7
2nd - #5
3rd - #8

Posted by: Lanny McLoney at November 6, 2007 10:45 PM

1st Place: Crud for Less

2nd Place: Sell your kids on ebay

3rd Place: High Prices for Less

Maybe I can sell my kids on ebay with high priced crud for less...

Posted by: Melanie at November 6, 2007 11:13 PM

1st Place: #4
2nd Place: #10
3rd Place: #5

Posted by: M Train at November 7, 2007 8:47 AM

1st- #5
2nd- #3
3rd- #7

Looks like they need some negative keyword research! These are great examples of why you should be very careful with dynamic keyword insertion!

Posted by: Page Christenbury at November 7, 2007 11:03 AM

1st Place: [#6] Sell your kids on ebay

2nd Place: [#9] Crud for Less

3rd Place: [#1] Visiting Hell?

Posted by: Meredith Smith at November 7, 2007 11:05 AM

1st- #6 Sell Your Kids on eBay
2nd- #1 Visiting Hell?
3rd- #7 Buy New Grandma

Posted by: Kathy Scott at November 7, 2007 11:40 AM

1st-8
2nd-7
3rd-6

Posted by: Katherine at November 7, 2007 11:42 AM

1st: 5
2nd: 6
3rd: 3

Posted by: Barbara at November 7, 2007 4:45 PM

1st-6
2nd-2
3rd-1

Posted by: Sheena at November 7, 2007 6:07 PM

1st Place: #6 Sell your kids
2nd Place: #5 Worthless Items
3rd Place: #3 Broken Stuff

Posted by: Richard at November 7, 2007 6:55 PM

1st - #6 Sell Your Kids
2nd - #1 Visiting Hell
3rd - #5 Worthless Stuff

Posted by: The Dong at November 9, 2007 1:00 AM

1st-1
2nd-6
3rd-9

Posted by: Yesak at November 14, 2007 6:12 AM

1st = #1 Visiting Hell
2nd = #6 Sell Your Kids on eBay
3rd = #3 High Prices for Less

Posted by: Mike at November 15, 2007 9:32 AM

1st - #6
2nd - #9
3rd - #5
(#3 gets honorable mention)

Posted by: Jeremy at November 16, 2007 4:08 PM

1st: 6
2nd: 3
3rd: 1

Posted by: Phoebad at November 26, 2007 2:14 PM

1st: #7
2nd: #1
3rd: #3

Posted by: Matt at November 29, 2007 8:52 AM

1st: #6
2nd: #3
3rd: #4

Posted by: Michael Harrison at December 11, 2007 9:08 AM

1st: #6
2nd: #7
3rd: #1

Posted by: Erin at December 11, 2007 9:30 AM

1st: 6
2nd: 7
3rd: 1

Posted by: Trupti at December 12, 2007 7:14 AM

This is great thanks for the laugh!

Posted by: April at January 2, 2008 11:56 AM

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