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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Everyone knows that Wanamaker was right — in the offline world, half your advertising is wasted , and thanks to offline’s lack of precise targeting, no one has a clue which half that might be. AdWords worked best when you used it directly on Google’s site — because your ad came up as a search result right next to the “organic” results.

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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Everyone knows that Wanamaker was right?—?in because your ad came up as a search result right next to the “organic” results. When Google went public in 2004, it was estimated that between 15 to 25 percent of advertising on its platform was fraudulent. after all, that’s a lot less waste than over in Wanamaker land, right?

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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Everyone knows that Wanamaker was right?—?in because your ad came up as a search result right next to the “organic” results. When Google went public in 2004, it was estimated that between 15 to 25 percent of advertising on its platform was fraudulent. after all, that’s a lot less waste than over in Wanamaker land, right?