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Using Brand Protection
& Competitive Monitoring
to Deliver Strategic Value
for your Business

By Mark Cann
Director 
Climb Digital
1) Foundations of brand trademark protection."

2) Real world examples of paid search brand adverts."

3) How to monitor your brand through paid search
monitoring tools?
Foundations of trademarks and
brand keyword bidding
≒ What is a trademark and how is it classi鍖ed online?

≒ What are the brand keyword rules across the search
   engines?

≒ What can you do if these are breached?
Trademark Definition
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We will not disable keywords in response to a trademark complaint

Google wont 
Protect your 
Brand?

Countries listed
Where Google
will investigate
ad text only
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Yahoo wont let competitors 
bid on branded keywords if 
the only reference is other
advertisers.
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Real world examples of paid
search brand adverts.
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Northern
Ireland 
Search results
Wales
search
results
Take responsive action
≒ Eurostar example of not responding quick enough.

≒ P&0 ferries responded by using af鍖liate paid search
   partners to bid on Eurostar brand terms

≒ P&0 offered distressed Eurostar customers a solution.
Competitor trademark bidding
≒ Competitors will bid on your brand accept it and
   monitor it.

≒ Take responsive action

≒ Brand exposure vs conversion
Take responsive
action P&O bid on
Euro star brand
keywords to take 
advantage of
stranded
passengers.
Brand exposure vs conversion

≒ Bidding on a competitor is a personal choice

≒ It might not always bring a conversion due to user
   intent
Rules for affiliates

≒ Set a clear strategy of what they can and cant do?

≒ Are your af鍖liates adding value to the customer
   journey?
Paid search af鍖liate
Af鍖liate example 

- Af鍖liates can add value
through bidding on
generics.

- Less and less direct
to site af鍖liates as
brands require the
af鍖liate to produce
Quality landing pages.

- Quality landing page 
Increases brand
presence.
Ask bid on
keywords on
Google, which
can redirect traf鍖c

Does arbitrage
add value to the
customer
journey?

Does user know
where they are
going?
How to use paid search monitoring tools
(and what to look for)

≒ Competitor trademark bidding

≒ Af鍖liate brand bidding
Select the brand keyword in
this case a sub brand tesco
car insurance
Instances
recorded once
an hour to
effectively track
the Af鍖liate
redirecting
traf鍖c.

                    Af鍖liate advert directing
                    traf鍖c to competitor
                    confused.com
Af鍖liate bidding on
brand keyword
chocolate
trading after
hours
What are the
competitors
offering?

-Free delivery
-Starting price point
- iscount off 
 D
(non price speci鍖c)
-UK speci鍖c
Competitors in
different sectors
american
express
redirecting the
consumer
journey?
Recap:

1) Foundations of brand trademark protection.

2) Real world examples of paid search brand adverts.

3) How to monitor your brand through paid search monitoring
    tools?
Any Questions?
Contact Us:

mark@climbdigital.co.uk
07828534232

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