We Love Showrooming: Google Adds New Globally Available Product Listing Ad to Mobile

Google's ramping up mobile monetization today with a new sponsored search result ad type, a product listing ad. It also reduces the mobile search presence of the showroomer's biggest ally: Amazon.com. Already available on desktop, the new ad type will now be available globally on mobile, Google says. Similar to desktop Google shopping ads, the ad appears when people search for a shopping-related term like 'washing machine' or 'Tassim0.' People who see the ad can