BP Buying Top Google Keywords for “Oil Spill”
BP is demonstrating how to effectively utilize search engine marketing by buying Google’s top keyword search for the term ” Oil Spill”. When you search this term in Google you will see BP as the top and only search option in Google. The link takes you to a news page on the BP website where they are publicizing their efforts to respond as quickly as possible to the oil spill they caused over 50 days ago.
Sponsored search is also known as Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC) or Cost Per Click (CPC) because you only pay when your ad is clicked on, not when it appears. Therefore, if you click on the link to BP’s sponsored ad for the term “oil spill” they will be charged for your click.