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    Google: Redesigned Ads Will Increase Click-Through Rates 100% [VIDEO]

    By Zoe Fox | Mashable – Sun, Jun 24, 2012

    As Google works to improve its mobile product, the company says its redesigned ads in Google Maps will increase click-through rates by 100%. The changes will being rolling out for all users Friday.

    [More from Mashable: Judge Dismisses Apple vs. Google Smartphone Patent Case]

    The new search results feature larger and more clickable buttons to place calls or find directions. Websites will load within maps, rather than launching a separate browser page.

    Google is also launching a blue hyperlocal marker, showing your distance from nearby businesses.

    [More from Mashable: Is This the Smartest Google Doodle Yet?]

    Maps is an important opportunity for advertisers, because 94% of smartphone users search for local business information. Of those searchers, 90% make decisions based on the results.

    Do you search for nearby businesses within maps? Let us know if these changes sound like improvements for your usage.

    Thumbnail image via iStockphoto, Hillary Fox

    This story originally published on Mashable here.

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