Ginny Marvin says, “Retailer ad spend allocated to desktop text ads on Google AdWords has shrunk as budgets shift to product listing ads and mobile.

On the whole, retailers spent $2 billion on desktop text ads in the U.S. last year, down from $2.3 billion in 2012, according to search marketing research firm AdGooroo’s “Top Retailers in Search Report“. Mass retailers dominated the retail category, spending $553 million in 2013.

Amazon Continues Its Reign

Amazon held its place, not just as the top retailer advertiser, but the top AdWords text advertiser overall last year, spending $157.7 million on desktop search ads, according to Ad Age DataCenter’s ranking based on the AdGooroo spend data”.

Retailers Shifted Spend From Desktop Search Ads In 2013

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