Finally! Google has just (and by “just”, we mean about an hour ago) launched a service where you can see your AdWords ad by location.
What this means is that if you are physically sitting in a desk in Washington, DC, but are targeting your ads to Toronto, ON, you can now see your ad, and its competitors, as it is shown to searchers in Toronto.
This is great news for optimizing your ad campaign, because you can now see exactly what your competitions’ offers are. If your ad is too similar to your neighbours ads, we can now clearly analyze it, and jazz up your ad content.
Currently, there are 6 ways to narrow the ad location view: by country, region (state or province), city, latitude and longitude, and in the U.S. only - by Postal code or DMA region.
The Google AdWords “test” or “preview” page can be found here: AdWords location ad viewer, and instruction on how to use it can be found here
We’re really excited by this new development, and will keep you updated as it develops in future.