For all you Twitter fans out there, you can now get your AdWords questions answered - in 140 characters or less. Sarah and Stephen, whom you may know from the AdWords Help Forum, are now on Twitter. Sarah and Stephen will also be posting tips, AdWords system alerts, and other AdWords-related announcements to help keep you up to date on the latest from AdWords. If you're not following them already, be sure to check Sarah out at AdWordsProSarah and Stephen at AdWordsHelper.

Posted by Agency Blog Team

Current consumer spending may likely be presenting challenges to your retail clients, emphasizing their need to make the most of their advertising. Join us for our upcoming webinar on Wednesday, March 4 at 10am PT/1pm ET to learn tips to effectively manage your clients' media dollars to maximize ROI. John McAteer from the Retail Team and Dan Gertsacov from the TV Ads Team will lead a discussion on how to use Google TV Ads to help boost your clients' businesses in today's economy. Learn how to help retail clients reach new customers efficiently and generate greater returns on marketing investments. Register here to join us. 

Posted by Meredith Papp, TV Ads Team

It's in with the new for the AdWords API. The new version, that is. Version 13 of the API has been available for about four months and access to v12 will end on Monday, February 23, 2009. For full details, see the official AdWords API blog post, and find answers to your questions on the the Help Center and developer forum.

Posted by Agency Blog Team

For clients with a local business presence, being found by customers is crucial to their success. Making sure that your clients are listed on Google Maps is a great first step to getting them more traffic from customers. If you're new to helping your clients with their Google Maps presence or need a refresher on the Local Business Center and Local Business ads, join us for our Google Maps and Ads webinar on Wednesday, February 18 at 11am PST/2pm EST. You can register here, and you'll need the registration password agency1. Once you register, you will receive an event password via email to attend the event. We hope you'll join us!

Posted by Katie Wasilenko, Agency Team

You may have already seen a few of our Google Analytics in 60 Seconds videos, which quickly deliver Analytics tips and information to you in small, digestible installments. If you've found them to be helpful when managing your clients' accounts, we suggest bookmarking the Google Analytics YouTube channel as well.


On the Google Analytics channel, you'll find instructional and informational videos that range from beginner's guides to overviews of the latest features such as motion charts and Analytics for Flash. We're continually adding new videos, so subscribe to the channel or check back often for the latest from our team. We hope you'll find the videos useful for straight-to-the-point answers to your Analytics questions.

Posted by Melissa Hsieh, Google Analytics Team

We're still eager to hear your feedback on Ad Planner, but make sure you get your response in soon! To be eligible to win one of the $50 gift certificates to the Google Store, complete responses (including contact information) must be received by 5pm PST on February 12.

Complete the survey here and if you're a stickler for rules, you can find the official ones here. We appreciate your input, and good luck in the drawing!

Posted by Annie Hsu, Product Specialist

Google will be kicking off the 2009 conference schedule with booths at both SMX West and SES New York. Discount codes are available for both shows:

SMX West
February 10-12, 2009
Santa Clara Convention Center, CA
Enter smx15google when you register online for a 15% discount.

SES New York
March 23-27, 2009
Hilton New York, NY
Enter 20GOOG when you register online for a 20% discount.

If you make it to either of these venues, stop by the Google booth to say hello. Hope to see you there!

Posted by Katie Wasilenko, Agency Team