Google Advertising Professional Programme

Google Advertising Professional Programme

We were one of the first Google Advertising Professionals to reach Qualified status.

Qualified Google Advertising Professionals have passed the Google Advertising Professional Exam and have met other requirements in order to achieve this level of recognition. Professionals who attain the Qualified title receive:

• Google's recognition as a Qualified and tested AdWords professional.
• The official Qualified Google Advertising Professional Logo, which can be displayed on their website, and other materials to showcase their skills and help attract clients.
• Distinction as a skilled professional.

Other requirements

To become a Qualified Google Advertising Professional, we needed to accomplish the following:

1. Sign up for the programme successfully and be in good standing. This means that we have accepted the Rules of Use and are not in violation of them.
2. Manage at least one AdWords account (ours or someone else's) in "My Client Centre" for 90 days.
3. Build and maintain at least US$1,000 total spend for our "My Client Centre" account during the 90-day period. (We have far exceeded this and the previous requirement!)
4. Pass the Google Advertising Professional Exam.

The Advertising Professionals Programme Rules

Being a Google Advertising Professional

This is a non-exclusive programme. The Google Advertising Professional features and these Rules do not empower either you or Google to obligate, bind or act as agent for the other in any way and do not create a joint venture, employment relationship, partnership, or other business entity of any kind. You: (i) are responsible for your acts and omissions; (ii) must not violate any Google policies, Google terms and conditions, applicable laws or regulations; (iii) must not practise any deceptive, illegal, unethical, false or misleading practices with regard to your participation as a Google Advertising Professional; and (iv) must obtain all consents, authorisations and permits required for you to perform under and related to these Rules, including without limitation to act on behalf of and bind to these Rules, any third party to whom you provide AdWords Programme related services. Nothing in these Rules grants any implied rights to you whether warranties, conditions, terms or otherwise. Google retains all of its right, title and interest in and to all of its intellectual property.

Performing as a Google Advertising Professional

You must perform under these Rules and service your AdWords programme customers in a professional, responsive and workmanlike manner consistent with reasonable industry standards and in accordance with these Rules. To the extent any other features, programmes, materials or tools (e.g. APIs, marketing collateral, testing programmes or logos) are supplied by Google and you choose to use them, you must use them only consistent with these Rules and any additional terms supplied by Google for those features. You are responsible for collecting payment from your customers and remitting any due payments to Google consistent with your Terms and Conditions. You agree and must notify your customers that you are not employed, endorsed or approved by, or a contractor of, Google or any of its affiliates. PARTICIPATING IN THE GOOGLE ADVERTISING PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME IS A PRIVILEGE THAT MAY BE TERMINATED BY GOOGLE AT ANY TIME FOR ANY OR NO REASON.