It’s easy to forget that you can create and place a search ad in less than five minutes. That speed and ease of placement don’t usually get you anything . . . but now they can.

Try using Google Hot Trends to combine the “in the moment” thinking of traditional PR with the tracking power of search advertising. Hot Trends reflects what people are searching for … right now. It doesn’t highlight what’s hot based on sheer numbers (boring terms like weather), but by focusing on sudden surges in popularity.

For example, a recent Hot Trend is the search term deceptively delicious - the name of a new cookbook by Jerry Seinfeld’s wife. You can use this knowledge to create a related search ad that drives traffic to your site. Here’s one that we put in place in a matter of minutes.

For as little as cents per click, you can target your search ads at the hottest trends. Give it a try.