{"id":2866,"date":"2012-06-16T10:26:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-16T14:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/?p=2866"},"modified":"2012-06-16T10:26:07","modified_gmt":"2012-06-16T14:26:07","slug":"google-adwords-trademark-violations-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2012\/06\/16\/google-adwords-trademark-violations-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Google AdWords Trademark Violations Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bCmZehkB0Zw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this video, Nancy McCord President of McCord Web Services, shares her insights on trademark use on Google AdWords. 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