Ad Armor – The Most Powerful Asset in Your SEM Toolkit
Ad Armor frees up SEM ad dollars by pushing paid clicks to highly-ranked SEO listings. With custom on/off rules giving you complete control, pause and unpause PPC ads using negative keywords to save up to 40% of ad spend without sacrificing clicks.
Learn More About Ad Armor
- How it Works
- Features
- Results
- Implementation
- Engines
- Power-Ups
How it Works
Ad Armor uses TSM’s core monitoring technology to identify keyword opportunities to turn off paid ads in favor of pushing clicks to lower-cost listing units like free organic listings or higher-performing ad blocks.
- Ad Armor identifies search queries with the right mix of low SEM competition + high page presence in SEO/PLA/VLA or Hotel listings
- Ad Armor produces a negative keyword list, daily or weekly, with pause/unpause recommendations to be uploaded to your ads account

Negative Keyword List
A negative keyword list is produced daily or weekly with pause/unpause recommendations developed by Ad Armor using your custom rules.
Geo-Targeting
Ad Armor matches its crawling to the same geo-targeting settings in your ad account campaigns.
Customizable Rules
You control Ad Armor’s thresholds to make pause/unpause ad decisions, including:
- SEO Rankings and Market Share.
- PLA/ Hotel/VLA Rankings & Market Share.
- PPC Competitive Threats Thresholds.
Enemies Lists
You define your top competitive enemies. Ad Armor uses this list to recommend turning ads back on when enemy presence reaches your pre-set threshold.
Friendly Lists
You define friendly websites such as resellers, partners, or subsidiaries. Ad Armor allows you to turn ads off when there are friendlies so you do not compete against yourself.
Ignore Lists
You can define a list of advertisers to ignore, such as resellers or other closely aligned entities that do not impact your advertising decisions. Ignored advertisers are not calculated into Ad Armor’s pause/unpause equations.
Budget Savings Without Traffic Loss!
- Average SEM ad savings between 20-40%
- SEM ad clicks are diverted to free or cheaper listings
- Lower out-of-control SEM ad costs.
You + Ad Armor = One Unstoppable SEM Machine

Implementation
Getting Started is Easy!
It takes less than 10 minutes to add keywords and configure goal targets. You will need:
- Your search query list or let us help you pick the right keywords
- Your target markets to match your ads campaigns
- A session with our SEM specialists to guide you through rule configuration and optimal competitive targets to ensure that you’re in control.
Once set-up is complete, then sit back, relax, and enjoy the calm of the rest of your day.

Supported Search Engines
Desktop & Mobile











PowerUp with Brand Protection!
Brand Protection works together with Ad Armor by first removing competitive threats. When competition is lowered, Ad Armor takes over to turn ads on and off.
This Defense + Offense Strategy has Incrediable Results:
- Reduces 30 – 50% of Ad Cost and Increases Clicks by Removing Infringing Ads
- Creates More Pause/Unpause Opportunities by Removing Competitive Threats
- Instantly Submits Take-Down Complaints to Search Engines
You + Brand Protection = One Unstoppable SEM Machine
Trusted by
15+
Years in the Industry
15,000+
Brands Protected
100M+
Ads Analyzed
99.9%
Innovation Excellence
What Our Clients Say About Us
“We switched to The Search Monitor from another provider, and couldn’t be happier. The platform is easy to navigate and has all of the great data that we need. The support team has been responsive and helpful. We are really happy so far that we made the switch.”
Eric Seidelman, VP Performance Digital, Universal McCann
“We believe in the power of competitive intelligence and we’re excited to partner with The Search Monitor to bring a robust solution to our clients.”
House of Kaizen, A digital performance marketing agency
“The main reason we started using The Search Monitor was to easily track and take action on unauthorized ads & Trademark use. In that respect it has become invaluable. What used to take an employee hours a week is now done automatically with even more detail and accuracy than we could ever have imagined. Our process has become much more efficient and effective by using The Search Monitor.”
Jennavieve L, Allstar Products Group
“We have been using The Search Monitor for over 10 years in the USA, Europe, and other parts of the globe to support our clients’ search campaigns. The Search Monitor is a great all-around platform that includes SEM, SEO, and PLA insights all in one place.”
Kevin B., Chief Growth Officer, Jellyfish