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How To Structure Information For AI Search

How To Structure Information For AI Search

In the SEO world, when we talk about how to structure content for AI search, we often default to structured data – Schema.org, JSON-LD, rich results, knowledge graph eligibility – the whole shooting match. While that layer of markup is still useful in many scenarios, this isn’t another article about how to wrap your content in […]

Navigating The Complexities Of International PPC Working With Agencies

Navigating The Complexities Of International PPC Working With Agencies

Running PPC campaigns in one country is challenging enough. Add multiple countries, languages, regulatory quirks, and agency partners into the mix, and things get complicated fast. If you’re overseeing paid media at large enterprises or multi-location brands, international PPC isn’t just a scale problem. It’s a coordination and consistency problem. You’re not just launching more […]

How to calculate link building ROI and justify your SEO investment

How to calculate link building ROI and justify your SEO investment

Link building is often 40% of an SEO budget – sometimes more in competitive industries. But here’s the problem: most companies aren’t calculating ROI before building links. That’s a fast way to burn through your budget without knowing what you’re getting in return. If you spend $5,000, $10,000, or even $50,000 a month on link building, […]

Google Updates Gemini/Vertex AI User Agent Documentation

Google Updates Gemini/Vertex AI User Agent Documentation

Google updated the documentation for the Google-Extended user agent, which publishers can use to control whether Google Gemini and Vertex use their data for training purposes or for grounding AI answers. Updated Guidance Google updated their guidance on Google-Extended based on publisher feedback for the purpose of improving clarity and adding more specific details. Previous […]

25 Alternative Search Engines You Can Use Instead Of Google

25 Alternative Search Engines You Can Use Instead Of Google

For over two decades, Google has been the search engine that most people use for everyday searches, product research, and staying up to date on the latest news. Because of this market dominance, Google has also been the main search engine of focus for SEO and marketing professionals. However, following the introduction of ChatGPT and […]

How Much Should PPC Management Cost?

How Much Should PPC Management Cost?

There have been lots of really good questions, but this one from Phil of Trumbull stood out: “What is the average amount companies take for running a PPC campaign?” Factors That Influence PPC Management Costs Here are key factors that determine how much you should expect to pay: Vendor Experience Level: Seasoned experts often charge […]

Snapshot templates added, Aggregate Identifiers improved

Snapshot templates added, Aggregate Identifiers improved

Google Analytics just made it easier to get quick insights and more accurate attribution. The Reports snapshot section now includes pre-built templates focused on user behavior, sales and revenue, and marketing performance. That means less time building custom reports and more time actually using the data. Alongside the templates, the card library has been updated, […]

Meta adds dynamic overlays to Advantage+ Catalog ads

Meta adds dynamic overlays to Advantage+ Catalog ads

Meta introduced a small but potentially powerful tweak to its Advantage+ Catalog campaigns: dynamic overlays. Advertisers can now add price, discount, and shipping labels directly onto product images – styled like stickers – to make promotions pop in the Facebook Feed. How it works. You’ve got four label options now: Current price. A strikethrough sale […]

Google hypes AI Overviews, refuses to answer CTR question

Google hypes AI Overviews, refuses to answer CTR question

Alphabet spent much of its Q1 2025 earnings call last night talking up the growth of AI Overviews, but dodged a question seeking clarity on how Google’s AI-generated answers impact click-through rates and conversion. Why we care. Did Google decide that last night wasn’t “the moment to go into details of click-through rate and conversion […]

How to use CRM data to inform and grow your PPC campaigns

How to use CRM data to inform and grow your PPC campaigns

In the world of digital advertising, data is king. Yet, many PPC advertisers underutilize one of their most valuable sources of insights: their CRM data.  Whether you’re a B2B or B2C marketer, your CRM is a gold mine of customer information that can significantly enhance your paid media strategy.  To boost efficiency and scale, focus […]