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AI is reshaping how digital marketers operate, stay competitive, and drive results online. The question is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how quickly and effectively we can integrate it into our businesses to stay competitive and deliver unprecedented value. Watch on-demand as we explore how to automate SEO strategy and implementation, saving time, […]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai finally took action and made significant leadership changes. Prabhakar Raghavan, who ran Google Search, Ads, Commerce, Geo, Assistant, and Payments, now reports to Pichai as Chief Technologist and hands the Search reins over to Nick Fox. Pichai announced, “He’ll return to his computer science roots and take on the role of […]
Marketers work with search data every day, but we’re greatly underutilizing its potential. Let me explain. Search data can tell us all kinds of things about markets, audiences, behavior, and preferences. It’s a source of intelligence that informs smarter, better, more timely business decisions beyond SEO. In this article, I’ll introduce you to a different […]
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Google’s John Mueller answered a question on LinkedIn about the ideal content length for performing well on Google. Participants in the discussion pressed for specifics, raised concerns about being SERP-blocked by Reddit, and suggested that Search Console should offer content feedback. Mueller’s response challenged SEOs to rethink their approach to content. What’s The Best Length […]
Google has announced an expansion of its Travel Feeds feature for Search Ads. This update allows hotel advertisers to directly include more detailed information from their feeds in search results. A Google support page reads: “When you link your Hotel Center to Google Ads, Google will automatically enrich existing Search ad formats with prices, images, […]
A study by The College Investor finds significant inaccuracies in Google’s AI-generated summaries for finance queries. Out of 100 personal finance searches, 43% had misleading or incorrect information. Key Findings The study evaluated AI overviews across various financial topics, including banking, credit, investing, taxes, and student loans. The results showed: 57% of AI overviews were […]
Google has announced the retirement of the sitelinks search box feature. This change, set to take effect on November 21, marks the end of a tool that has been part of Google Search for over a decade. We’re saying bye to the sitelinks search box in Google Search results starting Nov 21, 2024, as usage […]
If you’ve been paying attention to the chatter in the SEO space recently, you might have noticed that “brand marketing” has become cool again. Due to the Google “leaks,” many SEO pros have come to the conclusion that building a strong digital presence will yield SEO results. Also, water … is wet. Leaks, floods, and […]