What you need to know

What you need to know

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about AI agents lately – whether in your workplace conversations or scrolling through your social feeds (hopefully both).  While there’s no shortage of articles discussing their general benefits, there’s surprisingly little coverage on what they mean specifically for SEO – where their impact is not just significant, but amplified. […]

Google sends personalized growth plans to advertisers, pushing AI-driven solutions

Google sends personalized growth plans to advertisers, pushing AI-driven solutions

Advertisers are receiving step-by-step guidance emails from Google Ads aimed at improving campaign performance over a three-month period. The details. Google Ads is sending emails with the subject line “Personalised action plan for growth” to business advertisers, according to an X post from Govind Singh Panwar. The email contains: A three-month structured improvement plan delivered […]

90% Of B2B Buyers Click On Citations

90% Of B2B Buyers Click On Citations

Google’s AI Overviews have changed how search works. A TrustRadius report shows that 72% of B2B buyers see AI Overviews during research. The study found something interesting: 90% of its respondents said they click on the cited sources to check information. This finding differs from previous reports about declining click rates. AI Overviews Are Affecting […]

Aligning Google Ads With Your True Business Objectives

Aligning Google Ads With Your True Business Objectives

Are your paid campaigns delivering the results that really matter? If your ad strategy is focused only on cost-per-acquisition, you might be leaving long-term growth on the table. It’s time to rethink how you measure success in Google Ads. In this upcoming webinar, you’ll get: Smarter ways to measure PPC success. Tested, powerful bidding strategies. […]

Google Search to redirect its country level TLDs to Google.com

Google Search to redirect its country level TLDs to Google.com

Google will begin redirecting its country code top-level domain names (ccTLD) versions of its Google domain to Google.com. That means if you frequent google.fr (in France), google.ng (in Nigeria) and so on, you will be redirected to Google.com. Why the change. Google said, “Over the years, our ability to provide a local experience has improved. In […]

A Workflow For The New Age Of Content Creation

A Workflow For The New Age Of Content Creation

In last week’s Memo, I explained how, just as digital DJing transformed music mixing, AI is revolutionizing how we create content by giving us instant access to diverse expressions and ideas. Instead of fighting this change, writers should embrace AI as a starting point while focusing our energy on adding uniquely human elements that machines can’t […]

How and why to ‘be the primary source’ for organic search

How and why to ‘be the primary source’ for organic search

“Just Google it” – ah, so 2021.  These days, organic search and discovery – although still largely conducted on Google – have fanned out to many sources, with user behavior more multi-layered and dynamic than ever. SEO professionals these days need to follow course. Consider a user who:  Starts by watching a TikTok video of […]

Custom GPTs Secrets: How to Get Great Results Every Time

Custom GPTs Secrets: How to Get Great Results Every Time

Frustrated by inconsistent results from ChatGPT? Wonder how to get lightning-fast, high-quality outputs without using prompts? In this article, you’ll discover how to build and refine custom GPTs that consistently deliver reliable results—saving you time and helping you easily scale your content, marketing, or business workflows. Why Marketers and Entrepreneurs Should Use Custom GPTs While […]

Google Confirms That Structured Data Won’t Make A Site Rank Better

Google Confirms That Structured Data Won’t Make A Site Rank Better

Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Bluesky about whether structured data helps with SEO, which may change how some people think about it. Schema.org Structured Data When SEOs talk about structured data they’re talking about Schema.org structured data. There are many kinds of structured data but for SEO purposes only Schema.org structured data matters. […]