Google Ads has begun rolling out channel control for select Demand Gen campaigns. This feature will let you specify where your ads appear across Google’s properties. Yes, but. While the feature is live, segmentation by individual channel (e.g., YouTube, Discover, Gmail) is not yet available. This will limit your ability to make data-driven adjustments. Why […]

Cybersecurity company HUMAN introduces a new feature for its HUMAN Application Protection service called HUMAN Sightline. The new Sightline enables users to defend their SaaS applications with detailed analyses of attacker activities and to track changes in bot behavior. This feature is available as a component of Account Takeover Defense, Scraping Defense, and Transaction Abuse […]

As Google’s Ad Product Liaison, I often share updates and insights with the community of digital advertisers and, best of all, get to hear your feedback first-hand. We heard quite a lot after our recent announcement that, after a period of beta testing, we’re rolling out negative keywords in Performance Max (PMax) campaigns with a […]

Google is testing placing special and very clickable links in its AI Overviwws, but not to publishers or your own website, but rather back to its own search results. You got that right, Google is testing linking the AI Overviews back to new search queries on Google.com. What it looks like. I posted a screenshot […]

Bing Webmaster Tools launches new comparison features and improved interface for enhanced search performance analysis. Bing Webmaster Tools now offers data comparison across time periods. Microsoft improved the time filter interface for easier navigation. The updates enable better campaign analysis and trend identification. #Bing #Webmaster #Tools #Adds #Data #Comparison #Improvements

Over the last 12 months, we filled significant gaps in our understanding of AI Chatbots like ChatGPT & Co. We know: Adoption is growing rapidly. AI chatbots send more referrals to websites over time. Referral traffic from AI chatbots has a higher quality than that from Google. You can read all about it in the […]

Bluesky is quickly gaining attention as a growing social media platform – but what does that mean for the PPC community?  Here’s what you need to know and how to prepare for potential ad opportunities What is Bluesky? Bluesky is a social media platform that was originally founded as a research initiative at Twitter in […]

In the beginning, there was only Search. Then Google said, “Let there be Shopping.” And so began the golden age of search advertising. Fast forward, and machines now perform the more granular and recurring optimizations at scale that we had to manually. Algorithmic campaigns like Performance Max have become Google’s golden goose. They claim that […]

Are you struggling to implement AI effectively in your business? Wondering how to overcome resistance from your team and leverage AI for optimal productivity? In this article, you’ll discover how to get your staff to embrace AI and use it to enhance their work rather than fear being replaced by it. Why AI Optimization Can […]

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