We’ve reached an inflection point in how people find and trust information. AI-powered search, instant answers, and LLM assistants are reshaping discovery at a pace that forces companies to rethink long-standing business models. Cloudflare’s Pay Per Crawl initiative provides a timely case study of how a tech brand can respond to this shift – using […]
Paid search professionals constantly debate the merits of running paid search campaigns bidding on competitor brand names. Questions such as the following may arise: Is bidding on your competitors ethical? Are the high costs-per-click (CPCs) worth spending the budget on? Are you actually reaching people with buying intent? In this article, I’ll talk through answers […]
The rise of AI-powered search has profoundly changed how people learn, discover, and decide. For brands, maintaining site health now extends far beyond traditional SEO best practices, becoming a critical factor in how AI systems discover, understand, and portray your content. That’s why ensuring your website is robust and AI-ready is paramount. Let’s explore some […]
Google is rolling out AI Mode in 180 countries and territories after recently expanding AI Mode in the UK, India and of course, the US. Google announced: “Starting today, we’re bringing more advanced agentic and personalized capabilities to AI Mode so you can make progress on your tasks and get more tailored information based on […]
Meta is arming advertisers with fresh AI-powered features ahead of the holiday season, aiming to help brands “sleigh” sales with creators, video, and smarter merchandising. The updates span Reels, creator partnerships, creative insights, and omnichannel ads, all designed to improve performance and product discovery. Meta says the enhancements build on its investments in AI infrastructure […]
Are you looking to boost your app’s growth and turn new users into loyal fans? Join Adobe product experts for a free webinar on consumer and practitioner trends in mobile app growth and real-time, personalized engagement. In this session, you’ll discover how to use in-product personalized experiences to: Streamline user onboarding Accelerate product adoption Build […]
Take the right steps — and avoid common mistakes — when facing account suspensions advises Microsoft Ads Liaison Navah Hopkins. Hopkins stresses that Microsoft takes security “very seriously,” applies a three-strike system for policy violations, and has humans review every appeal. Why we care. Microsoft suspends accounts for severe or repeated policy violations. That includes […]
In a recent episode of Google’s Search Off the Record podcast, Martin Splitt and John Mueller discussed when lazy loading helps and when it can slow pages. Splitt used a real-world example on developers.google.com to illustrate a common pattern: making every image lazy by default can delay Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) if it includes above-the-fold […]
The local SEO playbook that worked for years no longer delivers. Even businesses with strong rankings and steady traffic are disappearing from a critical slice of search results. Here’s what happened to one of my clients last month: For two years, their moving company held Position 1 for “moving to Birmingham, AL.” Traffic was steady […]
This week’s Ask An SEO question is about whether small brands should prioritize TikTok over Google to grow their audience: “I keep hearing that TikTok is a better platform for small brands with an easier route to an audience. Do you think that Google is still relevant, or should I go all in on TikTok?” […]