Referral traffic from ChatGPT to websites is down 52% since July 21, according to Profound’s Josh Blyskal, who analyzed more than 1 billion ChatGPT citations and 1 million referral visits from a sample of sites across various verticals. By the numbers. Some of the key findings: Reddit citations are up 87% since July 23, now […]
Google Ads rolled out a diagnostics tool to help advertisers spot issues with shopping cart data tied to conversions. The tool appeared in accounts, following an initial mention on a Google help page last week. Advertisers can access it by hovering over the Status column for a specific conversion action. How it works. A pop-up […]
Google is pushing advertisers to enrich the conversion data they send to Google Ads, saying more signals mean stronger attribution, better modeling, and ultimately, improved campaign performance. How it works. Google recommends upgrading pipelines to the latest Ads API (v20+) and layering in multiple data points: User-provided data (hashed email, phone) to unlock cross-device conversions. […]
Visits to nearly every major U.S. news site dropped in July. Only six of the top 50 U.S. news websites grew traffic year over year (YoY), according to PressGazette’s monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the U.S. in July, based on Similarweb data. By the numbers. The New York Times led with […]
When most marketers think of a PPC audit, they picture a checklist: Pull a few reports. Flag the obvious inefficiencies. Send the client a PDF. Call it a day. In reality, that’s a missed opportunity, especially for agencies. An effective audit should be more than just a diagnostic. Drawing on years of running agency-grade audits, […]
In traditional forms of advertising, marketers often define their target audience based on basic demographics like age and gender. “Our target customer is women 25-45!” “Our target customer is men 18-24!” In digital advertising, we can get much more specific, defining our target audience based on things like significant life transitions, in-market behaviour, past interactions […]
In B2B SEO, typically, the ultimate goal is to attract high-intent searchers who convert into qualified leads. But, not all high-intent visibility translates to sales-ready traffic, especially in long sales cycles or complex buying journeys. As we get deeper into an era of diminishing importance of keywords that translate directly into attributable clicks, a focus […]
GenAI-powered search doesn’t behave like Google. Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI agents don’t just index—they interpret, summarize, and rank your content in ways most audits aren’t built to detect. That means the technical signals shaping your brand’s visibility are shifting underfoot. In Technical SEO for GenAI: How bots see, crawl & rank your brand, […]
There once was a time when digital marketers chased traffic. The more traffic a website attracted, the more marketers felt satisfied and closer to attaining their goals. But, this once golden metric is no longer a tell-tale sign of success. Gone are the days of forecasting growth solely on the number of visitors coming to […]
AI search has completely changed the way customers make decisions. If you’re still just tracking data instead of driving sales from AI search, you are missing out. Join Bart Góralewicz, Co-Founder of ZipTie.dev, on September 3, 2025, for an insightful webinar on how to map customer journeys in AI search and turn those insights into […]