Major publishers – including Reddit, Yahoo, Medium, and Quora – today announced support of a new licensing standard, Really Simple Licensing (RSL). In theory, RSL gives websites leverage to demand compensation when AI companies scrape and train on their data. Why we care. Until now, publishers could only block or allow bots via robots.txt. RSL […]
In my previous article, “Closing the Digital Performance Gap,” I made the case that web effectiveness is a business issue, not a marketing metric. The website is no longer just a reflection of your brand – it is your brand. If it’s not delivering measurable business results, that’s a leadership problem, not a team problem. […]
In a digital-first era, customer loyalty is no longer an expectation. It’s something that can’t be bought or bribed, but rather earned through intentional action. Yet content marketers can build consumer trust when given the right framework and strategy. Undoubtedly, technology will continue to evolve, and as it does, so will customer expectations. Content marketing […]
AI Overviews haven’t just shifted how Google presents search results; they’re already reshaping the economics of paid search. When AI Overviews appear on your most valuable queries, they: Intercept attention. Push ads down the page. Erode click-through rates. For advertisers, that means revenue leakage even when ads are positioned well. But it’s not all bad […]
Google removed outdated structured data documentation, but instead of returning a 404 response, they have chosen to redirect the old URLs to a changelog that links to the old URL, thereby causing an infinite loop between the two pages. Although that is technically not a soft 404, it is an interesting use of a 301 […]
For multi-location brands, local search has always been competitive. But 2025 has introduced a new player: AI. From AI Overviews to Maps Packs, how consumers discover your stores is evolving, and some brands are already pulling ahead. Robert Cooney, VP of Client Strategy at DAC, and Kyle Harris, Director of Local Optimization, have spent months […]
Repurposing the same creative across Meta, TikTok, and Pinterest Ads may seem efficient, but like many shortcuts, it comes with shortcomings. Creating original assets for every platform takes time, budget, and creative energy – and most teams are already stretched thin. Yet what saves time in production can quickly cost in performance. Each platform has […]
Despite ChatGPT’s explosive growth, nearly all of its users also turn to Google, per new Similarweb data shared by SEO consultant Brodie Clark. In August: 95.3% of ChatGPT users visited Google, 14.3% of Google users visited ChatGPT. Yes, and… International SEO expert Aleyda Solis added additional SimilarWeb data from August in an X post: ChatGPT […]
Google updated reporting for Demand Gen campaigns, giving advertisers more granular visibility into how YouTube placements perform. Why we care. Until now, Demand Gen reporting lumped all YouTube traffic together, making it hard for advertisers to know whether Shorts, In-Feed, or In-Stream placements were driving results. The new segmentation means marketers can finally align creatives […]
In June, Google announced it was deprecating seven structured data types from working within Google Search. Now, Google is also removing the reporting related to six of the seven of those structured data types. The impacted structured data types. Google will stop reporting on Course Info, Claim Review, Estimated Salary, Learning Video, Special Announcement, and […]