I am excited but also feel let down that the new Bing Webmaster Tools Performance report gained all these new sources of data, including Bing Chat, but the only one you cannot filter on is Bing Chat. We got Bing Images, Bing Videos, Bing News, Bing Knowledge Panels filters, but Bing Chat is combined with…
A groundbreaking initiative has emerged from esteemed research institutions aiming to unravel the enigmatic intricacies of lithium-based batteries. Employing an innovative approach, researchers harness machine learning to meticulously analyze X-ray videos at the pixel level, potentially revolutionizing battery research. The challenge at the heart of this endeavor is the quest for a comprehensive understanding…
Google’s helpful content update is still rolling out, and the SEO chatter is super heated this week, with tons of sites reporting huge drops. But the Google tracking tools are not showing heated weather, in fact, they are super calm. Google clarified that the helpful content update does not yet demote hosted third-party content. Google…
TikTok is testing displaying links to Google search results from its own internal search results page. Radu Oncescu spotted this and posted a screenshot of this on X, which we embedded below. What it looks like. TikTok added to its search pages a small link with a Google logo to its search results page. TikTok…
Ever wondered which is the best generative AI tool for writing PR content? I have just finished conducting a series of tests to determine just that and found that the post generated by Bard produced: Slightly better results than a post I had written from scratch. Significantly better results than the post by ChatGPT. Dramatically…
Lifetime value, or LTV, averages the total revenue generated by a customer during the entirety of your relationship. While the KPI often sounds cool and dandy, it can be difficult to improve. Doing so requires long term thinking, commitment and a deep understanding of your customer database. This article will dive into concrete ways PPC…
Bing has announced a set of new controls to allow webmasters and site owners to block Bing Chat from using its content for AI training and Microsoft’s generative AI models. “While we are actively collaborating with the industry on establishing future AI standards, we also wanted to provide more immediate support for publishers,” Fabrice Canel…
Google denied manipulating ad auctions at SMX Advanced 2015 – eight years before admitting it actually does. During the conference’s keynote speech, Google Ad executive Jerry Dischler told the audience: “Full stop, we are not manipulating search results or manipulating the ad auction in order to increase profits. That’s just not what we do.” Fast-forward…
Google has been accused of downplaying how much it quietly increases ad auctions. The search engine admitted at the federal antitrust trial that it “frequently” inflates ad prices by as much as 5% without telling advertisers – sometimes 10%. But marketers are calling the search engine out for being too “conservative” with these figures as they…
As advertisers, we want to maximize our PPC budgets for our clients But how do we do that? This article identifies eight areas where you can focus your optimization efforts to improve ROI. If you aren’t already doing these things – there’s time to start testing before we get into the throes of holiday planning…