As we approach the end of the year, it just seems Google is getting more and more volatile with its search results. Google also confirmed that “openness” as a local ranking signal was strengthened. On Thursday morning, Google had delayed indexing issues for some sites, but Google confirmed it hours later. Google’s Danny Sullivan collects…
One of the joys of living in a place where the winters tend to be long and dark is the time it allows for reading. Make a fire in the fireplace, pour yourself a drink and open a good book. I often do the bulk of my reading for the year between October and March…
Google posted an indexing issue with Google Search, saying it is investigating reports of indexing delays for content. Google said this issue is “affecting a small number of sites” and they are “working on identifying the root cause.” What Google wrote. Google posted, “Google is investigating reports about delayed indexing in Google Search that’s affecting…
In 2023, we witnessed the rise of AI-powered search and significant evolution of the SERPs with the arrival of Google’s Search Generative Experience, as well as Bing Copilot (formerly Bing Chat). Google’s new AI model, Gemini, is its largest and most advanced, capable of understanding text, code, audio, images and video. We expect to see…
The prevalence of mass-produced, AI-generated content is making it harder for Google to detect spam. AI-generated content has also made judging what is quality content difficult for Google. However, indications are that Google is improving its ability to identify low-quality AI content algorithmically. Spammy AI content all over the web You don’t need to be…
Google Ads has confirmed that support is not being phased out. With the introduction of a paid support service in August, concerns arose among advertisers about the potential withdrawal of the free feature. The perceived decline in customer experience further fuelled the belief that the free support might no longer be a priority. However, Google…
Google is reportedly planning a major reshuffle of its 30,000-person ad sales unit. Sean Downey, who is in charge of ad sales to big customers in the Americas, announced plans to restructure the ad sales teams during a department-wide meeting last week, according to The Information. Downey did not comment on whether the reorganization would…
Campaign management software helps you automate the manual tasks of planning, launching and measuring the impact of your marketing campaigns. Modern marketing campaigns often have many moving parts. Campaigns may involve multiple: Internal departments (e.g., creative, media, brand, legal). External partners (e.g., agencies, media, co-marketing). Campaign management software helps keep stakeholders organized. Once the campaign…
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Google has quietly started testing placing headlines within the ad copy description text in live ads. Advertisers were not given prior notice about the ad copy variation experiment, and the uncertainty about the potential expansion of this test to more accounts has led to frustration within the community. Why we care. Changing the rules without…