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Google Helpful Content Update, Post Google Core Update Tremors, FAQ Rich Results Drop, Search Console Merchant Center Reports & More

For the original iTunes version, click here. We got another official Google ranking update, the September 2023 helpful content update. This week, we had our first post-Google core update tremors and fluctuations. After saying they would a month ago, Google also finally dropped the FAQ-rich results snippets. Google also surprised us by saying How-to…

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Properly preparing for the predictable: Peak seasonality

Peak seasonality is here. It’s the time of year when demand – and paid search – accelerates for goods or services that brands provide. When this happens, queries, traffic, sales and (fingers crossed) your conversions increase noticeably compared to the rest of the year. This almost definitely will lead to more optimizations, reporting, forecasting, analyzing and…

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SEO, generative AI and LLMs: Managing client expectations

Large Language Models (LLMs) remain a hot topic in SEO – especially with the popularity of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other generative AI tools with user-friendly chat interfaces. It’s so easy to get excited about the potential of generative AI and what it means for an SEO strategy. But managing client expectations remains critical.  This overarching…

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Google launches new AI tool to improve YouTube ad optimization

Google Ads has launched a new feature to assist advertisers in optimizing their YouTube campaigns Known as Creative Guidance, this innovative tool is now available through Recommendations and has been integrated into Video Analytics within Google Ads. Creative Guidance leverages AI to evaluate your content and offer best-practice feedback. For example, if critical information is…

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Everything we know (so far)

Google is on trial for allegedly using underhand tactics to ensure it stays the world’s leading search engine. The U.S. Justice Department claims Google, which owns a 90% market share in search, paid massive sums to companies like Apple to make it the default search engine on products like the iPhone. These multibillion-dollar deals gave…

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