SEO

Instagram is piloting a new ad layout that crams four sponsored posts into one screen. It’s the platform’s latest take on Multi-Advertiser ads, which groups together related sponsored posts from different businesses and serves them to people who have recently shown an interest in related products or services. The new layout is being displayed between…

It’s been just over six months since the new AI-powered Bing with Bing Chat launched – but its overall search engine market share remains virtually unchanged globally and in the U.S. Why we care. When the new Bing launched, it felt like the dawn of an exciting new era in search. Microsoft seemed to have a…

Google may soon allow businesses and organizations to manage their social media links that show up on their local listing within Google Search and Google Maps. Google added a new help document on how to manage your social links in Google Business Profiles. Manage social links in Google Business Profiles. This feature is not fully…

No, you don’t have to worry about scores from SEO tools. Google doesn’t even use scores from some of its own tools (e.g., Lighthouse) for ranking. That’s according to Google Search Advocate John Mueller, in the latest #AskGooglebot video. Why we care. Even though Google has said numerous times that Google does not use SEO…

X (Twitter) has paywalled XPro (TweetDeck) for both brand and personal accounts. Users now need to be Blue subscribers to access the tool, which has been rebranded as XPro under Elon Musk’s reign. Why we care. Some people will feel disgruntled about paying for a tool that has historically been free, so may leave the…

Google Ads has launched a paid pilot offering enhanced customer service for small businesses. A select number of agencies and advertisers have been invited to trial the new program which offers one-on-one support tailored to specific customer needs. Why we care. Small business owners using the program can get specialised advice faster by using this…

Google is releasing a number of new features for its new Search Generative Experience today. Those features include SGE while browsing, definition overlays in the SGE responses, and color-coded with syntax highlighting and other coding improvements within the SGE answers. Google wrote these new features “help you better learn and make sense of information on…

The end is near for Google Discovery ads. You can now sign up for access to Google Ads’ Demand Gen, the new campaign type announced at Google Marketing Live in May. Once you’re in the beta, your Discovery campaigns will be automatically upgraded to Demand Gen. All Discovery campaigns should be “upgraded” to Demand Gen…

Your subject line communicates your email’s value to the recipient and encourages them to read further and, potentially, to engage with your brand on a deeper level by responding to your call to action (CTA). A poor subject line is more than just bad: It can contribute to your email being marked as spam, dinging…

Microsoft is not banning ads from unverified marketers after all. Instead, the company will only pause ads in a few scenarios while Advertiser Identity Verification (AIV) is completed. Why we care. Advertisers no longer face such severe ad delivery interruptions for not being verified, however, you will still need to complete the Microsoft Ads verification…