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Google Ads is experiencing a significant outage affecting multiple reporting tools and product management features. Why we care. This outage is impacting advertisers’ ability to manage campaigns and access critical performance data. Details: Down: Report Editor, Dashboards, Saved Reports in web interface. Affected: Products, Product Groups, Listing Groups pages across web, API, and Google Ads…

Reddit will continue blocking Microsoft and other search engines and AI models from crawling its content using robots.txt – unless they strike a content licensing deal. That’s what Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in a new interview. Why Reddit is blocking search engines. Noting it’s been “a real pain in the ass to block these companies,”…

Digital advertising spend increased across retail media, paid search, and paid social in Q2 2024, despite rising ad prices, according to new data from Skai. By the numbers: Retail media spend grew 21% year-over-year. Paid search spend increased 6% YoY. Paid social spend rose 13% YoY. The big picture. Higher ad prices drove most of…

Whether you’re a seasoned PPC marketer or just starting out, creating and optimizing Responsive Search Ads (RSAs) is challenging. At SMX Advanced 2024, I highlighted the biggest pitfalls marketers face with RSAs, which make a difficult task even harder. Explore these common RSA mistakes and catch the full session replay to turn your ads around. Mistake…

Google announced a number of image-related Search features today, including updates to how Google Search handles deepfakes and expanding the About this image feature to Circle to Search and Google Lens. Deepfakes in Google Search Google has updated Google Search around deepfakes in two ways; (1) updated its ranking system to help ensure deepfake content…

Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is a powerful tool for analyzing website and app traffic, offering valuable insights into user behavior and campaign performance.  This article explores how SEO professionals can leverage GA4’s features to refine their strategies, from linking with Google Search Console to analyzing organic traffic and setting up custom events.  We’ll examine specific…

Reporting is a crucial part of paid media management for communicating results to stakeholders and informing optimization decisions. While there are a number of well-made third-party reporting tools, many are pricy and inaccessible to all PPC managers, either due to budget concerns or complex approval processes. Additionally, various tools have different benefits, with some better…

Google is rolling out new features to boost creative results and transparency in its advertising platforms, particularly for Performance Max campaigns. Why it matters. These updates aim to help advertisers create more effective ads, understand their performance better, and ensure brand safety across Google’s ad network. Key updates: New reporting tools: Conversion metrics in asset-level…

Perplexity, the AI-powered search startup, is rolling out a new “Publishers’ Program” to share ad revenue with media partners, amid recent plagiarism controversies. This move signals a shift in how AI companies are approaching content partnerships, potentially setting a new standard for compensating publishers whose work is used to train and power AI systems. Details:…