Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. I posted the poll results for the Google August 2024 core update, most are down but not all. Google Shopping is testing a carousel for “more like…
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…
Google is piloting branded Local Service Ads (LSA). Brands are automatically enrolled into this new ad type by default. To disable it, businesses can adjust the settings manually. Branded LSAs explained. This new ad type allows brands to show up in search results when someone directly searches for a brand or business. Why we care….
Google Ads experienced a significant system glitch affecting its Shopping product serving late last month. This error resulted in advertisers’ products being displayed in other merchants’ ad accounts, potentially exposing sensitive business data to competitors. The incident has left many advertisers frustrated not only by the technical failure but also by Google’s inadequate communication in…
The popularity and usage of Large Language Models (LLMs) are constantly booming. With the enormous success in the field of Generative Artificial Intelligence, these models are leading to some massive economic and societal transformations. One of the best examples of the trending LLMs is the chatbot developed by OpenAI, called ChatGPT, which imitates humans and…
No one should be surprised to hear that I am reporting on some intense Google search ranking volatility starting this Friday, December 22nd, through the weekend, with things seeming to calm down today, Sunday, December 24th. Did Google push an algorithm update or tweak before the holiday break? Who knows, but there are signals of…
President Joe Biden today signed a bill into law that forces TikTok to either divest from Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a full ban in the U.S. What it means. ByteDance must sell TikTok in nine months. That deadline can be extended by 90 days if needed to complete a sale. If ByteDance doesn’t…
Your online search results are critical to your success. Learn how to dominate page one with the content real shoppers are looking for. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to: Improve your search ranking position and the number of page-one results Capture the featured snippet and the top 3 search positions with the answer to…
Google Ads is currently investigating issues related to payments and credit cards. Users experiencing these problems are unable to update their payment methods or credit card details at this time. Why we care. If your campaign is impacted by these issues, rest assured that the problem lies with Google Ads, and they are actively working to…
Quick question: What exactly does Performance Max maximize? I’ll let you go first. You: “Performance Max maximized my profits.”Me: “No.” You: “Ah, I see. I am tracking revenue, not profit. So Performance Max maximizes my revenue”Me: “Nope.” You: “Uhh, OK, then it must be conversionsMe: “No, again.” You: “What? What else is there? Clicks then?”Me:…