A new study reveals the promise and limitations of interactive TV advertising. The key findings: 36% stronger unaided brand recall vs. standard video ads 95% of viewers prefer adding products to cart over immediate purchase Higher CPMs: 10-15% above industry standards Why it matters. As CTV ad spend is projected to reach $33 billion by…
Google spoke more about the time it takes to recover from a helpful content update and then said it is up to you to decide ice what old content is helpful or not. Google said it wants to reward the best content no matter the site size. Meanwhile, Google will now pay Reddit $60 million…
In July, Google released a massive update to the Knowledge Graph. We named it the E-E-A-T Knowledge Graph update and gave it the codename “Killer Whale” because it made a splash in the SERPs twice: In real time between July 14 and 18. As part of the September helpful content update. A Knowledge Graph (Vault)…
Facebook can be sued over claims its advertising algorithm is biased, a California State Court of Appeals has ruled. The decision reverses a previous ruling from 2020 that stated Facebook was protected from accountability under Section 230 – a law that shields online platforms from legal action when users share illegal material. Why we care….
Domain Authority (DA) is a search engine ranking score developed by Moz that supposedly predicts how well a website will rank on search engine result pages (SERPs). DA scores range from one to 100, with higher scores corresponding to a greater likelihood of achieving higher rankings. It’s also a problematic metric misused by unsuspecting marketers and…
Pinterest just rolled out a bunch of fresh and upgraded ad products. The platform says its new features cover “the complete user experience” on the platform, from discovery to decision to action, helping advertisers to better connect with the Pinterest audience. Here’s a roundup of the platform’s key ad product announcements you need to know…
Unsurprisingly, AI took center stage during the various announcements made today at Google Marketing Live 2024. Updates also focused on creatives, data and giving the consumer what they want straight from the Search results. Now is the time to start paying closer attention to your impression levels. Here’s a recap of everything you need to…
Artificial intelligence experts and industry executives, including one of the technology’s trailblazers Yoshua Bengio, have signed an open letter calling for more regulation around the creation of deepfakes, citing potential risks to society. “Today, deepfakes often involve sexual imagery, fraud, or political disinformation. Since AI is progressing rapidly and making deepfakes much easier to…
Addressing the tension between running efficient paid search campaigns and driving business growth is crucial. While building paid search accounts has become easier, using them effectively to grow a business is more challenging than ever. Focusing solely on optimizing for maximum return on ad spend (ROAS) and the lowest cost-per-lead (CPL) may yield short-term gains,…
Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said on X that the number of issues and complaints posted in the forums about site names being wrong in Google search has “massively dropped” since the last Google site names update in July. Danny Sullivan said, “Since we released our improvement a few weeks ago, issues reported in…