Google Ads will enforce stricter rules starting in November under its Circumventing Systems policy, specifically targeting advertisers in the Gambling and Games sector. Advertisers with a Gambling and Games certification must undergo recertification if their business has significantly changed since their original certification. Why we care. This update means that any significant changes to an…
Amazon is rolling out enhanced AI capabilities to help advertisers create better product listings. The new technology simplifies how sellers create product descriptions, titles, and listing details by automatically generating content based on brief product descriptions. Previously, sellers were required to enter many pieces of information to create product listings, however, the process has now…
ChatGPT, the latest chatbot developed by OpenAI, has been in the headlines ever since its release. This GPT transformer architecture-based model imitates humans by answering questions accurately just like a human, generates content for blogs, social media, research, etc., translates languages, summarizes long textual paragraphs while retaining the important key points, and even generates code…
With Google’s antitrust jury trial underway, Google claimed the U.S. Department of Justice has a “narrow view” of the ad tech market and that advertisers and publishers have many alternatives. However, the evidence suggests otherwise. Google’s misleading claim of “hundreds of competitors.” While many ad tech providers exist, Google dominates key market segments such as…
Language models have made significant strides in natural language processing tasks. However, deploying large language models (LLMs) in real-world applications requires addressing their deficit in moral reasoning capabilities. To tackle this challenge, a Google research team introduces a groundbreaking framework called “Thought Experiments,” which utilizes counterfactuals to improve a language model’s moral reasoning. This…
Best of the SearchBot showcases Search Engine Land’s SearchBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. The language model is based on content from Search Engine Land layered on top of ChatGPT. The editors of Search Engine Land selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am the first generative AI…
Whether you’re on the agency or in-house side of SEO, I’m guessing you’ve fielded a request to “get us on top of the search results” for keywords dominated by giant competitors or entities. The good news is that a giant can’t simply outspend you to outrank you. The bad news? Standard SEO tactics likely won’t…
Today’s buyers have thousands of options to choose from and hundreds of companies competing for their attention. Running an ad and expecting consumers to go directly to purchase isn’t a viable option. It’s entirely obsolete. A much more effective strategy is to retarget and nurture. The goal is to stay top of mind with your target audience…
Google will launch campaign-level negative keywords in Performance Max (PMax) later this year. This will help brands better fine-tune ad targeting on Search. In addition, Demand Gen campaigns are getting omnichannel bidding and increased flexibility. Why we care. It’s finally here! Instead of having to go through a form or ask your Google account manager,…
Redirects are a way of moving a webpage visitor from an old address to a new one without further action from them. Each webpage has a unique reference, a URL, to enable browsers to request the correct information be returned. If a browser requests a page that has a redirect on it, it will be…
