Internal linking is one of the most under-utilized arrows in the quiver of a site owner. Although inbound link building gets all the press, it’s the correct use of internal linking that can really move a site algorithmically when done strategically. Google has been vocal about the importance of Internal linking for years. Google’s John…
A steady decline in organic click-through rate has posed a real challenge for SEOs over the last few years. With organic ranking becoming increasingly competitive, the best way SEOs can continue to excel is to shift their focus to SERP features and rich results, according to Tanner Zoromski, SEO manager at Merkle, a customer experience…
Google Ads will stop responding to multicall requests within hybrid setups from January 2024. The announcement comes as the platform continues its gradual transition from waterfall to real-time bidding auctions for publisher apps. Why we care. Publisher apps must ensure they comply with the updated rules, as Google Ads has issued a warning that it…
Connected TV advertising broke records after ad spend reached $1 billion in June, according to a report by ad-research company Vivvix, formerly known as Kantar. Growth categories included household supplies and beverages – which rocketed by more than 300% year-over-year. Meanwhile, verticals like pets, cosmetics and beauty didn’t trend as highly (even as the report…
Google is testing having links overlay, like watermarks, on product result images. I can replicate this on some browsers, but not all, so it looks like a test where Google can see if searchers are clicking on the link within the image or not. This was spotted first by Khushal Bherwani, who posted about this…
In Reinforcement learning (RL), effectively integrating human feedback into learning processes has risen to the forefront as a significant challenge. This challenge becomes particularly pronounced in Reward Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), especially when dealing with multiple teachers. The complexities surrounding the selection of teachers in RLHF systems have led researchers to introduce the…
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If you’ve ever tried using avatars or buyer personas to write a Google Ads headline, you know it can be frustrating and fruitless. You try to define your target market, only to be told, “Our audience is anyone who wants our product – we don’t exclude anyone.” Persist a bit and you might refine it…
The top business intelligence solutions make finding insights into data and effectively communicating them to stakeholders easier. It has never been more crucial for businesses to sift through massive amounts of data in search of meaningful insights, as data can now be collected on everything from sales and marketing to workflows and efficiency to hiring…
Crucial evidence from the Google antitrust trial has been removed from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) website. The DOJ had been publishing key documents, including Google’s private emails, memos, charts and internal presentations as it presented its case – without informing Judge Amit Mehta first. When the search engine raised a complaint, the judge…