What do craft beer, food delivery and B2B buyers have in common? A call for more personalization because of younger, more digitally native buyers. These themes are explored in episode one of The MarTech Podcast: Data Makes the Difference series. Sponsored by: Kim Davis, editorial director at MarTech and Chris Garza, regional vice president, field […]
Google Business Profile (GBP) services might have more to do with local rankings than previously thought, according to recent tests from Sterling Sky (Disclosure: I work at Sterling Sky) and Whitespark. Specifically, adding pre-defined services in GBP seemingly impacts local search rankings. Before this finding, you could do little with GBP to influence local search […]
Google has updated the badges some merchants display for their product listings in Google Search to say “Top Quality Store” instead of the original “Trusted Store” badge. Google posted “We’re updating the “Trusted Store” badge, so now when you score an excellent rating on your Shopping experience scorecard, the badge will say “Top Quality Store” […]
The “New Business Guide to Google Reviews” by GatherUp is an essential resource for growing businesses looking to attract more customers through the power of Google search. This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to claim and optimize your Google My Business profile, how to solicit and respond to customer reviews, and how to […]
Google has confirmed a bug in Google Search that resulted in a drop in traffic to video content between the dates of May 4 through May 17, 2023. This was not just a Google Search Console reporting bug, but a bug with Google Search. What Google wrote. Google posted, “A bug caused a drop in […]
Marketers have relied on paid and organic search to deliver steady results time and again over the past decade. Changes occurred gradually, giving marketers ample time to adapt their strategies. But today, the pace of change in search marketing is accelerating, with more shifts expected in the next two years than in the past eight […]
Well, it’s 2023, and we’re still trying to convince businesses that SEO isn’t just a fancy acronym for “some extra options.” It’s like trying to teach an old dog new tricks, except the dog is a business and the trick is “not being invisible in the search engine results.” Some things never change. It’s not […]
A real emphasis has been placed on the collection of first-party data. Pairing a first-party data strategy with a one-to-one marketing strategy will help your teams remain aligned to ensure messages are both targeted and personalized. This needs to happen from the very first interaction at the point of ingestion. Join data experts as they […]
Bard is now showing images in responses – and Bard will show the source of each image, Google announced today. What’s new. This update continues Google’s push to try to make Bard more visual and useful – now by showing images from Google Search in responses. Bard now includes Google Search images for visual responses, […]
Two new campaign types are coming to Google Ads that help with very specific needs: video views and demand generation. These campaigns have a specific goal and appear to be video-first campaigns, with all placements on Google-owned and operated properties. Here’s what we know about the new campaigns announced at Google Marketing Live today. Video […]
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