No, you don’t have to worry about scores from SEO tools. Google doesn’t even use scores from some of its own tools (e.g., Lighthouse) for ranking. That’s according to Google Search Advocate John Mueller, in the latest #AskGooglebot video. Why we care. Even though Google has said numerous times that Google does not use SEO […]
Google may soon allow businesses and organizations to manage their social media links that show up on their local listing within Google Search and Google Maps. Google added a new help document on how to manage your social links in Google Business Profiles. Manage social links in Google Business Profiles. This feature is not fully […]
XML sitemaps just turned 18 in June, and in honor of its full-fledged introduction into adulthood, I’m breaking down how XML sitemaps work, how to build one, and why XML sitemaps offer a boatload of SEO benefits. What is an XML sitemap? In a nutshell, an XML sitemap is a protocol in XML format that […]
Businesses have recognized the importance of informed decision-making when it comes to purchasing. Thus, marketers rely heavily on data analytics, audience segmentation and personalized targeting to create more effective advertising strategies. Traditional B2B and B2C buying motivation has not changed, but interactions with brands are becoming more similar. Sponsored by: In this episode of the […]
Your subject line communicates your email’s value to the recipient and encourages them to read further and, potentially, to engage with your brand on a deeper level by responding to your call to action (CTA). A poor subject line is more than just bad: It can contribute to your email being marked as spam, dinging […]
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The end is near for Google Discovery ads. You can now sign up for access to Google Ads’ Demand Gen, the new campaign type announced at Google Marketing Live in May. Once you’re in the beta, your Discovery campaigns will be automatically upgraded to Demand Gen. All Discovery campaigns should be “upgraded” to Demand Gen […]
Microsoft is not banning ads from unverified marketers after all. Instead, the company will only pause ads in a few scenarios while Advertiser Identity Verification (AIV) is completed. Why we care. Advertisers no longer face such severe ad delivery interruptions for not being verified, however, you will still need to complete the Microsoft Ads verification […]
New updates to Search Generative Experience (SGE) help people easily learn new things and understand key concepts while searching online.
Google is releasing a number of new features for its new Search Generative Experience today. Those features include SGE while browsing, definition overlays in the SGE responses, and color-coded with syntax highlighting and other coding improvements within the SGE answers. Google wrote these new features “help you better learn and make sense of information on […]
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