Why Google Announces Some Search Updates But Not All
As you know, Google does smaller core updates and algorithm search updates all the time without announcing them. So why does Google announce some of those updates and not the others. Well, as Google told us before, Google announces the larger, more im…
Google Ads Can Find Sitelinks For You
Google Ads can now help you find sitelinks for your ad extensions. A new feature within the Google Ads advertiser console will now suggest new sitelinks to add to your ads.
Similarweb can now track ads inside ChatGPT and Google AI Mode
Similarweb says it can now track ads appearing across ChatGPT and Google AI search experiences. Its new AI Ads product provides competitive intelligence on sponsored placements, covering competitor brands, ad creatives, messaging, landing pages, and share of voice across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and Google AI Overviews. How does it collect the data? According to […]
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Google Ads Enhanced Matching In Customer Match
Google Ads seems to be rolling out a new customer match option named “enhanced matching.” Google writes this allows you to “Expand your audience reach with your consented user lists.” Google will then “match your consented users with publishers’ conse…
Google Ads adds bidding option for loyalty program members
Google Ads has added dedicated toggles for loyalty program members within its customer retention settings, separate from lapsed customer bidding. This was spotted by Arpan Banerjee on LinkedIn, who shared a screenshot. He wrote: “Google Ads’ customer retention settings now include dedicated toggles for loyalty program members, separate from lapsed customer bidding.” Here is the […]
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Microsoft Advertising Rolling Out AI Max Globally
Microsoft Advertising is rolling out AI Max globally and to all advertisers. If you log in to your Microsoft Advertising account, you should be able to toggle on the AI Max setting for your search campaigns.
Microsoft Advertising Rolling Out AI Max Globally
Microsoft Advertising is rolling out AI Max globally and to all advertisers. If you log in to your Microsoft Advertising account, you should be able to toggle on the AI Max setting for your search campaigns.
Google Bringing Back Google Posts Insights (People Viewed)
In 2018, Google launched Google Posts Insights, a way to see how many views and clicks a Google Post within Google Business Profiles received. Google discontinued and sunset that feature in January 2023. Now, it seems Google is testing bringing back …
Google Bringing Back Google Posts Insights (People Viewed)
In 2018, Google launched Google Posts Insights, a way to see how many views and clicks a Google Post within Google Business Profiles received. Google discontinued and sunset that feature in January 2023. Now, it seems Google is testing bringing back …
Spike In Complaints On Favicons Disappearing From Google Search
In the past couple of days, I have seen a spike in the number of complaints around favicons disappearing from the Google Search result snippets. The complaints started a couple of days before Google’s August 2026 spam update, so I doubt they are relat…
Spike In Complaints On Favicons Disappearing From Google Search
In the past couple of days, I have seen a spike in the number of complaints around favicons disappearing from the Google Search result snippets. The complaints started a couple of days before Google’s August 2026 spam update, so I doubt they are relat…
Google Ads API Version 25.1 Now Available
Google has released version 25.1 of the Google Ads API, this is a minor release with several of updates. This update includes text disclaimer assets, AI Max tracking, Brand and Conversion Lift measurements, brand sentiment insights, and several more fe…
Google Ads API Version 25.1 Now Available
Google has released version 25.1 of the Google Ads API, this is a minor release with several of updates. This update includes text disclaimer assets, AI Max tracking, Brand and Conversion Lift measurements, brand sentiment insights, and several more fe…
OpenAI expands ChatGPT ads to 31 European countries
OpenAI announced on August 18th that it will expand ads to 31 European countries. The countries include Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Austria, among others. How will advertisers get access to the ads? Advertisers can get access through: OpenAI’s Ads Solutions team Agency partners Technology partners Self-service access will also […]
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Google Ads now proactively suggests sitelinks
Google Ads is now showing sitelink suggestions to account owners. Previously, this wasn’t available; account owners had to add sitelinks manually rather than having them suggested. Arpan Banerjee spotted this and shared it on X. He wrote: “Google Ads is now proactively surfacing sitelink suggestions for you.” Here is a screenshot of how it looks. […]
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New Enhanced Matching setting spotted in Google Ads
Google Ads is testing a new Enhanced Matching option for Customer Match. Based on the screenshot shared by Joey Bidner on LinkedIn, this test can expand matches using connected user lists. He shared a screenshot on LinkedIn and wrote: “anybody else using this? seeing it for the first time in my account settings and still […]
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Google Business Profile now shows view counts for posts
Google Business Profile is showing view counts on posts. This was spotted by Muhammad Hussain on LinkedIn, who shared a screenshot along with his post. He wrote: “Google Business Profile posts are now showing view counts. Does this show up on everyone’s dashboard? I don’t see it on my side, but a friend in my […]
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Bing tests multiple images within a single ad result
This week, Bing tested large images in its search results, and now I spotted another change multiple images appearing within a single ad. Searching for “SEO”, a Forbes-sponsored result appeared with multiple images bundled into a single ad unit. Here is a video of how it looks. Swiping through the images revealed three in total […]
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AI Overview cites self-serving listicles, but skips the brand that ranks itself #1
Harpreet flagged something odd in a Google AI Overview and shared it on X, pointing out that the AIO cited four self-serving listicles within its answer, yet the one brand ranking itself #1 in those listicles wasn’t actually mentioned in the AI-generated answer. He wrote: “Crazy AI Overview. 4 self-serving listicles are cited within the […]
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