New Google Knowledge Panel Business Photo Shenanigans

Google, never particularly transparent about how to get the photos that you want to show in your Knowledge Panel, seems to be throwing another curve ball to local businesses (h/t to Lance Moore at Uptick marketing in Birmingham and Destin). While the image that you chose as a profile photo might show, now when you … Continue reading New Google Knowledge Panel Business Photo Shenanigans

Google Showing New Local Inventory Ad Entry Points

Google Local Inventory Ads have been around for several years. They have traditionally appeared as ad units delivered in response to product searches. Nicolai Helling, a senior consultant at UDG United Digital Group, points out a new format, perhaps in testing, that embeds the inventory search function directly into the Knowledge Panel and Map listing … Continue reading Google Showing New Local Inventory Ad Entry Points

Mobile marketing AMPlification: Content, performance and measurement

What’s the deal with Accelerated Mobile Pages, and how do they relate to micro-moments? Columnist Jim Yu discusses the connection and explains what brands need to know to stay ahead of the curve.

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Earned engagement and fragmented audiences: kickstart your process in the enterprise

Need to supplement your PR efforts to capture the parts of your audience you’re not yet reaching? Columnist Garrett French shares his company’s process for testing content and expanding into valuable niche publications.

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Google rolling out major change to PLAs for broad product queries, among other Shopping updates

Instead of showing individual products, new Showcase Shopping ads let users peruse product collections from both local and online merchants.

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