Why the shift from ‘conversions’ to ‘key events’ in GA4 is a game-changer
Learn how this GA4 change lets you maximize marketing opportunities to measure and report on what matters most to your business.
Google Maps No Longer Will Support Draft Reviews
Google Maps will soon stop supporting drafting reviews for local business listings and Google Business Profiles. Google said that starting July 16, 2024, review drafts will no longer be supported.
Google Search Console Adds Unused Ownership Tokens
Google Search Console has a new security feature under user and permission management to help you manage your unused ownership tokens. Basically, it helps you manage who has permissions to your Search Console profiles and who should not, maybe some leg…
New Google Ads AI Generated Image Tool For Demand Gen Campaigns
Google Ads announced that Demand Gen campaigns are getting generative AI tools to create image assets. This is rolling out to advertisers around the world in English with more languages to come later this year, Google said.
Google Tests Horizontal Lines For Sitelinks & People Also Ask
Google Search is testing horizontal lines under the sitelinks and the people also ask elements in the search results. This is a long horizontal line that goes across the while search result snippet.
Google: Should We Explain The Crawl Stats Report in Search Console
Martin Splitt from Google posted a one-line question asking, “Should we do something to explain the crawl stats report in GSC?” This was posted on Mastodon, which has a small audience, but the responses were pretty good.
Who Should Block AI Bots?
In this blog post, Tom discusses the reasons why you might block AI bots. In many cases, this will come down not only to your beliefs about how this technology will evolve but also to the specifics of the business involved.
Google Search Console security update improves management of ownership tokens
You can now more easily see and remove which have access to your Search Console profiles.
Google Search Console security update improves management of ownership tokens
You can now more easily see and remove which have access to your Search Console profiles.
Oh, Brother: The Verge games Google again for ‘best printer 2024’
The tech rag used Google Gemini to produce the majority of a satirical product review, pointing out that it shouldn’t rank. Yet it does.
Oh, Brother: The Verge games Google again for ‘best printer 2024’
The tech rag used Google Gemini to produce the majority of a satirical product review, pointing out that it shouldn’t rank. Yet it does.
Upgrade your paid search strategy with Connected TV by Edna Chavira
Learn how CTV compliments a search strategy and allows search marketers to reach, retarget, and convert high-intent audiences.
Google: Ad Strength not used in Ad Rank
Ads with poor Ad Strength could still perform well. But that doesn’t mean Ad Strength is not important, according to Google.
Google Demand Gen advertisers get generative image tools
Advertisers can generate original campaign assets in just a few clicks while maintaining full control over what images are used.
4 under-utilized SEO research approaches to tackle in 2024
Explore four essential SEO research initiatives to prioritize in 2024 for sustainable, data-driven performance.
What to do when Google changes your GBP information
Learn how to effectively manage and protect your Google Business Profile from unexpected updates by Google.
Google Will Fight Site Reputation Abuse Spam Both With Manual Actions & Algorithms
Google’s new spam algorithm update also introduced new spam policies including the upcoming site reputation abuse policy that won’t go into effect until May 2024. Google has confirmed it will fight site reputation abuse spam using both manual actions …
Google Search Tests Thumbs Up/Down Buttons In Product Grid Results
Google launched the style recommendations with thumbs up and down buttons not long ago after testing it in January. Now Google is showing this thumbs up and down buttons in the product grid search results, so Google can see what you like or dislike and…
Google Ads “Similar Product” Carousel
Google has a similar products section and carousel for Google Ads sponsored listings. We have seen similar products and similar shopping related results from the organic / free listings but now I am seeing examples of a search ad carousel for “similar…
Clarification: Google Search Supports Images Referenced From src Attribute
Google has clarified in its image search help documentation that images are only extracted from the src attribute of img tags in Google Search. This is not new, but Google decided to update its documentation based on some questions it received about th…