Again, Images Not Showing For Some Google Search Result Snippets
Google is once again investigating issues with recipe images and other images not showing for some sites within the Google Search results. We reported on several issues with recipe sites several weeks ago and it seems to be happening again for some of…
Report: Sites Hit By March 2024 Pure Spam Manual Actions Not Recovering
The days after the Google March 2024 spam and core updates were released, Google issued tons of manual actions. They were mostly pure spam manual actions that resulted in all or parts of a website being deindexed for violating Google’s search spam poli…
Google Maps Bug Places Business With Different Addresses In Same Map Pin
Joy Hawkins shared a very unusual bug with Google Maps where it places businesses with different addresses in the same location in the same map pin area. It just drops these map pins in one address when they are not located by that map pin.
Digital advertisers still looking for recipe to thrive in cookieless world by Stirista
It’s likely alternative data will be one of many ingredients used for cookie replacement.
Google Marketing Live 2024 registration opens
Google’s premier event for PPC marketers is scheduled for May 21, featuring keynote discussions focused on driving business growth.
Disney announces Google partnership as it expands ad platform
Marketers using Google’s Display & Video 360 and The Trade Desk can now access ad inventory on Hulu and Disney Plus through DRAX.
Google March 2024 spam update done rolling out
The spam update took nearly 15 days to complete. Google’s core update is still rolling out, so we’re not done yet. Remain seated and buckled.
Un-silo your PPC campaigns: 4 tactics for more cohesive marketing
Align your PPC initiatives with broader marketing strategies with these four tactics for harmonizing campaigns across channels.
Teaching writers when and how to use generative AI to create helpful content
Dive into a framework for teaching writers to use AI tools effectively while preserving expertise, factual accuracy and audience needs.
Google Removes Phone Numbers From Hotel Search Listings
Google has removed the phone number for the hotel panel and hotel panels in the search results. To be clear, the normal local listings, like pizza shops and so forth, do have the phone numbers but not the hotel listings for some reason.
Google SGE Feedback On Affiliate Results & Google News Does This Interest You Pop-Up
Google is testing more polls and feedback forms within its search results. We spotted a “How helpful was the result above?” and “Does this interest you?” feedback feature in the Google SGE and Google News results.
Uber Unable To Remove UberEats Buttons From Google Business Profiles
According to Google’s policies, order delivery “providers are required to remove third-party links from a profile within 5 business days of a request from a business.” But Uber Eats is telling some businesses that they are unable to remove the Uber Eat…
Google Images Notice: Memes About Groups Of People Might Be Disturbing or Hurtful
For the past several months Google Image search has been showing a notice for some meme related queries. The notice reads, “Memes about groups of people might be disturbing or hurtful.” It comes up for many queries and again is not new, it has been aro…
Google Search Tests More Product Image Snippet Variations
We’ve covered product images within the search result snippets many times but here are even more variations where Google is showing up to several images across the snippet in the search results, but sometimes as few as three.
The rise of the position-less marketer by Optimove
The position-less marketer is superpowered to drive their companies to outpace competition, engage audiences more effectively and improve business outcomes.
14 Local Search Developments You Need to Know About From Q1 2024
From new European local SERPs and the GBP site shutdown to a grab bag of Google developments, Miriam Ellis recaps Q1 2024 local SEO news so you won’t miss a thing!
Optimizing your Performance Max campaigns with Google Ads, GA4 data
Here’s how to leverage Google Ads and Google Analytics 4 data to optimize your Performance Max ads and maximize your campaign’s potential.
The two parts of E-E-A-T Google hasn’t told you about
Explore how notability and transparency complement Google E-E-A-T and how to integrate these elements seamlessly into your digital strategy.
Google Will Collect Feedback After The March Core & Spam Updates Are Done
If you’ve been glancing at the comments on this site or reading the feedback thus far on social media, you can tell that so far, SEOs and site owners are not that happy with the Google Search results. Google has told us to be patient and wait to see th…
Google: Publishing Content In Bulk Is Not Spam
Google’s John Mueller said publishing content in bulk does not make the content spammy in the eyes of Google Search. He said if you publish awesome content in bulk, Google loves awesome content. But if you publish low-quality content in bulk or not, t…