Dive into the biggest ad-related releases of 2024 to date from Google, LinkedIn, Meta and Microsoft and their significance to B2B campaigns.
Local SEO
Strategies for optimizing visibility for businesses within specific geographic locations.
Local Brand Loyalty Takeaways From That Time Ace Hardware Was Trending
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Study the Ace Hardware playbook and build an experience at the local business you’re running or marketing that customers love to remember, share, and even champion!
3 PPC KPIs to track and measure success
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Leverage valuable Google Ads metrics like conversion rate, impression share and lifetime value for deeper PPC insights and opportunities.
Google Search now supports return policy markup at the organization-level
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
A year ago, Google added support for return policy structured data support for merchant listing and now Google is expanding that support to the organization level.
Instagram tests unskippable video ads in main feed
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Unskippable video ads is a controversial new ad format that forces users to watch a video ad before they can scroll through their main feed.
Google won’t index sites that do not work on mobile devices after July 5th
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
So now, the mobile-first indexing initiative is really done – 7.5 years later.
How SEO moves forward with the Google Content Warehouse API leak
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Addressing common questions, critiques and concerns following the massive Google Search leak and how your approach to SEO should change.
AI Overview’s Dangerous Fails + a Life Lesson
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
AI Overviews is meant to quickly deliver information to searchers, but it is delivering misinformation that ranges from plain bizarre to perilous to public health. Miriam rounds up some of the oddest…
Your guide to Google Analytics 4 attribution
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Understand how attribution in GA4 works – session, user, and event scopes, modeled and blended data, and much more.
Google visual storytelling advances for YouTube, Discover, Gmail
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google expands visually immersive ad formats across YouTube, Discover, and Gmail, including new YouTube Shorts ad formats.
On saying no
Source: Search Engine Land
Strategies, templates, and advice on how to stay focused while still being kind
Off-Page SEO Specialist ~ Infinity Sales Group ~ $65k-80k ~ Boca Raton, Florida (US)
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
The Business ISG is a 100% U.S.-based performance-propelled digital marketing agency specializing in new customer acquisition across multiple verticals. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, ISG partners with major global brands to drive…
New Google Search AI features to help you plan, research and learn
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
New features include AI Overviews, multistep reasoning capabilities, planning capabilities, AI-organized search results, and a new Google Lens ask with video feature.
The art of the pivot, part 2: How, why and when to pivot
Source: Search Engine Land
Help for your “pivotal” decision
5 mistakes to avoid when adding new ecommerce channels
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Learn how to avoid missteps that can stifle growth, waste valuable resources, and even lead to account suspensions.
False: Google Auditing 25% Of Google Ads
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
The Google Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin, said the rumors of Google auditing 25% of Google Ads accounts are false. She wrote, “The rumor about Google auditing 25% of Google Ads accounts on…
How to transform your Google Ads headlines with anti-audiences
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Get more qualified leads from your Google Ads. Use anti-audience targeting to laser-focus your messaging on the right prospects.
How Perplexity builds product
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Johnny Ho, co-founder and chief strategy officer, explains how he organizes his teams like slime mold, uses AI to build their AI company, and much more
Director, SEO & Web Operations ~ Authority Brands Inc. ~ Remote (US)
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Authority Brands Inc. headquartered in Columbia, MD is a leading provider of home services, building brands that support the success of our franchisees, as well as bettering the lives of the homeowners…
What should the title tag length be in 2024?
Source: General SEO - SEO Blog by Ahrefs
Optimizing title tags is vital for boosting your visibility in Google’s SERPs. But you don’t have to worry about character limits. Here’s why.
Google Responds To The Verge Mocking Its Search Rankings (Best Printer)
Source: moz (en-US)
Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief of the Verge posted a new article with the intent to both rank for [best printer] in Google Search, as well as mock Google for how he can game…
Facebook launches enhanced full-screen video player with key upgrades
Source: Search Engine Land
The platform’s updated video player, which draws comparisons to TikTok, will initially be released exclusively in the U.S. and Canada.
Microsoft Says SEOs Don’t Realize Bing Search Usage
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Fabrice Canel, the Principal Product Manager at Microsoft Bing, said, “Bing usage extends beyond what many search engine optimizers (SEOs) may realize.” He is basically saying that Bing Search is more important…
Google’s Gary Illyes Wants Googlebot To Crawl Less
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Gary Illyes from Google posted on LinkedIn that his mission this year is to “figure out how to crawl even less, and have fewer bytes on wire.” He added that Googlebot should…
Senior Manager of SEO ~ USA-M3 ~ Remote (US)
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
The Senior Manager of SEO is a key role within the M3 USA Central Services Marketing team, responsible for driving tangible growth through effective and innovative search engine optimization strategies. This independent…
Keyword Clustering in Seconds: Save Time With Keywords Explorer Tool
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Keyword clustering tools group keywords with the same or similar intent and tell you which keywords to target on the same page.
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 20, 2024
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 8, 2024
Source: Search Engine Land
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google says it still tries…
The cutting-edge AI strategies you need for landing page success
Source: moz (en-US)
In this webinar, learn how to create landing pages that deliver seamless, personalized experiences end to end.
Google Search Unleashes Manual Actions Galore After Spam Policy Updates
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google has unleashed tons of manual actions, search ranking penalties you can see within Google Search Console, after it released its search spam policy updates on Tuesday. The manual actions seemed to…
Google March 2024 Core Update Rolling Out Now – It’s A Big Core Update
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google announced the March 2024 core update has now started to roll out and that this core update will take up to a month to fully roll out because it has updates…
Google Ads will automatically start pausing ad groups with low activity
Source: moz (en-US)
Advertisers will have the option to unpause cad groups but are advised to only do so if they expect impressions in the coming weeks.
3 reasons not to block GPTBot from crawling your site
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
There’s much more to gain than lose by embracing GPTBot. Explore three primary benefits of adopting OpenAI’s bot technology.
Google Search Hijacking Bug With TripAdvisor, Booking, Hotel.com In European Regions?
Source: moz (en-US)
Google Search may have a bug in the European regions with hotel listings being hijacked by spammy sites. Google will show TripAdvisor, Hotels.com, Booking.com and other legit sites in its search results…
Project management for in-house SEO teams: 6 best practices
Source: Search Engine Land
Master project management for in-house SEO teams and navigate the never-ending flow of SEO projects while supporting broader business goals.
Instagram expands Creator Marketplace to help brands find creators for ads
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
The feature will be introduced to eight new markets in the coming weeks, including Canada, Australia, and the UK.
Yelp ad revenue jumps 13% to record $1.28 billion
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Yelp is prioritizing businesses within the Services categories this year, aiming to help generate more quality leads for advertisers.
Google Search Testing Left Aligned Logo In Knowledge Panel
Source: Search Engine Land
Google seems to be testing aligning the logo to the left in some knowledge panels within the search results. Typically the logo would show up on the right top corner, but now…
Google Says Not All That Think They Were Hit By Helpful Content Issues Were
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, wrote on X, “Another thing to keep in mind is that some of the sites I’ve looked into, where someone thinks they have a helpful content…
What is a full-funnel PPC strategy?
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Get guidance for implementing display, video, search, shopping, and remarketing campaigns across the funnel to boost leads and sales.
SEO Content Manager ~ QuickMail.com ~ $42k USD ~ Remote (UK)
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
We need someone to oversee content creation and maintenance to help us increase qualified traffic to QuickMail.com month over month Company: QuickMail is one of the leading outreach solutions for growing businesses. Our mission…
Google updates Gmail ads with new layout and ‘Sponsored’ label
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
The changes were introduced to make it easier for consumers to distinguish between ads and organic promotional messages.
SEO and UX: Finding the strategic balance for optimal outcomes
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Blending SEO and user experience is crucial. Learn how SEO plus user experience creates optimal search visibility and user satisfaction.
Microsoft expands enhanced conversions and ad targeting capabilities
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Advertisers can employ these new tools to optimize campaigns more effectively, resulting in improved performance and ROI.
Will AI replace SEO professionals?
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Generative AI tools seem smart, but lack the wisdom and experience needed for effective SEO. Here’s why people still must be at the helm.
Google Doesn’t Say Core Web Vitals Are A Search Ranking Factor
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google’s Danny Sullivan said on Friday, “We don’t confirm any of the things [page experience or core web vitals] as a direct ranking factor.” He added, “But to reiterate we look at…
Google Sitemaps Error With Hyphenated File Names
Source: moz (en-US)
Google might be having some weird bug with XML sitemap files that have hyphens within the final name. So if your sitemap file name is /sitemap-10.xml it will trigger a “couldn’t fetch”…
Google Search Stores Filter On Mobile
Source: Search Engine Land
Google Search on the mobile interface can show a store button with an arrow on it, that if you click on it, it overlays a filter to filter results by specific retailers…
Google Ads introduces new simpler way to create Solutions script templates
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Solutions script templates now appear in the Bulk Actions menu in Google Ads, making it more convenient to access this feature.
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 30, 2024
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google provides specific feedback on…