SEO

Meta has offered to get consent from all users in Europe before collecting their data for targeted advertising purposes. The company put forward the proposal in a bid to try and end a year-long dispute with the European Union over the legality of its targeted ad operations. Although the changes could have a catastrophic impact

X has officially rolled out its creator ads revenue sharing program. The new feature enables users to share revenue from verified content creators’ impressions of ads in replies to content posted on the social networking platform. Elon Musk’s platform, previously known as Twitter, has introduced this new tool as part of X’s mission to enable

Google has launched a new customer support feature on Merchant Center. The new tool enables retailers to input their customer support information and returns policy. Merchant Center is then able to share these details with shoppers without them ever having to leave the program. Why we care. Consumers often feel frustrated and dissatisfied when they

You’ve probably heard the news: Google Ads and Google Analytics 4 will completely retire first-click, linear, time decay, and position-based attribution models in September. Last-click and data-driven attribution models will remain available, along with external attribution. What some PPC marketers don’t realize is that Google won’t just discontinue these attribution models from a bidding standpoint.

Ad spend increased across Google, Meta, Amazon and Walmart during the first two quarters of 2023. Another major advertising platform on the grow in Q2: fashion brand Temu. The company became a major player in the Google Shopping race, so much so that it is now competing against 82% of US advertisers – to put this

Google Analytics 4 audiences can now be used with third-party segments in Ad Manager. By accepting a third-party segment (cookies matching the demographics of your visitors bought via a third-party data provider), marketers can target line items to it, perform reports and run forecasts. Meanwhile, audiences can also be used as-is for targeting or, marketers

Meta’s ad revenue increased by 12% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the year-earlier period, surpassing expectations. Advertising revenue for Q2 2023 was $31.5 billion compared to $28.2 billion in the same period in 2022. This success helped drive total Meta revenue to grow 11% year-on-year from $28.8 billion in Q2 2022 to

Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, reported higher advertising revenue in the second quarter of 2023, year on year. A 2% gain in search revenue was accompanied by an increase in revenue for YouTube ads (4.4%). However, Google’s advertising network was down 5%. “Our financial results reflect continued resilience in Search, with an acceleration of revenue

TikTok is rolling out text posts for the first time. Historically, brands and influencers have been able to create content across a variety of formats such as live videos, photos, Duets, Stitch and more – but text was never an option. Now, creators have that additional resource to connect with their audiences, enabling them to spread

ChatGPT has a massive database of words and phrases that we can leverage for SEO with the right prompts.  This article will show you how to use ChatGPT to uncover keyword variations people use when searching or describing a page topic.  These words and phrases are often not found using traditional keyword tools, so this

User intent is the foundational piece of strategic SEO efforts. It’s the tool that can help your brands move beyond chasing consumers to delighting them with your content.  This article what exactly user intent is, why it plays such a pivotal role in search, and how you can incorporate it into your SEO strategy.  Understanding

Google has updated its Misrepresentation policy with detailed information on how marketers can build trust. The document advises what steps and precautions brands should take to make sure their products and offers are eligible to be served in Search. Why we care. The updated policy provides specific criteria for brands. This level of detail will

TikTok has launched a Commercial Content Library to provide transparency around its paid advertising. Marketers will be able to use the database to research information about TikTok’s paid ads – as well as other content that’s commercial in nature, such as: The advertising creative. Dates the ad ran. Main parameters used for targeting (e.g. age,

Microsoft’s Performance Max is now in open beta. Select marketers can now access its full inventory and serve ads across its network. Why we care. Microsoft’s Performance Max offers new features which aim to simplify marketers’ workloads and give them back time to focus on the creative and help them to reach untapped audiences. Being

Meta has started rolling out a series of updates to enhance the Facebook video experience. The social networking platform has: Introduced new editing tools. Redesigned video Explore. Simplified its video tab. Increased engagement opportunities. Why we care. Facebook has transformed into a one-stop shop where people can enjoy the best of both Instagram and Facebook

Like any endeavor, SEO works best with clearly defined and articulated goals.  If you only set vague SEO goals like “get more leads” or “get more traffic,” you will lack focus and direction. Vague goals fail to provide a map forward and feed into wasted time and generalist SEO work that will do little to

SEO conversions and tracking go well beyond a direct sale or lead in your pipeline.  They can be: Newsletter and SMS subscribers that turn into sales. Win-back campaigns where customers haven’t shopped yet or rediscovered you. Bringing job seekers to your job listing pages, resulting in lower costs of hiring new employees. If you only

A brand SERP is the results Google serves when a user searches for your brand name. A digital strategy is how a brand positions itself across the online ecosystem.  I have been talking about brand SERPs since 2013. I’ve learned that a brand SERP isn’t just a “pretty Google Business Card.” When you bake SEO