SEO

Despite having gotten the jump on Google when it launched the new Bing, featuring its own generative search experience fueled by GPT-4, data shows Microsoft has failed to gain market share. In fact, if the latest numbers from StatCounter are directionally accurate, it appears Bing is actually losing market share to Google. Why we care.

Google will roll out a new update for the helpful content system in the coming months. This update will allow Google Search to “more deeply understands content created from a personal or expert point of view,” the company wrote. What is changing. Google said: “We’re also improving how we rank results in Search overall, with

Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) are here to stay and have become a must-have element of the martech stack. The latest MarTech Intelligence Report, Customer Data Platforms: A Marketer’s Guide, found that interest in CDPs increased 32% last year. Many respondents listed CDPs as a high-priority technology investment. However, according to Forrester, nearly 90% of marketers

Should I use large language models for keyword research? Can these models think? Is ChatGPT my friend? If you’ve been asking yourself these questions, this guide is for you. This guide covers what SEOs need to know about large language models, natural language processing and everything in between. Large language models, natural language processing and

Google I/O is this Wednesday, and while I/O often does not have much core search news, this year, we expect that to change with Google demonstrating and hopefully launching new AI-powered features within Google Search. “Google plans to make its search engine more “visual, snackable, personal, and human,” with a focus on serving young people

A strong brand bolsters marketing efforts. From being just another provider, it transforms you into a business your audience wants to buy from. You might not think about brand building’s relationship with organic search. After all, SEO‘s primary goal is getting brands into the top spots in Google for non-branded search terms. Let’s dig into

Instagram just revealed that it would rebrand branded content ads as partnership ads, offering new methods for brands and creators to collaborate on advertising efforts. How partnership ads work. Partnership ads enable advertisers to expand content originating from a creator or other partner’s account, facilitating broader collaboration. The updated advertising format allows advertisers to promote

Google has removed the requirement to have the description property as part of your video structured data. Google says it is still recommended to provide a description to your videos in the structured data but it is not a requirement. With that, Google Search Console will not report errors for missing description property items. Structured

The art of attracting and selling to customers is undergoing rapid and unprecedented transformation. To stay relevant and competitive, brands must keep up with technological advances and ever-evolving consumer behavior. However, adapting to these changes is not straightforward, as each generation has unique needs, values and expectations that brands need to consider when developing marketing

Evaluating the true ROI of a customer data platform means understanding how the technology improves key business metrics and enables working more efficiently. That’s why BlueConic commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact™ study that measures both the profit and operational efficiency gains that can be unlocked with BlueConic. On May 4th, guest

For some accounts, Meta has just updated its location targeting settings. What’s changed. In the past, Facebook’s default setting for targeting locations was “Living in or recently in this location.” This meant that without making any alterations to the settings, advertisers would reach individuals who either resided in the selected locations or had recently visited

If you’re interested in creating helpful content for your audience (and you should be), you should consider making a resource page. It’s the best way to collect your top recommendations for products or services and promote the tools and resources you love and use in your business. And as part of your content strategy, a

Google page experience was never a ranking “system” but is still considered a ranking “signal,” Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, said this morning. Google emphasized that just because page experience was removed as a ranking system, it does not mean it does not reward pages that have a good page experience. What changed. A week

When it comes to SEO, there is always something to do. It’s easy to get sidetracked by the next shiny thing instead of focusing on the tasks that will move the needle for the business. Having hundreds, thousands, or even millions of potential keywords worth targeting is overwhelming. You need to prioritize SEO keywords and

Pinterest just announced a significant advertising partnership with Amazon. How it works. When Pinterest users encounter an Amazon ad, they will be directed to Amazon’s website to complete their purchase. Timeline. The integration of Amazon ads will be rolled out over several quarters, with no specific details on ad placement or short-term revenue forecasts. Pinterest

The “year of efficiency” for Meta is starting out relatively decent in terms of revenue, with a 3% increase overall. And despite their plan to cut an additional 10,000 jobs this quarter, things seem to be looking up. At least for now, anyways. Meta shows growth for advertising and its Family of Apps but a

Microsoft’s advertising business posted lackluster growth in the first quarter of 2023.  Advertising and search revenue increased 3.4% to just over $3 billion during the period, including traffic acquisition costs that Microsoft pays to publishers. The company attributed the increase to higher search volume and its acquisition of Xandr, an ad buying platform it acquired

With the steady rollout of algorithm updates (hello, March core update), significant changes to tried and true platforms (farewell, UA), and unprecedented advancements in generative AI and other machine learning technologies, one of the biggest challenges search marketers face today is staying up-to-date with the latest tactics and adapting their strategies accordingly. Attend SMX Advanced, online June 13-14, for free, to keep