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Yahoo! withdraws from China, becoming the second major American tech company in a month to leave the country
"In recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment in China, Yahoo’s suite of services will no longer be accessible from mainland China as of November 1," Yahoo! said.
Microsoft Advertising updates include Smart Shopping campaigns rollout and GTM integration
Microsoft Advertising has said they focus on automating the repetitive tasks of search advertising so that marketers can focus on the creative and strategic endeavors and these features and updates enforce that concept.
Holiday shopping SEO: Last-minute tips and techniques for e-commerce sites
How to optimize the work you’ve been doing year-round and what to avoid ahead of the most profitable time of the year.
Harry, yer a [reporting] wizard; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, how to overcome pretty much any SEO issue and see results
Consumer interest in nightlife, entertainment, fitness businesses surge; Thursday’s daily brief
And holiday sales will break a new record as Cyber Week growth slows down.
After 13 years, Frédéric Dubut, principal product manager, core search & AI, departs Microsoft
Dubut’s contributions to the industry have furthered our understanding of both Bing and how search systems work.
Index when? IndexNow, say Bing and Yandex; Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, industry insights for technical SEOs and the brands that hire them, courtesy of Aira and Women in Tech SEO.
Microsoft Advertising’s Health insurance ads are here in time for open enrollment
Microsoft is keeping the formula the same across its vertical-specific ad types, which may help PPC professionals at agencies more easily get this ad type going for different clients.
IndexNow – new initiative by Microsoft and Yandex to push content to search engines
Google seems to currently not be participating in this initiative.
How infinite scroll will affect your ad metrics; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, we’re all hackers now!
Microsoft Advertisers can analyze post-click behavior, analyze engagement with new Clarity integration
The tool helps advertisers better understand post-click user behavior and engagement on landing pages.
The possibilities are infinite (or at least the mobile SERPs are); Friday’s daily brief
Plus, how to build a marketing team that works
Microsoft will shutter LinkedIn in China by the end of the year
The platform will be replaced by a new standalone jobs application called InJobs, which will omit several of LinkedIn’s social features.
Google Search Console’s public-facing tools to match URL Inspection tool; Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, Microsoft adds some nifty features to its Smart Page site builder.
Microsoft announces updates to Smart Pages website builder
New features include new cross-Microsoft integrations and data improvements for reporting.
Microsoft Advertising: ETA deprecation, auto-generated remarketing lists and Audience Network updates
Microsoft Advertising’s October product updates include aligning with Google Ads’ ETA deprecation timeline, new view-through conversion metrics and more.
What do new pans have to do with attribution?; Friday’s daily brief
Plus, new reporting in Google Ads and new Yelp attributes
Microsoft Advertising’s new Credit card ads continue its streak of vertical-specific products
The new format is rolling out as an open beta to advertisers targeting customers in the U.S. and Canada.
Social media advertising is getting harder; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, the latest jobs in search marketing
Mozilla tests Bing as the default search engine for 1% of users; Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, ads proliferate in Amazon search results as ad prices surge.
Your communications shouldn’t feel like marketing; Tuesday’s daily brief
And, California’s challenge to Amazon’s labor algorithms carries potential ramifications for merchants.
New automation in Facebook Ads?; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, how to drive the funnel through content marketing and link building
Second annual Search Engine Land Award for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Search Marketing: Nominations open
We're elated to announce that this year’s awards will include a guest judge, last year’s winner Areej AbuAli.
Advertisers will now get more data in Google Ads… sort of; Friday’s daily brief
Plus, the conundrum of in-house career progression
Incorrect business listings deter 63% of consumers; Thursday’s daily brief
Plus, the Google News app will show non-AMP content and Microsoft Advertising announces optimization score in the Recommendations tab.
Microsoft Ads announces optimization score
The availability of Optimization Score in Microsoft Ads now means advertisers have the option to ensure they understand all of the recommendations and consider options they may not have before.
New pilots from Microsoft Ads and the secret to happiness at work; Wednesday’s daily brief
Plus, B2B tech finally sees the SEO light
Video and vertical-based product ads pilots arrive on Microsoft Audience Network
Disclaimers in ads, third-party integrations with Universal Event Tracking, flexible insertion orders and inline appeals for rejected product offers were also among Microsoft Advertising’s September announcements.
Now you can speed up your site indexing in Bing; Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, Q&A about ETAs and RSAs
Bing content submission API now available to all
Now you can push your content and HTML directly to Bing Search without the need for crawling.
Why are in-house SEOs looking for new jobs?; Friday’s daily brief
Plus, is pinning the solution to control RSAs?
How to write ad copy that actually converts (and 3 major mistakes to avoid)
When testing copy, make it worth testing. Use power words or emotional calls-to-action to really analyze what messaging has a stronger appeal and why.
Google Shopping issues in the UK lead to sharp KPI declines
If your accounts or campaigns have been affected by this issue, it's critical to communicate to clients and stakeholders that this change is a glitch in their metrics, and not indicative of other issues.
The key to more conversions is to stop disappointing your customers; Wednesday’s daily brief
Plus, PPC targeting tactics for every stage of the funnel
Three PPC targeting tactics that power every stage of the funnel
"You can make any channel work for you depending on who your prospects are and which channels they use and which targeting options are available across all channels."
I wanna get on the good foot; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, how to plan content that actually ranks and Google Podcasts’ new requirements.
Is Google adjusting the FLoC strategy?; Friday’s daily brief
Plus, HTML success factors for SEO
It’s not a bug; it’s a feature! The Google search term report glitch actually may have been a test; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, Facebook bans researchers looking into political ads
Meet Make Every feature Binary: Bing’s sparse neural network for improved search relevance
MEB helps Bing get closer to search intent by understanding relationships beyond pure semantics.
A new way to approach your PPC personas: Learning from the sales process to limit waste and accelerate ROI
By splitting your personas into buyer types, you'll have more targeted messaging and higher conversions.