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SearchCap: Google Ads management, search click data & new writers

Barry Schwartz on January 24, 2019 at 4:00 pm

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

From Search Engine Land:

Data: Google organic search CTRs decline on desktop, see big drop on phones
Jan 24, 2019 by Greg Sterling
Mobile organic clicks on declined roughly 10 points between 2016 and 2018.
Google tells some advertisers it will handle their campaign management
Jan 24, 2019 by Ginny Marvin
In seven days, the email says, Google Ads reps will start making changes to advertiser accounts if advertisers don’t opt out.
Bing Ads 2018 recap and insights for search marketers in the year ahead
Jan 24, 2019 by Christi Olson
Columnist Christi Olson explains updates to Bing Ads scripts, multi-language targeting and Google Imports to stay up to date on both platforms.
Introducing SEO for developers. It’s time.
Jan 24, 2019 by Detlef Johnson
Let’s bring developers into the search engine optimization conversation and community so sites are built for efficient indexing from the get-go.
Search Engine Land adds technical, in-house SEO experts to team
Jan 24, 2019 by Henry Powderly
Detlef Johnson and Jessica Bowman will contribute content and expertise to our website and annual SMX events.

Recent Headlines From Marketing Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:

Facebook launches brand safety certification program with DoubleVerify, OpenSlate as launch recipients
Jan 24, 2019 by Amy Gesenhues
DoubleVerify and OpenSlate are the first ad tech companies to receive certification in Facebook’s new brand safety program for marketing partners.

Search News From Around The Web:

Google Set 2018 Lobbying Record as Washington Techlash Expands, Bloomberg
China’s Baidu pledges to improve search service after complaint, Reuters
Google’s European Monopoly (& Shrinking Click-Through Opportunities), SparkToro
These are the Google Winners & Google Losers of 2018, SearchMetrics
Google Is Aware Of Top Stories Showing Sensationalist Tabloidesque Headlines, Search Engine Roundtable
How Often Does Google Change URLs Inside Featured Snippets? [Study], RankRanger
Indexwatch: The UK’s Top 100 SEO Losers of 2018, SISTRIX
Mapping the Overlap of SERP Feature Suggestions, Moz
Meet Yoast’s new CEO: Marieke van de Rakt!, Yoast
Microsoft’s Bing Accessible in China After Hours of Outages, Bloomberg
Ecommerce SEO: A 40-Point Checklist to Optimize Your Online Store, Alexa Blog

About The Author

Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz is Search Engine Land's News Editor and owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on SEM topics.