Google says de-indexing issue is fixed
After six days of working to fix the indexing bug, Google claims to have solved the problem but did not elaborate on what exactly went wrong.
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Google Search Console adds Discover report
If your website gets a lot of traffic from Google Discover you may see a new report in the Google Search Console to help you analyze that data.
How you can make the most of your YouTube video advertising
If you’re not already using YouTube videos as part of your marketing efforts, you should be. Researchers have found that a majority of consumers (81 percent) have been convinced to buy a product or service by watching a brand’s video. Video marketing is on the rise as well. The latest State of Video Marketing Survey […]
Just 4% of businesses ‘voice search ready,’ says analysis of nearly 75,000 companies
Are your local SEO and business listing data optimization efforts ready for voice search?
Consumers largely unaware of fake reviews problem on Amazon
Three-quarters of respondents indicated they "fully" or "somewhat" trusted Amazon reviews.
Google’s de-indexing issue still not fully resolved
Not fixed yet - but Google is working on it and has been communicating better about the issue.
Google: De-indexing problem now fixed, result of ‘technical issue’
Site owners who saw large percentages of pages no longer show as indexed in Google Search Console should now see the problem resolved.
More signs that Amazon is attracting bigger search ad budgets
CPG brands, in particular, are investing more in Amazon ads, but the marketplace is still a long way from catching Google and Facebook.
‘Rich Answers’ and search ads coming to Google Assistant
Beyond improving the experience, Google appears to be trying to harmonize Assistant and mobile search results.
Here’s how to use Google Tag Manager’s new Trigger Groups
This update offers a new way to manage how often, and under what circumstances, a tag will fire in GTM.
Paid social, even print tops SEM as marketing priorities for SMBs, survey finds
Paid-search ranked near the bottom of the list for 2019.
Machine reservations: Google’s Duplex expanding to more Android, iPhone users
The technology appears to be ready for prime time as Google readies machine-based booking for categories beyond restaurants.
Google data shows Page Speed update resulted in 15-20% speed increases among slower sites
Webmasters, developers, SEOs and site owners took notice and the results are in: The web is faster, according to Google.
Google warns SEOs to expect increases in issues in Search Console enhancement reports
Don't panic if you see new issues and spikes in errors in the Google Search Console enhancement reports.
‘Google Guarantee’ local listings appearing in Google Home results
The Google Guarantee has been associated with Local Services ads, but the two programs are technically distinct.
What the numbers tell us about the current voice search opportunity
Since we can't segment voice from typed interactions in performance reports easily, it's helpful optimization for voice search overlaps with traditional search.
Google Ads API v1_1 out: Update client libraries for new features
The latest version incorporates new features for ads, conversions, reporting as well as Hotel Ads, App campaigns and more.
Google brings search to podcasts through automatic transcription
Better enunciate, your Google Podcasts visibility may depend on it.
All Google Ads attribution reports will soon include cross-device conversion data
Make note, the change takes effect May 1.
Google testing new search menu with icons for maps, news, shopping and more
Company adds new icons next to results categories. Do you see them?
Google drops more reports from old Google Search Console
There is not much left in the old Google Search Console at this point.
Editor gets the Google Ads treatment: Google Ads Editor 1.0 out now
The new Google Ads Editor v. 1.0 has new look and new capabilities.
How much martech should PPC marketers actually use?
The categorization of tasks, problems and solutions is key for PPC professionals to make informed choices.
Bing Ads Custom Audiences now available in most markets
Retarget your customer lists by connecting Bing Ads to a partner DMP.
Ahrefs, SEO toolset provider, to build their own search engine to compete with Google
Can it be done? Can a new player compete with Google and Bing after many have tried and failed?
5 additional data blending examples for smarter SEO insights
Once you preprocess columns to consistent formatting, additional data blending options include prioritizing pages with search clicks, mining internal site search for content gaps, analyzing traffic issues with 404 pages and more.
SMX Overtime: How to use customer segmentation to test new value propositions
SEM expert Seth Meisel shares a real-time reason why stakeholder diplomacy is important. He also delves into 'proof of concept' with testing customer segmentation in Google Ads Customer Match.
Google adds vacation rentals to Hotel Search
Increased competition between hotels and vacation rentals should increase visibility for rental providers -- and boost Google Hotel Ads revenue.
SMX Overtime: 3 tips to maximizing visual search potential
Digital agency CEO and author Kristopher Jones offers tips on making budget-friendly video and why formatting images correctly matter for page speed.
Google Ads Keyword Planner gets new (and old) features
Seed your keyword ideas with more terms, add keywords to existing campaigns and more.
Google to retire the info: command, adds canonical information to URL Inspection Tool
Google URL inspection tool now shows the Google discovered canonical URL.
SEOs show mixed results following Google March 2019 core update
The data was not conclusive on any specific tactic or type of site impacted by the algorithm change.
SMX Overtime: Learn the difference between mobile-first indexing and mobile-friendly SEO
SEO expert Eric Enge explains that displaying information on responsive sites is not enough in for mobile strategy. Here's what you need to consider.
Google AMP, mobile-friendly testing tools support code editing
Save time and reduce risk with the new code editing feature in the AMP and mobile-friendly testing tools from Google.
Google webspam report: Hacked sites, user-generated spam, bad linking topped 2018 priorities
Google released its annual webspam report last week to highlight advances against content that seeks to manipulate ranking algorithms and harm users. The company is also calling on webmasters, developers, and users to utilize its resources to prevent and report such content. Why should you care? Some of the ways Google is trying to thwart […]
SEOs frustrated by Google’s belated pagination announcement
Apparently, people don’t like being kept in the dark.
New personalized, Shopping Actions-enabled Google Shopping debuts in France
Personalized recommendations and universal checkout are front and center in the update.
Google apologizes for rel=next/prev mixup
Google suggests webmasters, developers, and publisher continue to use rel=prev/next for other reasons outside of Google indexing purposes.
Amazon to introduce video ads in mobile-app search results — report
The buy reportedly requires a minimum $35,000 budget.
Survey finds Google Home users do more, have ‘far higher’ satisfaction than Alexa owners
Alexa devices dominate, but higher Google Home NPS scores suggest it will have better word of mouth and could gain market share.