Business names start showing in AdWords Call Only ads
Branding in the headlines should please advertisers.
Topic: Google
Google testing Campaign Groups to forecast & track goal targets across multiple campaigns
Track conversion, spend or CPA performance for a set of campaigns.
Google says bots are the main target of Keyword Planner changes; a lot of questions remain
Advertisers and agencies continue to have questions about how potential data restrictions will affect their research efforts.
Search in Pics: Moz alumni with smiles, Android puzzlebot & Buddhists at Google
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Moz alumni smiling after layoffs: Source: Twitter Buddhists drawing a sand mandala at a Google office: […]
Google extends Drafts and Experiments to Display Network campaigns
The testing feature goes beyond search.
Google tests showing an overall Health Score for AdWords accounts
The new features includes an overall score for search campaigns and a top-line checklist of opportunities.
SearchCap: AdWords preview tool, Moz layoffs & AdWords Express
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Moz trims product line to focus on search, lays off 28% of staffAug 17, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Moz, a company many SEOs have grown to love, announced they have made […]
AdWords Express expands deeper click-to-call reporting, adds ad scheduling and more
Three new features arrive for small businesses using Google's automated ad service.
Now you can share results from the AdWords Ad Preview Tool with clients
Quickly let others see how ads appear in the search results.
SearchCap: Google vote, AMP errors, Bing Ads & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google adds new state-by-state voting guide for “how to vote” searchesAug 16, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Google’s latest search feature for voters includes a “2016 Election: How to Vote” box with […]
Google adds new state-by-state voting guide for “how to vote” searches
Google's latest search feature for voters includes a "2016 Election: How to Vote" box with information on voter IDs, deadlines and mail-in ballots.
Google Trends refresh includes geographic comparisons & export to Excel feature
In addition to launching a hub for the Olympics, Google Trends has released new tools for viewing and exporting search data.
Bing Ads rolls out Upgraded URLs globally
Advertisers can begin migrating from destination URLs to final URLs and tracking parameters.
Google showing the site owner AMP implementation error warnings in search results
AMP error notifications now are showing in the core search results, but only if you are the site's owner.
SearchCap: Google restricts Keyword planner, quality score changes & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google officially throttling Keyword Planner data for low spending AdWords accountsAug 13, 2016 by Greg Finn Not a big AdWords spender? You may notice a lack of data in your Keyword […]
Google adds Export to Report Editor option in AdWords
Users no longer have to generate Report Editor reports from scratch or rely on predefined options.
Google will soon report null Quality Scores for new & low-activity keywords
The null replaces the current default Quality Score of 6 for new keywords.
Google officially throttling Keyword Planner data for low spending AdWords accounts
Not a big AdWords spender? You may notice a lack of data in your Keyword Planner account.
SearchCap: Google critic reviews, local positions & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing to censor Bing.com in the EU for Right To Be Forgotten searchesAug 12, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues According to the announcement, Bing’s updated RTBF policy for the EU will use […]
Google lets any publisher apply to have “Critic Reviews” of local businesses
Initially open to five publishers, Google opens the doors to anyone to apply after criticism by Yelp and TripAdvisor.
Search in Pics: Bill Murray at Google, SEEOO glasses & Google pride boat
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google Pride Boat: Source: Twitter Bill Murray at Google: Source: Google+ SEEOO glasses: Source: Twitter Google […]
SearchCap: Google link tool bug, Search Engine Land awards & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Search Console reporting glitch shows no links for some webmastersAug 11, 2016 by Barry Schwartz No need to panic — the link report in the Google Search Console seems to […]
Google Search Console reporting glitch shows no links for some webmasters
No need to panic -- the link report in the Google Search Console seems to have a few kinks that Google is working out.
SearchCap: Google AdWords design, Yelp & TripAvisor & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Confirmed: New AdWords interface rolling out to more usersAug 10, 2016 by Greg Finn Google has confirmed the rollout of the new user interface to more AdWords users. SEO and the […]
Confirmed: New AdWords interface rolling out to more users
Google has confirmed the rollout of the new user interface to more AdWords users.
Yelp, TripAdvisor: Google’s mobile ‘best-of lists’ hide our content
Google is adding content for users on the go, but some local search rivals see the move intentionally marginalizing their content.
Google remarketing lists for search ads make their way to Google search partners
RLSAs are headed outside of Google websites and into the wide world of Google search partners.
SearchCap: Google Now, My Business insights, AMP notifications & Wifi Maps
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google My Business Insights updates analytics while dropping Google+ source dataAug 9, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google My Business updates their analytics to show business owners the source of their views […]
Google My Business Insights updates analytics while dropping Google+ source data
Google My Business updates their analytics to show business owners the source of their views and how users found the listing.
FTC sues 1-800 Contacts over reciprocal, ‘anti-competitive’ PPC bidding agreements
Bidding agreements prevented 1-800 Contacts and its rivals from bidding on each other's trademarked terms.
Google Now testing “Explore Interests” feature to make personal assistant app more personalized
TechCrunch reports the new feature aims to give Google Now users more control over the information Google tracks on their behalf.
Google Maps adds “Wi-fi only” feature & ability to save areas to SD card
In addition to the new offline features, Google Maps has added more international ride-service options to compare rates in a number of countries.
Google Search Console sending AMP notifications to encourage adoption
Google is proactively pushing AMP through the Google Search Console message center.
SearchCap: Google local pack ad, expanded AdWords ads & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: First appearance of ads in Local Pack found in UK mobile search resultAug 7, 2016 by Greg Sterling The configuration showed three organic listings with one ad at the top. Expanded […]
Expanded Text Ads: from quirks to testing methods & early results, what we know so far
Marketers share how they are approaching the new text ad format and results they're seeing.
First appearance of ads in Local Pack found in UK mobile search result
The configuration showed three organic listings with one ad at the top.
SearchCap: Olympics Google logo, SEO KPIs & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: KPIs for SEO: measuring SEO successAug 5, 2016 by Marcus Miller Wondering what metrics you should use to demonstrate value to your clients? Columnist Marcus Miller shares some of the most […]
Search in Pics: Suicide Squad at Google, indoor gazebos & Fiber installer
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. A Google Fiber installer: Source: Twitter Google Japan Top Contributor meetup: Source: Google+ Suicide Squad at […]
Olympics Google Doodle marks start of 2016 Rio Games & points to “Fruity Games” mobile app
The free gaming app, with "produce from all over the market" competing for the title of freshest fruit, works on both Android and iOS.
SearchCap: Gboard update, Google local reviews & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google app now delivering restaurant reviews & best-of-lists for local searchesAug 4, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Released today in the U.S., Google says food and drink related searches will now return […]