Google testing YouTube movie trailer videos in ads on Google.com
The videos appear in a carousel ad unit.
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SearchCap: Bing Search Ads with LinkedIn data, Google cache bug resolved & cross channel attribution
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 fixes the cache 404 issue with mobile-first indexingOct 23, 2018 by Barry Schwartz After several months, Google has fixed the bug that caused the cache page to fail to load. […]
SearchCap: Moz with STAT & marketing automation
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The Open Marketing Cloud: Mautic’s flexible, budget-friendly marketing automation platformOct 10, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot Are you unhappy with your experience or results using one of the legacy marketing automation […]
New format for Google Sitelinks shows more site content in search results
Check out this new Google search result user interface that looks like featured snippets within Google Sitelinks.
SearchCap: Bing drops URL submission tool, Ask the SMXperts, Google Maps, link building & 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 Maps now available for Apple CarPlay Sep 18, 2018 by Barry Schwartz The moment many Apple fans have been waiting for – Google Maps on CarPlay devices is now here. […]
SearchCap: Shoppable Image ads debut at Google, GMB testing new feature, building citations & 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: New report from MarTech Today: Enterprise Customer Data Platforms: A Marketer’s Guide Sep 14, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot The customer data platform (CDP) market is expected to generate $1 billion […]
SearchCap: Google’s exact match close variants, EU copyright, Google goofs on hurricane Florence & 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: Play ‘Brand Offense’ to win at search Sep 12, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot Your brand is constantly under attack by competitors that bid on your branded keywords, interrupting the customer […]
SearchCap: Google says yes to reviews from Yelp, Google Maps, algorithm change impacts local search & 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: Using Voice Search to Transform Your Local Search Strategy Sep 6, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot More than 43 million people in the U.S. now own a smart speaker, and, as […]
SearchCap: Reports change in GSC, wasting SEO budgets, bid management & 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: Planning and creating the perfect landing page Aug 29, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot Landing pages can make or break your digital marketing. This guide from SharpSpring is written for any […]
SearchCap: Managing multiple GMB listings, malicious content take down & 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: How to manage multiple GMB listings for service area businesses Aug 24, 2018 by Brian Smith Contributor Brian Smith offers insights on how service area businesses can use GMB’s bulk syndication […]
SearchCap: Google Search Console adds features, Amazon advertising, Bing Webmaster Tools & 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: The ultimate guide to using Bing Webmaster Tools – Part 3 Aug 15, 2018 by Christi Olson Bing Chief Evangelist and contributor Christi Olson reviews the Diagnostics & Tools and Security […]
Google’s Aug. 1 core algorithm update: Who did it impact, and how much?
A week after the big Google algorithm update, nicknamed the Medic Update, here is everything we know about it, including official information from Google and non-official insights from across the industry.
SearchCap: Save big on SMX East, Google Image search, lawsuit settled & 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 releases speakable markup for news publishers interested in Google Assistant Jul 24, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Google has released new markup and schema aimed at bringing more news content to […]
SearchCap: #SMXperts, Google Analytics, cutting content & 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: Ask the SMXperts – Page Speed, Site Migrations & Crawling Jul 6, 2018 by Debra Mastaler Three #SMXperts answer questions from the Advanced Technical SEO session at SMX Advanced and share […]
SearchCap: Google My Business insights, SMX Advanced recap & 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: How to drive conversions with on-brand SEO copywriting Jul 5, 2018 by Jessica Foster Are your web pages not converting? Contributor Jessica Foster explains how to create an SEO-focused brand message […]
SearchCap: Microsoft launches news app, #SMX Advanced session recap & 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: Polished Microsoft News app joins rivals Google and Apple News Jun 20, 2018 by Greg Sterling The new app and news experience is great for consumers, but is it equally beneficial […]
SearchCap: Google updates ad settings, negative SEO & 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 updates ‘Ad Settings’ to allow users to turn off targeting signals Jun 14, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues Google is also extending ‘Why this ad?’ notices to all services that display […]
SearchCap: EU & Google fines, Bing Merchant Center imports & Google News publisher features
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: EU about to fine Google billions in Android antitrust caseJun 6, 2018 by Greg Sterling The first antitrust fine was roughly $2.8 billion; this one could be larger. Bing Merchant […]
SearchCap: AdWords Google Sheets, Google Posts testing & technical SEO
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 launches AdWords add-on for Google SheetsJun 4, 2018 by Ginny Marvin The add-on to download AdWords account data into Google Sheets is now in beta. Mobile SERP survival: Technical SEO […]
SearchCap: Google Wikipedia prank, Google answers & search pictures
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: What do Google and a toddler have in common? Both need to learn good listening skills. Jun 1, 2018 by Dave DaviesContributor and patent explorer Dave Davies reviews a recently-presented paper […]
SearchCap: AdWords parallel tracking, negative SEO, Yext with TripAdvisor
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AdWords sets parallel tracking deadline & will warn advertisers using HTTP landing pagesMay 17, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Advertisers using third-party click measurement systems need to prepare for parallel tracking. AdWords […]
SearchCap: Bing crypto ads, AdWords scripts & vertical search
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 is latest to ban cryptocurrency adsMay 15, 2018 by Ginny Marvin The updated financial product and services policy will take effect in June. Pause underperforming ads with this updated AdWords […]
SearchCap: Google Maps, ads, AMP & search updates
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 asking dissatisfied searchers to submit questions manually in the search resultsMay 9, 2018 by Barry Schwartz If Google doesn’t have content for your query, it may ask you to help […]
Ask the SMXpert: Keyword research and copywriting
Contributor and SMXpert Christine Churchill answers keyword research and copywriting technique questions from attendees who participated in the SMX West 2018 Keyword Bootcamp.
SearchCap: Google AdWords Editor, Bing Audience Ads & recipe markup changes
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 updates recipe markup for Google Search & Google AssistantMay 3, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Google requires that the recipeIngredient and recipeInstructions properties for recipes work on Google Assistant. Compare 16 […]
SearchCap: Google earnings, fake online reviews & paid search
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Reports: Fake reviews are a growing problem on Amazon, GoogleApr 24, 2018 by Greg Sterling Facebook is reportedly the source of some of the fake review solicitations. Google posts $31.1B in […]
SearchCap: Google algorithm update, changes to autocomplete & regional content
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 confirms rolling out a broad core search algorithm update earlier this weekApr 20, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Google has confirmed rumors that a search algorithm update took place on Monday. […]
SearchCap: AdWords rehab ads return, Google job listing penalties & mobile-first indexing
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 may issue manual actions over job schema on expired job listingsApr 17, 2018 by Barry Schwartz You’d better remove job listings from your website shortly after you fill those positions, […]
SearchCap: Google more results button, new filters for Search Console & Chrome search suggestions
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Facebook & Cambridge Analytica: What we know, what they knew & where that leaves usApr 12, 2018 by Michelle Robbins A brief history of the many privacy disasters at the world’s […]
SearchCap: PPC shopping ads and 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: How to outdo the PPC robots in shopping adsApr 11, 2018 by Frederick Vallaeys Contributor Frederick Vallaeys isn’t ready for Skynet to manage his PPC campaigns just yet and shares seven […]
SearchCap: Bing Shopping Ads, Google Shopping carousels & Facebook data check
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Does Cambridge Analytica have your info? Here’s how to checkApr 10, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues Facebook is making it easy for users to find out if their data was scraped and […]
SearchCap: Google SEO patents & Search Engine Land Awards
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 patent on related entities and what it means for SEO Apr 5, 2018 by Dave Davies Contributor Dave Davies pulls key points from a newly awarded Google patent on related […]
SearchCap: Google’s AMP Project, John Harrison Google doodle & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: Bing Ads Editor update, Waze local ads & Google air quality
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: To make every conversion count, count every conversionMar 28, 2018 by Matt Lawson Measuring conversions is critically important in digital marketing. Columnist and Googler Matt Lawson explains why sitewide tagging is […]
SearchCap: Hijacking Google results, Google Maps languages & link snobs
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Hijacking Google search results for fun, not profit: UK SEO uncovers XML sitemap exploit in Google Search ConsoleMar 27, 2018 by Michelle Robbins SEO wins bug bounty from Vulnerability Reward Program, […]
SearchCap: SEO factors, negative local reviews & link building
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 8 types of negative reviews Google will removeMar 22, 2018 by Joy Hawkins Is someone getting back at your company by leaving negative reviews? Contributor Joy Hawkins shares types of reviews […]
SearchCap: Google My Business update, AdWords ad grants & voice search
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Spring Equinox Google doodle introduces Quinn, an animated flower fairy & musicianMar 20, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues Designed by Google doodler Sophie Diao, the image leads to a search for Spring […]
SearchCap: Google’s SEO AMA, AdWords Shopping Actions & Search Console updates
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 launches cost-per-sale Shopping Actions, unified shopping program across Search, Assistant & ExpressMar 19, 2018 by Ginny Marvin In its answer to Amazon, Google’s new umbrella program will extend existing relationships […]
SearchCap: SMX Insights, Google Doodle & charity
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Stop! Think twice before using nofollow attributes on your websiteMar 16, 2018 by Patrick Stox Using page-level nofollow attributes? Just stop, says Contributor Patrick Stox. Instead, use nofollow on specific links […]
SearchCap: EU wants Google’s algorithm, Google My Business descriptions & new heatmap insights
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: What’s different about digital marketing in the cannabis industry?Mar 15, 2018 by Brett Middleton Contributor Brett Middleton explores the current challenges and opportunities facing this budding industry, given the differences in […]