Search Engine Marketing

Google says don’t use a noindex tag in the original page code

Google has updated its JavaScript SEO basics documentation to clarify how Google’s crawler handles noindex tags in pages that use JavaScript. In short, if “you do want the page indexed, don’t use a noindex tag in the original page code,” Google wrote. What is new. Google updated this section to read: “When Google encounters the […]

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Why click-based attribution shouldn’t anchor executive dashboards

As marketing channels and touchpoints multiply rapidly, the way success is measured significantly impacts long-term growth and executive perception.  Click-based attribution – across models like last-click, first-click, linear, and time-decay – remains the default.  But as a standalone measurement strategy, it’s showing its age.  Click metrics now carry disproportionate weight in executive dashboards, and that

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How to build an effective content strategy for 2026

Every week, new data highlights both the overlap and the divergence between effective organic search techniques across traditional SEO (Google SERPs) and GEO (ChatGPT, AI Overviews, Perplexity, etc.).  It’s a lot to absorb. One week, headlines say traditional SEO tactics work fine for ChatGPT. The next, you’ll see reports that one platform is elevating Reddit

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Why Your AI Agent Keeps ‘Hallucinating’ (Hint: It’s Your Data, Not The AI) via @sejournal, @purnavirji

Most “AI hallucinations” trace back to broken data hygiene. This guide shows how to clean, test, and own your data before it derails ROI. The post Why Your AI Agent Keeps ‘Hallucinating’ (Hint: It’s Your Data, Not The AI) appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Uncontested ads are quietly draining your holiday budget. Here’s how to fight back. by BrandPilot.ai

This season, Google Search and Shopping Ads are expected to surge past $70 billion in holiday spending. But there’s a hidden flaw in the auction system — one most advertisers don’t realize is costing them money even when competitors aren’t in the game. BrandPilot calls this the Uncontested Google Ads Problem, and it’s becoming one

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Sophie Fell talks why double-checking campaign settings matters

On episode 334 of PPC Live The Podcast, I speak to Sophie Fell Head of Paid Media at Liberty Marketing Group about a real PPC mistake involving location targeting. The conversation focuses on how small oversights can have big consequences—and how to recover from them professionally. The PPC F-Up: worldwide location targeting Sophie accidentally launched

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