An Ahrefs report tested whether adding schema markup to pages already cited by AI improved their citation rates. The post Schema Markup Didn’t Move AI Citations In Ahrefs Test appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Google is set to automatically link Google Ads accounts with associated YouTube channels — according to communications sent to multiple advertisers — tightening the connection between video engagement and ad performance. What’s happening. Advertisers have received notices that, from June 10, 2026, Google Ads accounts that aren’t already linked to a YouTube channel will be
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Adthena is bringing competitive visibility to ChatGPT ads — launching a new platform designed to track how brands show up across prompts, placements and competitors. What’s happening. Adthena has unveiled its ChatGPT Intelligence Platform, positioning it as the first tool to offer whole-market visibility into ChatGPT Ads — similar to what it already provides for
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Google is expanding Merchant Center for Agencies worldwide, giving agencies a centralized way to manage product data, diagnose issues and spot growth opportunities across multiple clients. What’s happening. After launching in the U.S. and Canada, Merchant Center for Agencies is now rolling out globally to all agency users. The tool is designed to help agencies
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SEO has always been a fight for the first page of Google. Every toolchain, audit, and content brief assumes that Google’s ranking systems evaluate a relatively fixed set of roughly 20 to 30 candidate pages before final rankings are determined. Google has kept that set small because evaluating more pages is computationally expensive. Google’s VP
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Are you planning your PPC channel budgets by comparing Google Ads, Meta Ads, GA4, and your CRM/CMS data? Since those data don’t align, what do you report on? And how do you make sure you’re optimizing for real impact? If you think you need better tracking, cleaner UTMs, and maybe a more sophisticated analytics setup,
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AI announcements tell you what Google shipped. Changing user search behavior tells you where your audience is going. Are you watching the right signal? The post Google’s AI Announcements Are Events, The New Search User Is The Trend appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Every few weeks, someone publishes a piece about AI agents taking over Google Ads, SEO, or social media. Inevitably, the agents look impressive — in theory, at least. But then you dig deeper to determine what data the agent is working with. Almost always, the answer is the same. These agents typically work with data
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AI is reshaping growth audits, turning weeks of manual analysis into actionable 90-day roadmaps that prioritize execution over documentation. The post How We Use AI To Run A 90-Day Growth Audit appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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AI regulations are still in their infancy. Europe has taken the lead with the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. In the United States, nearly 20 states have enacted AI legislation. At the same time, federal policymakers have signaled interest in limiting state-level regulation to keep the overall regulatory environment relatively light, as shown by the recent
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