We joke every time we hear Google’s John Mueller answer a question with “it depends.” But actually, it’s true. There are few definitive answers or universally established facts in SEO. Do meta titles matter? Yes. Is internal linking a good practice? Yes. Is duplicate content bad for SEO? Yes. But if I tried to make […]
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The largest annual survey of PPC professionals finds the industry under growing pressure — more opaque platforms, weaker measurement, and AI tools that help but haven’t transformed the day-to-day. Why we care. More than half of practitioners (53%) say PPC is harder than it was two years ago, up from 49%. The dominant reason isn’t
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Google is making Merchant Center for Agencies generally available in the U.S. and Canada today — giving agency teams a single login to manage, monitor, and optimize merchant clients at scale. What’s included: A unified dashboard for managing all client accounts from a single login Proactive diagnostics that surface critical alerts across the portfolio Merchandising-based
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Every few weeks, a new study drops declaring that Reddit (or YouTube, or Wikipedia) is the most important source for AI citations. Marketers share it. Clients ask about it. Someone starts drafting a Reddit strategy. Because it does. These analyses often flatten the nuance of prompt intent, model differences, and vertical context into a single
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Five takeaways from Liz Reid on AI agents, the future of Google Search, and why originality now matters more than ever. The post 5 Things I Learned About The Future Of Search From Liz Reid’s Latest Interview appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
WebMCP is a proposed browser-level web standard that lets any webpage declare its capabilities as structured, callable tools for AI agents.
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Optimizing your client’s TripAdvisor listing is an important part of the local SEO ecosystem, even though it’s often treated as a secondary channel. Done well, it can increase visibility, drive more qualified website traffic, and strengthen brand positioning and online reputation. TripAdvisor frequently appears in search results for tourism and hospitality businesses and often serves
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Here’s how UTMs and GA4 can prove earned media’s revenue impact in an AI-driven, zero-click world. The post How To Prove PR Business Value With UTM Parameters & GA4 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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LinkedIn made some good moves last year that I’ve seen pay off for our suite of B2B clients. Now that we’re into 2026, with yearly marketing goals in focus, I’ve got some recommendations based on our 2025 learnings for you to test and leverage in the coming months. Those include: Video. Thought Leader Ads. Personalized
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Advertisers using feed-only Performance Max can narrow campaign focus to product feed signals, improving efficiency when automation spreads spend too broadly. The post How To Build A ‘Feed-Only’ Performance Max Campaign appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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