Search Engine Marketing

Google Ads makes Manual CPC easier to find

Google Ads simplified access to Manual CPC during campaign setup. Instead of navigating through the “Select a bid strategy directly (not recommended)” option, advertisers now see “Manually set bids” directly under the Conversions goal. The change: Manual CPC is surfaced within Google’s primary bidding flow. Advertisers no longer need to bypass Google’s recommended strategies to

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Google AI Overviews cite YouTube most often for health topics: Study

Most of the health advice summarized in Google’s AI Overviews relies on non-medical sources, a new analysis shows. This follows fresh concerns about users receiving misleading or unsafe guidance on sensitive health topics. What’s happening. The Guardian recently reported that Google’s AI Overviews sometimes surface incorrect or dangerous health advice. The reporting drew on reviews

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Discoverability in 2026: How digital PR and social search work together

Over the last 12-18 months, the rhetoric across Search Engine Land has shifted.  There’s now broad agreement that people don’t just “Google” to discover brands anymore. Audiences are finding brands on TikTok, researching on Reddit, watching YouTube, and increasingly asking AI to summarize everything for them – determining whether a brand is found or ignored.

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AI for video advertising: 5 best practices for PPC campaigns

In 2026, AI is no longer something marketers are debating. It’s actively shaping nearly every part of digital advertising and creative. Because the human brain processes visuals far faster than text, video ads are becoming more important and more effective, especially as creative costs continue to fall.  The question is no longer whether PPC teams

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Google Health AI Overviews Cite YouTube More Than Any Hospital Site via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

A study of 50,807 German health queries finds Google AI Overviews cite YouTube most, as Google pulls some health summaries after a Guardian report. The post Google Health AI Overviews Cite YouTube More Than Any Hospital Site appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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