Microsoft Advertising is shutting down its Ads for Social Impact grant program, which provided free ad credits to nonprofits. Final grants will be issued November 30, 2025, with a 45-day window to spend them. Why we care. The decision ends a program that helped nonprofits amplify their missions through free advertising dollars. Starting in 2026, […]
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Google is officially retiring Call-Only Ads, with creation ending in February 2026 and full sunset by February 2027. Advertisers relying on phone leads will need to transition to Responsive Search Ads with Call Assets. How to prepare: Switch campaigns to Responsive Search Ads with Call Assets. Enable call reporting and set call conversions as a
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Google Analytics is making it easier for businesses to compare themselves against industry peers by expanding its Benchmarking feature to include 20 new unnormalized metrics, such as New Users and Total Revenue. How it works. Google Analytics estimates benchmark ranges for absolute numbers by multiplying a peer group’s normalized metric by your property’s active user
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Mobile landing pages convert 8% worse than desktop despite 83% traffic share. New data reveals how simple fixes recover lost conversions. The post New Report Reveals An 8% Mobile Landing Page Conversion Gap appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Creating effective ad copy has always been a critical skill for PPC marketers, especially in Google Ads. In the past, it meant hours of brainstorming, drafting, and A/B testing. Today, LLMs like Google’s Gemini can produce high-quality ad copy in minutes. But the results don’t come from the tool alone – they depend on the
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Brands asked about Reddit strategy, and Brent Csutoras shared practical do’s and don’ts for authentic engagement. The post AMA: Reddit Marketing Veteran Shares What Works On The Platform appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google has been layering AI into Search campaigns for years through features like Smart Bidding, Responsive Search Ads, and Performance Max. In May 2025, it announced the next step: AI Max. The feature is now rolling out globally in beta and appearing in many advertiser accounts. (If you don’t see it yet, expect it soon.)
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Brand performance in generative search relies on measurable reputation and entity signals. But those signals are only as good as the infrastructure machines can fetch, parse, and trust. Treat the website, feeds, and APIs as brand training data. Pair technical governance with brand strategy to stop narrative drift and preserve brand equity. Search and brand
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The W3C unveiled a new polysemic logo, one that is purposely designed to be evocative of multiple concepts The post W3C Rolls Out A New Evocative Logo appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Perplexity released its Comet browser free to the public after a limited beta. The free browser includes built-in AI assistant features. The post Perplexity Launches Comet Browser For Free Worldwide appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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