Search Engine Marketing

Microsoft Ads gets granular with new asset-level reviews

Microsoft Advertising is revamping its approach to enforcing ad policy compliance. Instead of disapproving entire ads outright, it now reviews individual ad assets (e.g., headlines, descriptions, and images). This move gives advertisers more flexibility and less disruption when policy issues arise. Instead of pulling down full ads, Microsoft can now flag only the problematic elements,

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Survey says: AI is changing search, but links still matter to SEOs

Link building in 2025 is costly, complex, and still crucial, according to a newly published survey of SEO professionals from Editorial.Link. Links still matter. 73.2% of respondents said links influence visibility in AI search results (e.g., Google’s AI Overviews and ChatGPT). Other findings of note: 91.9% think their competitors buy links. 80.9% believe unlinked brand

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Microsoft removed 1 billion ads for violations in 2024

Microsoft Advertising removed or restricted over 1 billion ads for policy violations, according to a report detailing its 2024 enforcement efforts. This was a sharp response to the growing sophistication of scams, deepfakes, and bad actors using the platform. Clean ads or no ads. As threats like AI-generated scams, deepfake celebrity endorsements, and phishing sites

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SEO leads as 68% of organizations shift strategies for AI search: Survey

As Google, OpenAI, and other AI platforms reshape the future of search, marketers seem unsure whether to run, walk, crawl, or just watch it all happen right now. That’s according to findings from a new BrightEdge survey of 750 search, content, and digital marketers. “Marketers are caught in the eye of the AI search storm.

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