Search Engine Marketing

Why Demand Gen works best alongside Performance Max for ecommerce

When Google launched Demand Gen campaigns in 2023, they were positioned as a way to build deeper engagement across YouTube, Discover, and Gmail.  At the time, they felt experimental, sitting between awareness and performance. Since then, Demand Gen has improved significantly.  The creative flexibility and audience control now make it a campaign type I use

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YouTube CEO Announces AI Creation Tools, In-App Shopping For 2026 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan previews 2026 priorities: AI tools for Shorts creation, text-to-game features, in-app shopping checkout, and image posts in Shorts. The post YouTube CEO Announces AI Creation Tools, In-App Shopping For 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Nick LeRoy turns SEO consulting into fundraiser for Minnesota immigrant support

Nick LeRoy, a longtime SEO consultant, is turning his platform into a fundraising engine. He’s offering consulting in exchange for donations to Minnesota-based immigrant support efforts amid escalating ICE activity in the state. LeRoy said recent events in Minnesota crossed “every ethical line” he had drawn professionally, prompting him to act rather than comment from

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Same URL in AI Overviews and blue links counts as one Google Search Console impression

If the same URL appears in both a Google AI Overview and the classic 10 blue links, Google Search Console counts it as a single impression, not two. That clarification comes directly from Google’s John Mueller. The background. Mark Williams-Cook, director at SEO agency Candour and founder of AlsoAsked, shared it publicly on LinkedIn after

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OpenAI moves on ChatGPT ads with impression-based launch

OpenAI is preparing to launch impression-based ads inside ChatGPT as early as February, marking a faster-than-expected step into advertising. What’s happening. According to a report, OpenAI is already testing ads with select advertisers and plans to charge on a pay-per-impression (PPM) basis, rather than the more familiar pay-per-click model. The test is expected to be

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