On a recent Marketing Against the Grain podcast episode, HubSpot founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah sat down with hosts Kipp Bodnar and Kieran Flanagan to discuss the rise of AI agents. When I heard the term “AI agents,” I thought of little robots sneaking around like spies, completing tasks for marketers. Obviously, that‘s not completely … Read more
A British couple’s legal battle against Google’s search practices has concluded. Europe’s highest court upheld a €2.4 billion fine against Google, marking a victory for small businesses in the digital marketplace. Background Shivaun and Adam Raff launched Foundem, a price comparison website, in June 2006. On launch day, Google’s automated spam filters hit the site, … Read more
While I’m not a business owner and haven’t branded my own business, I’ve been an employee at companies that have undergone large-scale rebrands. Most recently, Nickelodeon, where I work full-time in marketing, pulled off a rebranding strategy in 2023 for the first time in 14 years. We brought back the “splat,” a shape inspired by … Read more
While everyone is looking at AI Overviews, Google launched a personalized shopping experience to build a foothold in the vertical that’s the least sensitive to LLM disruption. AI could revive personalization and bring it to other areas of Google as well. The new SERP layout shakes up ecommerce SEO by making Google the new category … Read more
The official documentation for how Core Web Vitals are scored was recently updated with new insights into how Interaction to Next Paint (INP) scoring thresholds were chosen and offers a better understanding of Interaction To Next Paint. Interaction to Next Paint (INP) Interaction to Next Paint (INP) is a relatively new metric, officially becoming a … Read more
Let me guess. You’ve got big marketing dreams but a not-so-big budget? I’ve been there. After 12 years of marketing for bootstrapped brands, I’ve learned that you don’t need to spend a fortune on fancy digital marketing tools to see results. It’s all about building a smart toolkit that punches above its weight. One that … Read more
Most businesses know their employees are their biggest asset, but did you know they’re also your strongest marketers? Employee advocacy empowers employees to share smart, quality content with their social networks. But, getting there takes more than a well-crafted email encouraging your team to share branded content on their social networks. Employee advocacy tools streamline … Read more
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Looking to unlock the power of Reddit’s unique platform to boost your brand, build organic strategies, or foster community engagement? We’re bringing together the experts, and they’re going to tell you how to do it. Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to receive actionable insights directly from the experts who help shape Reddit’s advertising and marketing … Read more
Beyond page visits, users interact with the content on our website in different ways. Understanding user interactions in detail is essential to draw conclusions, make improvements, and refine strategies for a digital strategy approach. This content performance and user engagement analysis is possible through GA4. Analyzing Content Performance With GA4 Landing Pages Report Site owners … Read more
Being a marketer is hard — I feel it’s always been this way, but now the pressure to deliver results is even higher. Companies are cutting their marketing budgets and watching every penny before deciding what to spend it on. Fortunately, we now have access to many tools, including AI, which can make our work … Read more
If you’ve followed the news or opened X this fall, you’ve probably seen Polymarket. It’s that prediction market for politics (and more) that’s been all over the place lately. I’ve been following their rise for the past year from a no-name niche betting market to over $1B assets under management — with the CEO on … Read more
Google published a proposal in the Schema.org Project GitHub instance that proposes proposing an update at Schema.org to expand the shopping structured data so that merchants can provide more shipping information that will likely show up in Google Search and other systems. Shipping Schema.org Structured Data The proposed new structured data Type can be used … Read more
LinkedIn offers free AI certification courses through December, helping professionals adapt to workplace automation with expert-led training programs. LinkedIn launched three free AI certification courses The courses focus on recruiting, HR, and learning development. LinkedIn claims companies must invest in AI skills or risk falling behind. Source link
Google expands AI-powered search summaries globally, now reaching over 100 countries with support for six different languages. Google’s AI Overviews is expanding from US-only to over 100 countries, reaching 1 billion monthly users. The feature now supports six languages and includes new ways to display website links. Google has started showing ads in AI Overviews … Read more
HubSpot recently conducted a video marketing survey and found that 73% of respondents agreed that video marketing has been effective in reaching their marketing goals. However, over a third of respondents (34%) say the most challenging aspect of video marketing is the lack of content ideas. Fortunately, I‘ve got 15 video content ideas to help … Read more
Chatbots have changed many professionals’ workflows and processes. SEO pros, writers, agencies, developers, and even teachers are still discussing the changes that this technology will cause in society and how we work in our day-to-day lives. ChatGPT’s release on Nov. 30, 2022 led to a cascade of competition, including Gemini (formerly Bard) and Claude. If … Read more
SEO professionals are on the verge of a new era. With hindsight, the previous epoch could be called “The Age of the One-Trick Pony.” It began back in 2002 when Google passed more than a dozen crawlers and directories to become the dominant search engine. If you learned how to improve a website’s visibility in … Read more
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For many B2B businesses, balancing customer retention with new client acquisition can feel overwhelming—especially when the competition is growing faster than ever. Retaining clients is not only critical, but often easier than securing new ones, yet it comes with its own set of challenges. In an environment where customer expectations continue to rise, maintaining long-term … Read more
