Google’s Updated Raters Guidelines Target Fake EEAT Content

Google’s Updated Raters Guidelines Target Fake EEAT Content

A major update to Google’s Search Quality Raters Guidelines (QRG) clarifies and expands on multiple forms of deception that Google wants its quality raters to identify. This change continues the trend of refining the guidelines so that quality raters become better at spotting increasingly granular forms of quality issues. TL/DR Authenticity should be the core … Read more

Attribution is garbage, says this email expert. (Plus, 3 reasons Jay's a loser.)

Jay Schwedelson

“Email is the only marketing channel that offers an equal playing field for all marketers,” says Jay Schwedelson. With email marketing, your brand’s message has just as much chance of being viewed as Apple’s, or Google’s, or [fill in your favorite big brand here]. Today’s master is here to help you not waste that chance. … Read more

11 helpful resources for improving your business skills

woman learns how to learn about business on a laptop

It doesn’t matter if you’re an entrepreneur, founder, director, or an employee working within an organization, knowing how to improve business skills will greatly impact your career success. There‘s a lot that goes into becoming more business-savvy, whether it’s learning the “softer” skills (like people management, communication, and public speaking) or mastering the “hard” skills … Read more

Breaking Into New Markets With PPC: Key Considerations

Breaking Into New Markets With PPC: Key Considerations

Google Ads dominates the global PPC market with advertising revenue surpassing $265 billion  in 2024. Paid search is self-serving and fast to deploy. But as simple as it appears, the reality is much more complex. The perceived ease of activation paints a picture that this channel is a silver bullet when brands look to enter new … Read more

B2B Buyer Behavior Has Changed: Proven Strategies For Sustainable Relationships

B2B Buyer Behavior Has Changed: Proven Strategies For Sustainable Relationships

The reality of working in B2B today is that tried-and-tested tactics are no longer as effective for engaging buyers. Buyers are independent, defensive, and prefer independent research before reaching out to sales, only when they are absolutely ready to do so. Part of the reason for this is due to the increase in size of … Read more

Google Shares Insight About Time-Based Search Operators

Google Shares Insight About Time-Based Search Operators

Google’s Search Liaison explained limitations in Google’s ability to return web pages from a prior date, also noting that date-based advanced search operators are still in beta. He provided one method for doing this but omitted discussing an older, simpler method that almost accomplishes the same thing. How To Find Articles By Older Published Date … Read more

The 8 Most Important PPC KPIs You Should Be Tracking

The 8 Most Important PPC KPIs You Should Be Tracking

If you’re still measuring your PPC success based on click-through rate and impressions alone, you’re about to be left behind. The role of paid media has changed – and not just because Google Ads released another round of automation. It’s changing because people have changed. We live in a multi-device, privacy-first, AI-influenced world where attention … Read more

Artificial Intelligence – AI Update, May 2, 2025: AI News and Views From the Past Week

Artificial Intelligence - AI Update, April 19, 2024: AI News and Views From the Past Week

Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will handle ad creative, targeting, and measurement with AI. In a revealing interview, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to automate the entire digital ad process using AI, potentially replacing agencies and in-house … Read more

Server-Side vs. Client-Side Rendering: What Google Recommends

Server-Side vs. Client-Side Rendering: What Google Recommends

In an interview with Kenichi Suzuki from Faber Company Inc., Google Developer Advocate Martin Splitt recently shared key information about JavaScript rendering, server-side vs. client-side rendering, and structured data. The talk cleared up common SEO confusion and offered practical tips for developers and marketers working with Google’s changing search systems. Google’s AI Crawler & JavaScript … Read more

Using AI to Get Your Business Branding Right — My Favorite Tips and Tools

pair of people use ai to get business branding right

I grew up a Nintendo kid (and yes, that includes the original NES console and Duck Hunt Zapper). For those who remember the Nintendo GameCube, you know a memorable brand experience. How could anyone forget this nine-second clip of branding brilliance? Whenever I think of “branding,” I go back to my memory of the GameCube … Read more

Yelp Vs. Google Antitrust Case Survives First Big Test

Yelp Vs. Google Antitrust Case Survives First Big Test

Yelp’s antitrust case against Google just survived a critical test. While a judge tossed several claims, she allowed Yelp’s core challenge – focused on Google’s alleged monopoly in local search – to move forward. The broader battle over Big Tech’s power is far from over. The central claims that Google unfairly used its dominance in … Read more

How to manage your LinkedIn DMs with Sprout

How to manage your LinkedIn DMs with Sprout

According to The 2025 Sprout Social Index™, 43% of consumers have a LinkedIn profile. Benefiting both B2C and B2B brands, LinkedIn empowers brands to build relationships, generate leads and boost sales. But to reap those rewards, companies need to master using and managing LinkedIn direct messages (DMs). In this guide, we break down the benefits … Read more

Reddit Q1 Report: What It Means For Digital Marketing And SEO

Reddit Q1 Report: What It Means For Digital Marketing And SEO

Reddit’s first-quarter 2025 earnings report shows strong growth in traffic and user engagement, particularly among logged-out users. Although the announcement and shareholder letter did not mention search engines or the temporary decrease in traffic in February, the increase in logged-out traffic suggests year-over-year growth from external referrals from search engines and social media. The shareholder … Read more

Google Expands AIO Coverage In Select Industries

Google Expands AIO Coverage In Select Industries

BrightEdge Generative Parser™ detected an expansion of AI Overviews beginning April 25th, covering a larger quantity of entertainment and travel search queries, with noteworthy growth in insurance, B2B technology and education queries. Expanded AIO Coverage Expansion of AIO coverage for actor filmographies represented the largest growth area for the entertainment sector, with 76.34% of new … Read more

33% of Google Users Stuck with Bing After a Two-Week Trial: Study

33% of Google Users Stuck with Bing After a Two-Week Trial: Study

A study found that 33% of Google users continued to use Bing after trying it for two weeks. This challenges the prevailing notion about search engine preferences and Google’s market dominance. The research, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, suggests Google’s market share isn’t just because it’s better. Many users haven’t tried alternatives. … Read more

Google Lighthouse To Undergo Major Audit Overhaul: What To Know

Google Lighthouse To Undergo Major Audit Overhaul: What To Know

Google announced plans to revamp Lighthouse’s performance audits. The new version will match the recently launched insights in Chrome DevTools’ Performance panel. This shift will alter how performance data is organized and presented, impacting SEO professionals who utilize Lighthouse for website optimization. Background: Combining Google’s Performance Tools This update is part of Google’s effort to … Read more

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