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SEOs, stop wasting time and focus on what really matters; Friday’s daily brief
Also, Google released its webspam report for 2020 and the new Google Ads API
Facebook revenue almost doubled: Here’s what it means for advertisers
In addition to a decrease in overall metrics, some marketers reported a decline in the performance of lookalike audiences.
Google released Google Ads API version 7.0
This is an upgrade from version 6.1.0 which was released on April 10, 2021.
Apple’s App Tracking Transparency is live; Wednesday’s daily brief
And, at what point does “disruption” become permanent change?
Search Console: Is it every marketer’s favorite tool?; Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, how to adjust your expectations and campaigns for iOS 14
Turn the beat around: Over half a million new businesses opened in Q1 2021; Thursday’s daily brief
Plus, Microsoft Advertising announces new products and features
Microsoft Advertising Partner Summit announces video ads, in-browser price comparisons and Facebook import
Plus, Microsoft announces private search for Bing API
SEOs rejoice: Core web vitals release moves to June; plus WordPress might block FLoC; Tuesday’s daily brief
And why you should use social media as a key component of your negotiation research
WordPress proposes blocking FLoC by default
It’s estimated that 40% of all sites use WordPress. If the proposal is implemented, that could be a devastating blow to Google’s ad-targeting capabilities.
Automatic, supersonic, hypnotic, funky fresh; Auto-applied recommendations; Thursday’s daily brief
Plus, the business imperative behind inclusion and diversity
Prabhakar Raghavan, Google’s head of search appoints new leads
Elizabeth Reid to lead core search experiences, Cathy Edwards to lead Apps, News Discover and Ecosystem efforts and Sissie Hsiao to lead Assistant.
Supreme Court sides with Google and why you should advertise at the point of purchase; Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, Facebook leaks 500 million users' data
Check your YoY reporting and how to set HARD, DUMB or FAST search marketing goals; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, ORM strategies when attack sites strike and Facebook says the algorithm isn't the ONLY one to blame
What’s new in search: zero clicks, algorithm updates and mobile-first indexing; Friday’s daily brief
Don't miss the updated information from Google on the core web vitals and page experience update.
Privacy AND targeted content: can they coexist?; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, how the NYT A/B tests headlines
PPC trends, event-speaker partnerships, and Russia cracking down on Twitter; Thursday’s daily brief
Plus, why you should automate more PPC tasks
Key trends in PPC, reporting and analytics in 2021 and beyond
With COVID shifting consumer behavior in 2020, use these trends from speakers at SMX Report to find equilibrium in 2021.
Virginia’s privacy legislation and targeted ads; Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, local marketing masters and the headless CMS
Let’s give ‘em something to FLoC about; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, 61% will click “Don’t Allow” on Apple’s tracking prompt
Bans lifted, ad outages, feature releases, and more CWV; Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, how has your martech stack changed with COVID--a survey
Australia gets News Showcase and how Google handles duplicate content for paid and organic: Monday’s daily brief
Plus, Google Ads Auto Applied Recommendations explained
DuckDuckGo’s focus on privacy-minded users pushes it past 100 million searches in a single day
Although it’s a long way from being a Google competitor, DuckDuckGo’s business model may serve as a playbook for new search engines.
Facebook blocks Trump for remainder of term while Twitter sets permanent ban
Numerous advertisers have paused their social media campaigns over the events at the Capitol.
SEO year in review 2020: COVID forces platforms to adapt their local and e-commerce offerings, and more
Even a pandemic couldn’t slow down developments in the search industry. Here’s our recap of the year’s most important stories and news.
Brand reputation and the impact of Google SERP selections
How Google treats company navigational brand searches and the impact they can have on consumer perceptions.
Google algorithms vs Google penalties, explained by an ex-Googler
This former Google quality analyst explains the difference between Google's algorithms, manual actions, quality and penalties.
Technology saving retail businesses from going under
Retailers need to up their game to thrive in today's environment. Here's how to apply technology to better serve customers' needs.
What would it take for new search engines to succeed?
Neeva and You.com seek to pick up segments of users overlooked by Google, and with shifting user preferences and increased governmental scrutiny, there might be an opportunity.
Apple’s data-collection ‘nutrition labels’ for apps will begin appearing next week
Developers are now required to self-report to Apple on the data they collect from users. Very few will escape the new rules.
Google’s new Small Business Advisors program aims to help SMBs grow
Don't think of it as an enhanced version of Google Support.
Concrete steps marketers should take now to get ready for CA’s CPRA in 2023
The California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act won't take effect for two more years, but don't wait to prepare.
Amazon uses its data to undermine third party sellers, EU antitrust action says
The company could face penalties of up to 10% of its total revenue, which was more than $280B in 2019.
COVID helped drive record ad revenue for big tech in Q3
Facebook, Google and Amazon all reported significant revenue growth during, and partly because of, the pandemic.
California’s ‘CCPA 2.0’ passed: Here’s what changes
CPRA takes aim at data 'sharing' and not just sales.
Does the Google antitrust case make an Apple search engine more likely?
The DOJ may cause Apple to accelerate plans for its own engine.
Google moves one step closer to ads that can deliver personalization and privacy
Individualized targeting is replaced by group targeting using an algorithm to assign people to interest-based cohorts.
DOJ antitrust suit: Google uses contracts, market power to neutralize rivals
Google thinks it will win but the DOJ used these arguments successfully before.
Google Search gets deeper into the ‘real-world’ with Busyness, Duplex and AR in Maps
Building the data bridge between online and offline.
Global Privacy Control group aims to succeed where ‘do not track’ failed
Initiative faces the challenge of gaining publisher and consumer adoption.
Congressional report blasts Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook as monopolistic ‘gatekeepers’ of the digital economy
Breaking up these companies will apparently be on the table.