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On April 13, the Search Engine Land experts are teaming up with senior marketers from leading brands and cutting-edge solution providers to bring you SMX Create — an all-new training experience loaded with actionable tactics that will help you develop and execute a successful content strategy. Your $99 All Access pass unlocks two all-new SEO…

Why the FTC didn’t sue Google in 2013; Wednesday’s daily brief

Good morning, Marketers, hindsight is 20/20, right? I have mixed feelings about that phrase, but I’m thinking about it for a few reasons: The Politico story about how the FTC dropped the ball by not suing Google in 2013 (read more about that at the bottom of this newsletter). Google’s career certificates, which may disrupt…

Google tests displaying cost estimates in local search results

A Google spokesperson confirmed with Search Engine Land the company is testing displaying cost estimated directly in the local panel in the search results. This information comes through a partnership with Homewyse, a fact-based, independent reference for home product, installation and service estimates. What this looks like. Google displays an estimated range of the cost…

Google Search Console rich results report updated

Google has made two changes to the rich results report in Google Search Console. One of the changes was related to the job posting report and the other change was related to the FAQ and Q&A rich results report. Google documented both of these changes on this help page but we will explain them below.…

Key trends in PPC, reporting and analytics in 2021 and beyond

With Microsft Advertising revenues exceeding $7 billion last year and Google’s ad revenues around $39 billion in just Q4 of 2020, there’s no question that companies across the globe rely on digital advertising to help keep their businesses afloat. This is even more true in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers are more…