In a Google Marketing Livestream preview announcement of upcoming product launches, Vidhya Srinivasan, Vice President of Engineering at Google Ads, wrote about machine learning in Google Analytics, consent mode for Tag Manager, and enhanced conversions with first-party data. Machine learning extended to behavioral analytics in Google Analytics. Google announced GA4 last year which includes conversion…
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Schema.org has launched its schema markup validator tool at validator.schema.org, the organization announced this afternoon. The markup validator helps you validate your structured data on your site that is used for general purposes, outside of the Google rich results testing tool. Why the move. Google initially launched its structured data testing tool in 2015 and…
The staggering amount of change in the last twelve months has presented search marketers with an unrivaled amount of challenges… and opportunities. Customer expectations are rising, user experience is more important than ever, algorithm updates (ready for the Page Experience update?) and ranking factor rollouts (Core Web Vitals, anyone?) are ceaseless. Some companies are struggling.…
Keyword stuffing has been a hot topic in the Google My Business world for a long time. Keyword stuffing or “adding descriptors” to your name on Google My Business is when someone adds words to their business name on GMB that aren’t part of that business’s actual legal name. Here’s an example: We know beyond…
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Driving brand awareness and conversions through user-generated content isn’t a new tactic for digital marketers, but those methods are finding new levels of success during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, Canadian manufacturer Calego, maker of iFLY luggage and accessories, has leveraged UGC to help it sell over 250 million face masks during the pandemic. Their…
Bing announced the Content Submission API is now in more of a public beta phase after being in a private beta for over two-years now. The Bing Webmaster Team said now, in addition to the URL submission API, it now gives publishers and site owners “the ability to notify Bing directly about URL along with…
“Have you ever thought of starting your own business?” Jack asked me during a phone call in early 2018. “No,” I replied. Of course, the answer was “no.” Why would I have ever thought of starting my own business? No one in my immediate family had a business, and my parents didn’t push it. I…
Driving organic traffic to your site but not seeing enough conversions? Then your content might not be meeting the users’ needs. To drive conversions, you need to know what your leads are searching for and deliver engaging content that resonates. On April 14, I moderated a Search Engine Journal webinar presented by Anna Niles Charity,…