Google’s John Mueller recently advised against blindly following what big sites do when it comes to SEO. This topic was addressed in a Reddit thread in which a person asks whether they should listen to Google’s advice or follow what big sites are doing. In particular, this question referred to canonical tags for pagination. The…
YouTube Masthead ads on TV screens are now widely available for all advertisers to buy on a CPM basis. This announcement comes following successful test campaigns in select markets. In September, YouTube ran an open beta for advertisers to take over the YouTube Masthead on TVs. FOX was among the companies testing the YouTube Masthead…
As an advertiser, it always feels like the holiday season is abnormally long. It starts in August when I’m initiating conversations with our clients about the upcoming holidays and what it means for them. The majority of my clients are small businesses with small budgets, making this an important time of year. Not only do…
Google’s smart bidding strategies use a host of signals to inform bids with each auction. Now, Google is starting to show which signals are driving performance to optimize bids for people more or less likely to convert. Top signals. The signals shown might include device type, location, day of week, time of day, keywords, remarketing…
We know the number of features like knowledge panels, images, local packs and other elements have proliferated in search results in recent years, and that has had a significant impact on SEO strategies. Now, a new study aims to show how much the introduction and variation of these features are changing searchers’ behavior. When search…
ADVERTISEMENT Websites hosted on WordPress.com can now monetize their content with a new recurring payments feature. Available with any paid plan on WordPress.com, the recurring payment feature lets site owners collect repeat contributions from supporters in exchange for things like exclusive content or a monthly membership. “Let your followers support you with periodic, scheduled payments.…
Google will offer restricted data processing to enable businesses to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the company announced Wednesday. With restricted data processing enabled, Google will act as an affected business’ (advertiser, publisher or partner) data processing service provider. Here we’ll look at what this means for advertisers. Restricted data processing, Google…
A year ago, I put a lump of coal in the stocking of John Lewis & Partners, a chain of high-end department stores that operate throughout the United Kingdom, for creating its 2018 Christmas advert, “The Boy and The Piano.” If you are curious about why a Christmas video that featured Elton John failed so…
If you’re an e-commerce marketer, we want to hear from you. Marketplace platforms like Amazon, eBay and Walmart/Jet are building their ad businesses, giving product advertisers a chance to target active shoppers as they make their purchase decisions. We’d like to quantify the impact of this shift by asking you (and your peers) a few…
ADVERTISEMENT Facebook is rolling out new advertising features that use machine learning to dynamically customize ads for individual users. This gives advertisers the ability to serve personalized ads when they may otherwise lack the time and resources required to deliver personally relevant ad experiences. In an announcement, the company states: “Facebook machine learning combines data…