Google has confirmed that store visits and store sales data has been impacted by the bug that hit Google Ads reporting more than a week ago. New information. Store visits and store sales reporting is inaccurate as of 12:01 PDT on April 28, Google said in an update to its …
Read More »Google search bug has search suggestions crawling off the page
An apparent bug is currently affecting Google’s search suggestions and auto-complete function. If you try to search Google.com and begin typing, Google will show auto-complete search suggestions on the right side of the search box, instead of showing them underneath the search box. Here is a screen shot: Complaints. Tons …
Read More »Google Assistant moves from the cloud to the phone, now 10X faster
Google’s Assistant is on a billion devices. Google sees it as a kind of connective tissue in its growing device ecosystem, from smartphones to the web and to Google Home/Nest smart speakers and displays. This morning as expected, Google made several Assistant-related announcements. The most significant of them was relatively technical: …
Read More »The future of search: Capturing the hearts and minds of Generation Z
Search advertisers will need to adapt the way they market for the next generation of consumers, with 78% of Generation Z seeking authenticity as an important quality in brands that are advertising to them. To connect with new audiences, advertisers will need to become part of the conversation; they will …
Read More »Should we be paying for Google My Business features?
It’s probably no exaggeration to say that the recent discovery of a survey sent to Google My Business managers including pay-to-play GMB features sent a shockwave through the local SEO industry. It’s probably equally fair to say that, should even a few of these paid-for features (such as Google search …
Read More »Google announced updates to news in search, adds 3D support to search results and more
Today at Google I/O, Google has announced they are releasing several updates to search. These updates go across news, top stories, images, Google Lens and more. Google News. Within Google search, Google will be rolling out improvements to the Top Stories section. The top stories section will not just contain …
Read More »The future of search- capturing the hearts and minds of Generation Z
Search advertisers will need to adapt the way they market for the next generation of consumers, with 78% of Generation Z seeking authenticity as an important quality in brands that are advertising to them. To connect with new audiences, advertisers will need to become part of the conversation; they will …
Read More »Why set it and forget it doesn’t work with feeds or campaigns
“Why are my products not showing up on Google?” is one of the most continually recurring questions asked by online retailers. While most successful advertisers intuitively know that a set it and forget approach doesn’t work for Google campaigns, we find that many take exactly that kind of approach for …
Read More »Keyword research in 2019: Modern tactics for growing targeted search traffic
In 2019, it’s estimated that every minute there are 150 new websites coming online. While many of these won’t be long-term ventures, a large percentage will eventually find themselves looking to organic search engine traffic to grow their reach. This invariably leads people to the task of keyword research; …
Read More »Google Ads reporting bug fix halfway there
Message appearing in the Google Ads UI on May 6. Google has been working for days to correct data in Google Ads reporting caused by a bug. The bug affected reports for April 30, May 1 and the initial hours of May 2. Current status: Data through April 30 is …
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