Matt Cutts: Being Google’s “Lightning Rod” For Unhappy SEOs Might Not Be Productive

Last week, the head of Google’s web spam team Matt Cutts announced that he was extending his leave. Now, Cutts has opened up a bit more about it, further suggesting he won’t return. Cutts also suggested that having himself or anyone be a public face for Google in terms of publisher…

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Slow Google+ Upgrades + Pigeon = Bad Big Local Brand Rankings

Last week I posted some theories on why Google’s Pigeon update may have hurt the local rankings for some big local brands. While we have seen a lot of positive rankings improvements for our local clients, we have also heard of some large multi-location brands that got hit with 5-10% traffic losses. My take was […]

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New AdWords Shopping Campaigns Report For Google Analytics Rolling Out

Today, Google announced that a new Shopping Campaigns report will start appearing in the AdWords section of Google Analytics. The report is rolling out globally over the next few weeks. The news comes along with the full release of Enhanced Ecommerce f…

Now Make Changes To AdWords Settings And Ad Extensions Across Multiple Campaigns

Following up on last month’s ad customizers news, which brought dynamic insertion to a whole new level, Google has launched bulk editing for campaign settings and ad extensions. Bulk editing eliminates the tedium of making adjustments to settings and extensions within the AdWords user…

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Paid Search Roundup Q3 2014: From Performance Trends To Key Product Updates, What You Need To Know

The quarterly reports and earning statements are in. Overall, all signs point to continued global growth for paid search advertising in Q3. Here’s a look at performance results and the biggest announcements and changes to come from Google AdWords and Bing Ads in the third quarter 2014. What…

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Why Did Google’s Pigeon Poop All Over Big Local Brands?

Many large, multi-location brands found that their traffic dropped after Google released its Pigeon algorithm. Columnist Andrew Shotland discusses why.

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Who’s Really Winning The Search War?

Ask any search marketer what Google’s market share is, and they’ll likely say around 66%. That’s the stat comScore has long supplied. Contributor Eli Schwartz asks whether it’s really accurate, and conducts research to prove it.

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Beat Google’s Mobile Experience Algo (And Help Mobile Searchers) With These Two Tools

Columnist Bryson Meunier notes that Google will soon consider mobile user experience as a ranking factor. Use these tools to prepare your site!

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Keep Your AdWords Scripts Maintainable With These 3 Tips

If you’ve been using AdWords scripts for any substantial period of time, your account may feel like this messy bookshelf. There are unfinished scripts everywhere. Some scripts were added by the guy who left the company a few months ago, others by your intern who was curious and started…

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Clicks On Google Search Ads Show Elsa Is Tops, While Mr. Blobby Ranks Among Least Popular Halloween Costumes

Just as Google saw when looking at overall search data, AdGooroo discovered by looking at ad clicks on Google: Frozen’s Elsa is this year’s golden child of Halloween in the U.S. Of the $2.9 million advertisers spent on 1,128 Halloween costume keywords, paid search research firm AdGooroo…

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