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Google Ads API, Partner badges, and reputation algorithms; Friday’s daily brief

Plus, check out our updated guide to Bing SEO Good morning, Marketers, and can you believe SMX Advanced is next week?! I can, but that’s only because I know how hard the Search Engine Land and SMX teams, expert speakers, and generous sponsors have been working behind the scenes...
Posted On 14 Jun 2021
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Google’s newest version of Analytics (GA-4) is here

Learn about the significant changes in GA-4 and what it means for your business. Although Google was not a pioneer in analytics like they were in organic and paid search, they recognized early on that the seismic shifts the web was delivering to so many aspects of business and...
Posted On 01 Jun 2021
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New Smart Bidding features in Google Ads: Top signals for Target ROAS and max conversions, manager account level seasonality adjustments and more

Google hopes to help advertisers manage bid strategies and drive performance Google is launching new features for Smart Bidding to help make automation more intuitive to search marketers’ needs and better cater to changes in each advertiser’s individual market. Top signals...
Posted On 21 May 2021
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Target CPA and Target ROAS will be bundled with other Google Smart Bidding strategies

Advertisers are still able to use tCPA and tROAS, but later this year, these options will only appear with Maximize Conversions and Maximize Conversion Value, respectively. The Target CPA (tCPA) and Target ROAS (tROAS) Smart Bidding strategies will be bundled with the Maximize...
Posted On 08 May 2021
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Google officially dropped Q&A on Google in search results

The Google Question Hub is not affected by this and will remain active according to Google. Google has confirmed with Search Engine Land that it is doing away with the Q&A on Google search feature. This launched initially in India for searchers there in 2019 and now Google is...
Posted On 26 Apr 2021
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Google’s newest version of Analytics (GA-4) is here

Learn about the significant changes in GA-4 and what it means for your business. Although Google was not a pioneer in analytics like they were in organic and paid search, they recognized early on that the seismic shifts the web was delivering to so many aspects of business and...
Posted On 30 Mar 2021
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Google Search dark theme mode expands but search ads are hard to distinguish

Light mode shows a black ad label on a white background but on dark mode, it shows a gray ad label on a black background. Google has been expanding its roll out and test of dark mode or dark theme for the company’s search interface. Google started testing this back in December...
Posted On 19 Feb 2021
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New Google Search Console has added the links reports from the old interface

Google continues to port features from the old Google Search Console to the new beta Search Console. Google has announced it is rolling out a link report within the new Google Search Console today. The new report consolidates the functionality of the “Links to your site” a...
Posted On 08 Feb 2021
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Google’s alternative to third-party cookies open for advertiser testing in Q2 2021

Google claims FLoC will protect the privacy of users while providing advertisers with needed attribution data. In a blog post today, Google announced that it will make its alternative to third-party cookies available for public testing in Q2 2021. “Federated Learning of Cohorts...
Posted On 29 Jan 2021
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Google Ads and SMBs: How to drive results on a low budget

A low ad budget doesn’t have to mean minimal results. SMBs with spend under $5,000 can use these tips to improve their conversions. Whether you’re a small business owner or an agency that works with SMBs, you’ve likely encountered issues with low ad budgets. SMBs are often...
Posted On 15 Jan 2021
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