Marketing & SEO

Uncover proven tactics in digital marketing, content strategy, and search engine optimization. This category highlights actionable insights, case studies, and tools that help brands grow online visibility.

YouTube Shorts adds comments and creator links to ads

YouTube is rolling out new ad features for Shorts aimed at helping brands stretch their holiday marketing budgets — and capitalize on short-form video momentum. What’s new: Comments on Shorts ads: Advertisers can now enable comments on eligible Shorts ads,…

The truth about Google Ads recommendations (and auto-apply)

Do you want to immediately raise the blood pressure of the Google Ads practitioner sitting next to you? Say one word: Recommendations. If you’ve spent any time in the Google Ads platform, you’ve seen Recommendations jumping out at you on…

How Pinterest’s ad formats work and when to use each one

Pinterest attracts users who want inspiration and solutions, not passive browsing.  The platform now reaches 600 million monthly active users, many of whom arrive with clear intent to research, plan, or purchase.  That makes its ad formats especially valuable for…

Google Discover now less aligned with search rankings

Google Discover is less aligned to Google Search ranking, Andy Almeida from the Google Trust and Safety team, said yesterday at the Google Search Central Live event in Zurich yesterday. A slide he posted on how existing systems help the Google…

2025’s Lingering Questions

Lingering Questions is one of my favorite parts of the Masters in Marketing newsletter, because it’s an opportunity for marketers to talk directly to one another. This year, a few clear themes emerged: yes, AI can help you be a…