Marketing & SEO

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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…

Google confirms it releases smaller core updates it does not announce

Google added a new section to the core updates search developer documentation that confirms it releases smaller core updates without announcing those updates. Google has told us this before, but has now added it explicitly to the search documentation. What…