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.

The Definitive Guide to Online Reputation Management

Online reputation management (ORM) is the practice of monitoring and improving (when necessary) how your brand is perceived on the internet. In practice, this means responding to negative reviews, suppressing negative search results or comments, and addressing any misinformation about…

Microsoft Ads launches self-serve negative keyword lists

Self-serve negative keyword lists are now live in Microsoft Advertising, according to Ads Liaison Navah Hopkins — giving advertisers long-requested control without submitting support tickets. What’s happening. Advertisers can now create and manage shared negative keyword lists directly in the…

Google publishes new Google Ads passkey help doc

Google published a new help document outlining how passkeys work in Google Ads — a timely move as advertisers face a rise in account hacks and phishing attempts. What’s happening. The new help page explains how passkeys function as a…

OpenAI: ChatGPT now has 900 million weekly active users

ChatGPT now has more than 900 million weekly active users, OpenAI announced. This is the first time OpenAI has publicly cited the 900 million weekly active user mark. Why we care. User behavior continues to fragment beyond traditional search. If…

You can now build PPC tools in minutes with vibe coding

You can now generate custom PPC tools in plain English. With GPT-5 enabling complete program generation, the competitive edge belongs to those who master AI-assisted automation. Frederick Vallaeys is building tools in minutes, not days or months, with AI. Vallaeys…

How to build a context-first AI search optimization strategy

AI-based discovery offers a new level of sophistication in surfacing content, without relying solely on keywords. Beyond keyword-string-first approaches, contextual and semantic elements are now more important than ever. Optimization is no longer about just reinforcing the keyword. It’s also…

The dark SEO funnel: Why traffic no longer proves SEO success

SEO is transitioning from rank, click, and convert to get scraped, summarized, and recommended.  We’ve entered the era of invisible attribution known as the dark SEO funnel — where traditional top-of-funnel (TOFU) traffic is collapsing, the messy middle is getting…