Marketing & SEO

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Vehicle Ads get a call upgrade

Google now adds Call Assets to Vehicle Ads so shoppers can call dealers right from the ad. Why we care. Vehicle Ads already attract high-intent buyers. Click-to-call removes friction at the exact moment they’re ready to speak with a dealer.…

Google rolls out Tag Gateway integration via Google Cloud

Google launched a beta integration for Google Tag Gateway that lets advertisers deploy it through Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using a new one-click workflow inside Google Tag Manager and Google tag settings. What’s new. The GCP integration uses Google Cloud’s…

3 pillars of AI-era SEO for regulated industries

Regulated industries have long faced heightened scrutiny in organic search. This is where “Your Money or Your Life” (YMYL) first took hold.  AI Overviews and LLMs like ChatGPT have intensified that scrutiny, expanding both the audience and the consequences.  Accuracy…

How Google Ads paces, caps, and recalculates spend when budgets change

Budgeting in paid search isn’t just about setting a daily number.  It requires understanding how platforms pace spend, the exceptions to those rules, and what changes when budgets are adjusted mid-month. Most PPC advertisers change budgets during the month and…

37% of consumers start searches with AI instead of Google: Study

Consumers are increasingly using AI tools — not Google — as their first source of information. This is driven by frustration with traditional search and rising expectations that AI will play a much larger role this year, according to a…

Why OpenAI paused ChatGPT ads to fight Google’s Gemini

For years, OpenAI set the pace of the generative AI revolution with ChatGPT. Their partnership with Microsoft seemed unbeatable, coupling innovation and enterprise distribution. However, the lead they once held is now in the balance.  Faced with evidence that Google’s…