Marketing & SEO

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Instagram now lets users tell the algorithm what they want

Instagram expanded its Your Algorithm controls to the main feed. This update gives Instagram users a way to manage the topics that influence recommendations across Feed, Reels, and Explore. About Your Algorithm. The Your Algorithm feature lets people view the…

Walmart Connect audiences come to Google Display & Video 360

Google and Walmart are partnering to bring Walmart Connect audience targeting and sales measurement into Display & Video 360, starting with YouTube campaigns. The integration gives advertisers access to Walmart’s shopper data while allowing them to measure whether YouTube ads…

Amazon turns Alexa into a shopping agent — and an advertising platform

Amazon is making the case that conversational and agentic shopping aren’t future concepts — they’re already reshaping how consumers discover, compare and buy products. As AI assistants become shopping destinations, advertisers have a new opportunity to reach consumers at the…

OpenAI launches product feed ads in Ads Manager beta

OpenAI has introduced a new Ads Manager beta feature that allows retail advertisers to upload product feeds and automatically create ads from individual catalog items. The update gives brands a way to scale advertising campaigns inside ChatGPT while serving products…

How to estimate the traffic impact of SEO fixes

Your backlog is full. Your developer wants to know what to tackle first. Your boss wants to know why three months of SEO work haven’t moved the needle. And you’re stuck defending your roadmap with gut feelings. If you can’t…

Google expands richer Local Services Ads for real estate nationwide

Google is rolling out enhanced Local Services Ads (LSAs) for Home Listings across all 50 U.S. states, giving homebuyers more property information directly within ads and creating new lead opportunities for real estate agents. Homebuyers increasingly begin their search on…

AI can write SEO content, but it can’t replace real experience

SEO content is starting to sound painfully repetitive. Search for almost anything online and you’ll find pages repeating the same advice in slightly different ways. Now that AI tools can create blog posts in seconds, the problem is getting worse.…

What co-mentions reveal about the AI recommendation gap

We’ve spent the last two years optimizing for AI visibility by focusing on what we say about ourselves: writing better About pages, adding clear schema and SameAs markup, structuring content more effectively, and providing more direct answers. All of these…