Marketing & SEO

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Shopify outage disrupts stores, checkouts and admin access

A Shopify service disruption on Tuesday affected core commerce functions, potentially preventing merchants from managing stores and customers from completing purchases. The big picture. Shopify confirmed that some merchants and customers experienced issues across multiple services, including storefronts, checkouts, the…

How Google Display exclusions guide AI-driven optimization

Google Display Network (GDN) placement exclusions have long been treated as basic account hygiene. You block spammy, inappropriate, or low-conversion placements to protect brand safety and avoid wasting budget on junk traffic. That often meant maintaining massive lists of junk…

The overlooked business value of SEO and affiliate alignment

In most companies, SEO teams and affiliates — third parties that advertise your products or services for a commission — often operate in silos. The SEO team usually manages rankings, content, and organic traffic, while the affiliate team manages partner…

What Not To Automate With AI: The SEO Deskilling Trap

Which marketing tasks should you automate, and which should you protect? The answer could define your team’s capabilities for the next decade. The post What Not To Automate With AI: The SEO Deskilling Trap appeared first on Search Engine Journal.