Month: March 2023

Study Disputes “Bing It On” Claim That 2:1 Prefer Bing To Google

A new study appearing on the “Freakonomics” blog aggressively disputes the claim that people prefer Bing to Google and especially the statistical contention that they prefer the search engine over Google 2:1. In an article explaining the study, law and economics professor Ian Ayers argues that the Bing television and related media campaigns based on the […]

Google offers to split part of its ad-tech business to avoid DOJ trouble

Legal pressures are mounting and Google offers to split part of its ad-tech business to avoid DOJ trouble. In their latest efforts to fend off a lawsuit from the US Department of Justice, Google is offering to split the part of the business that auctions and places ads on websites and apps into a separate […]

TikTok has launched an in-app ecommerce feature

The app is trying to compete with Amazon with a new feature now available in the US. In addition to its most recent shopping features, TikTok has just launched TikTok Shop, where users can now make purchases directly through the app. Availability. TikTok officially began testing in the U.S. this week. It was previously only available in […]

A guide to keyword cannibalization in SEO and how to fix it

Learn how to gauge whether your your site has a keyword cannibalization problem and solutions to consider for better SEO results. Keyword cannibalization happens when you have two or more pages ranking for the same keyword. It is generally considered undesirable. This article will help you decide whether you have a keyword cannibalization problem and, […]

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PPC management checklist: Daily, weekly and monthly reviews

Paid search accounts can go sideways without regular monitoring. Here’s a simplified PPC checklist for successful campaign management. Despite the hype surrounding automation and machine learning, managing a PPC account requires human hands on the wheel. If anything, all these capabilities make it more complex. So set and forget, but at your own peril. No […]

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