Google is testing more granular options for tracking website conversion actions in Google Ads. The new options were spotted by Yatin Mulay of Zen Online Marketing. It’s not clear how widespread this is, but we’re seeing the set of options that Mulay shared in some accounts as well. @GoogleAds testing much more granular conversion categories.…
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Details“We strongly recommend that any user who can edit campaigns should be certified,” Google. There is a lot about the coming changes to the Google Partners program eligibility requirements that agencies aren’t happy about. Among them, the requirement that at least 50% of the eligible users listed in their manager accounts will need to earn…
DetailsJanuary 2020 felt like a turning point. CCPA went into effect, Google Chrome became the latest browser to commit to a cookie-less future and, after months of analytics folks sounding the alarm, digital marketers sobered to a vision of the future that looks quite different than today. This article is not a complete history of…
DetailsMicrosoft recently announced a new “extension” as part of an update to its Office 365 ProPlus software that forcibly changes company-wide Chrome and Firefox search engine defaults to Bing search, automatically, from what is likely set to Google. After considerable backlash, the company is reversing course, a bit. In a predatory fashion, the extension automatically…
DetailsPaid search is a highly-competitive marketplace, with more than 160 billion monthly Google searches and 95.3% of clicks going to the top four results. Digital ad spend worldwide is expected to reach over $375 billion by 2021, so the pressure is on to boost performance and increase conversions. To successfully navigate the paid search landscape…
DetailsFor my first post on Search Engine Land, I’ll start by quoting Ian Lurie: Log file analysis is a lost art. But it can save your SEO butt! Wise words. However, getting the data we need out of server log files is usually laborious: Gigantic log files require robust data ingestion pipelines, a reliable cloud…
DetailsEarlier this week, we reported on an unconfirmed Google February search algorithm update. In response to questions about an update, Google’s Danny Sullivan said on Twitter Thursday morning, “We do updates all the time.” He then referred to the company’s advice given around the November update, which Google has described as “several updates.” Google’s response.…
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