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Microsoft Ads Rolls Out a Slew of New Features
Microsoft Ads has announced several new features. Here’s a quick summary of what they’ve announced!
How Long it Takes to Re-rank a Site with Fixed Quality Issues
Google’s John Mueller answers how long it takes to re-rank a site with quality issues that were fixed
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Google: How to Increase Offline Sales for Local Businesses
Latest trends and research by Google show how to gain more earnings for local based businesses
Microsoft Advertising’s New Rollout & More Digital Marketing News
The Marketing O’Clock team discusses Microsoft Advertising’s auto-applied recommendations and automotive ad unit, what’s new with Instagram Stories, updates from Google Ads, and more.
WordPress Ultimate Addons for Elementor Vulnerability Affects +1 Million
Two Brainstorm Force addon plugins for Elementor were discovered to have vulnerabilities affecting over a million websites.
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YouTube Rises to Number 1 App by Consumer Spend
YouTube is currently the number one app in terms of consumer spend, according to a report on worldwide app spend in Q1 2021.
Facebook Analytics is Shuttering on June 30
Facebook Analytics will stop being accessible after June 30, 2021, which gives marketers less than three months to export their data and find other solutions.
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YouTube Expands Monetization To More Types of Content
YouTube is allowing ads to run on more types of content, which will expand the monetization opportunities for content creators.
YouTube Tests Hiding Dislike Counts On Videos
YouTube is testing the removal public dislike counts on videos, but will not be getting rid of the dislike button altogether.
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Facebook Lets Users Limit Who Can Comment On Their Posts
Facebook is giving users more control over their experience on the website with changes to post comments and news feed filters.
Google’s John Mueller Answers Rapid Fire SEO Questions
Google’s John Mueller answers a mixed bag of SEO questions in rapid fire style in the latest video on the Google Search Central channel.
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Are You Ready To Join A Cohort? Google Releases FLoC
The Privacy Sandbox is Google’s initiative responding to third-party tools going ‘far beyond their original intent.’ Today, FLoC is launched.
Microsoft Advertising Announces Open Beta for New Automotive Ads
Microsoft Ads has announced a new Automotive Ad format. Here’s what they look like, how to request access & a peek at early results!
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LinkedIn Users Can Add An Intro Video to Their Profile
LinkedIn is updating user profiles with the ability to add introduction videos, and rolling out an all-new ‘Creator’ mode.
Google Enhances Business Profiles For Stores With Delivery & Pickup
Google is adding more information to Search and Maps about businesses that offer options for grocery delivery and pickup.
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Why Spelling Mistakes In Google Searches Are Actually A Good Thing
Accidental typos and guestimated spellings actually train Google’s spelling algorithm. Find out how.
Google: Mobile-Friendly Does Not Mean Ready For Mobile-First Index
Google’s John Mueller advises site owners that mobile-friendliness is not the same as ready for mobile-first indexing.
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Has COVID-19 Made Marketers More Creative?
A recent survey of over 200 senior European marketers highlights the reasons behind a spike in creativity within in-house teams.
Google Says There’s No Limit on Title Tag Length
Google’s Gary Illyes says that industry standards on title tag lengths are externally created and not Google recommendations.
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Google: No Benefit to An Artificially Flat URL Structure
Google’s John Mueller says there’s no benefit to having an artificially flat URL structure compared to one that shows directory depth.
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