Enhanced Bing Webmaster Tools & This Week’s Digital Marketing News [PODCAST]

On this week’s episode of Marketing O’Clock, we’re talking about the new Bing Webmaster Tools,  a better export experience in Search Console, bad bots, and bad boats.

Join Jess Budde, Greg Finn, and Christine “Shep” Zirnheld as we break down these digital marketing headlines.

New Features in the Bing Webmaster Toolbox

Greg tells us about the updates launching in early March, including a backlinks report, search performance report, and a refreshed sitemaps portal.

Customizable Public Profile Cards Are Coming to Google’s SERPs

Shep shares how non-famous regular people can use this new feature to control their presence in the search results.

TikTok is Testing Direct Website Links on User Profiles

It’s about time! Jess tells you why brands are so excited about this new feature.

3D AR Objects Spotted in Google Ecommerce Listings

Fancy seeing a $2,000 purse on your couch?

This new feature has been spotted in the wild on luxury product listings.

Updates Coming to Search Console Data Export

Google Search Console’s lackluster data export tool is getting a makeover. Get ready for a faster, better experience.

Is Google Penalizing Sites for Guest Posts?

Publishers have been issued manual actions from Google related to guest articles.

In our WTH segment, Jif peanut butter takes a stand in the animated looping video pronunciation debate.

Our @GIPHY x Jif Limited Edition Jars are back in stock on @amazon. But act quick – these will go faster than you can pronounce GIF with a Hard G. https://t.co/MribuBO6oP #JIFvsGIF

— Jif® Peanut Butter (@Jif) February 26, 2020

Then we’re answering these questions during our lightning round:

• Who is the new YouTube Liaison?
• What did Steven Seagal do to upset the SEC?
• When is Etsy going to start automatically advertising thier sellers’ products?
• Where are people seeing “Made in the USA” ad extensions on Bing?
• Why is Facebook banning certain Coronavirus ads?
• How to preview your how-to markup

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Image Credits

Featured Image: Samantha Hanson, Cypress North