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Google Sponsored Ads For People Also Consider?

2025/02/21

Last week, Shameem Adhikarath spotted a sponsored label on top of the “People also consider” box within the Google Search results. I figured it was a bug with ads not loading but then Shay Harel spotted the same thing a week later. Is this another bug or is this a new ad unit?

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How To Drive Google Shopping Growth With Only One Of Each Product

2025/02/21

Investing in Google Shopping with only one of each product can be daunting. This post breaks down how to find success and scale. The post How To Drive Google Shopping Growth With Only One Of Each Product appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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How to Analyze Behavioral Data for Search — Whiteboard Friday

2025/02/21

Learn how to analyze behavioral data to improve your search performance. Discover the three levels of diagnostic tools — from basic GSC data to advanced neuromarketing metrics — and how to use them to optimize the entire search journey.

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Google Responsive Search Ads Just Got More Flexible via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

2025/02/21

Google Ads just updated Responsive Search Ads to improve asset pairing and messaging consistency. Here’s what’s changing and how it could impact your PPC performance.

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Does Google Traffic Affect YouTube Recommendations? What To Know via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2025/02/21

YouTube clarifies how Google Search traffic impacts video recommendations, addressing creator concerns about external views and watch time. The post Does Google Traffic Affect YouTube Recommendations? What To Know appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Daily Search Forum Recap: February 20, 2025

2025/02/20

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

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Google Search Ranking Volatility Heating Up Again

2025/02/20

It’s been almost two weeks since I last reported on a Google Search ranking update (unconfirmed) and that may be a recent record. But that being said, I am now seeing some signs of another unconfirmed Google update

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Google Lens AI Overviews Expands & iOS App Search Screen

2025/02/20

Google announced a couple new Google Lens features; (1) they are expanding how AI Overviews show on Google Lens results and (2) Chrome and Google’s iOS app now let you search your screen with Google Lens.

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Google Business Profiles Posts Integrates AI-Enhanced Images

2025/02/20

Google Business Profiles now can add backgrounds to the images you upload to your Google Posts, using AI. Victoria Kroll from Google wrote that you can now “can create an engaging AI-generated background for the photos you plan to use in the post.”

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Google Ads AI Images Can Now Create People & Faces

2025/02/20

Google announced three updates to its image and assets system including its generative AI can now generate people and faces.

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