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Get the latest SEO news, Google algorithm updates, search ranking changes and AI search developments from Search Engine Watch. We cover Google Search, Search Console, Google Ads, Bing, ChatGPT, AI Overviews and emerging search platforms – explaining what changed, why it matters and how it could affect organic traffic, paid visibility and your wider search marketing strategy. 365 articles
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Long-form and live video delivers higher ad completion rates

According to a study by FreeWheel Media, in Q1 2016, ads on long-form video content saw a 95% completion rate.

By Al Roberts · 14 Sep 2016

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Facebook unleashes its very own mobilegeddon

Google rival Facebook is weighing in on mobile-friendliness.

By Al Roberts · 05 Sep 2016

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Google’s latest algorithm update: did anything happen and what might it affect?

Friday was an exciting day for search, as the ‘chatter’ around a core Google algorithm increased dramatically.

By Christopher Ratcliff · 05 Sep 2016

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Digital Democracy: how well does Jeremy Corbyn’s manifesto bring social media and socialism together?

This week, Jeremy Corbyn took to Facebook Live to announce the launch of The Digital Democracy Manifesto – a key policy announcement…

By Luke Richards · 01 Sep 2016

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Google Maps update decides which areas are ”of interest” for users

If we didn't have Google Maps, we’d either never leave our homes for fear of getting lost or we'd have to find…

By Adam Stetzer · 31 Aug 2016

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Google to penalize annoying mobile interstitials

Last year, Google unleashed Mobilegeddon on the world in an effort to make the web more accessible by favoring mobile-friendly sites in…

By Al Roberts · 24 Aug 2016

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Voice UI and intelligent assistants: trends to watch out for next

Earlier this year, a report from Consumer Intelligence Research partners (CIRP) pegged the sales of Amazon’s Echo at more than 3 million…

By Michael Della Penna · 23 Aug 2016

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One-third of UK internet users have taken a ‘digital detox’

The 2016 Communications Market Report from Ofcom has shed some fresh light on the latest behavioural trends of UK consumers and how…

By Luke Richards · 23 Aug 2016

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Marketers have high hopes for automated content

In a poll conducted to accompany the ClickZ Intelligence Digital Trends 2016 report, nearly a quarter of respondents identified content marketing as…

By Al Roberts · 17 Aug 2016

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Online-only retailers are growing faster than multichannels

New research show a disparity in sales growth between pure-play online retailers and their multichannel counterparts.

By Graham Charlton · 15 Aug 2016

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Peer content: when marketing meets care

Marketing and customer care intersect at peer content, which results in more interaction on social, something too many marketers treat and measure…

By Dave Evans · 12 Aug 2016

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Facebook begins thwarting ad blockers

Although Facebook now generates upwards of 80% of its revenue from mobile ads, the world's largest social network isn't waving the white…

By Al Roberts · 11 Aug 2016

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Is Donald Trump’s earned media hurting his brand?

The 2016 US election features a presidential candidate like no other.

By Al Roberts · 10 Aug 2016

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As Google AMP appears in organic mobile results, some see lower CTRs

But for all of AMP's virtues, websites that have adopted AMP may not be benefiting from the introduction of the site into…

By Al Roberts · 10 Aug 2016

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Google Trends Explore tool gets a facelift

Google Trends Explore tool launches a new interface this week, but is it much better?

By Michael Gauld · 09 Aug 2016

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Will Instagram Stories put a dent in the rise of Snapchat?

Instagram has announced the launch of Stories, a new feature which introduces the concept of fun and ephemeral posts that disappear after…

By Tereza Litsa · 04 Aug 2016

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Here’s a new way to track AdWords sitelinks in Google Analytics (which you may have missed)

Google Analytics quietly rolled out a new feature for measuring AdWords performance in April that could have easily been overlooked, but is…

By Pauline Jakober · 03 Aug 2016

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Join a smorgasbord of marketing experts, analysts, trainers, unicorns and data scientists

Come to San Francisco this August 29-31 as we bring together the leading minds in digital marketing for not one, not two,…

By Sam Lawson · 03 Aug 2016

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Yelp targets businesses who threaten negative reviewers with legal action

Online reviews can in some cases make or break a business, so it's no surprise that many businesses take their online reviews…

By Al Roberts · 02 Aug 2016

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Google’s power of censorship: who controls the controllers of the internet?

There is a world outside of Google. But will we know what to do with it once we’re there?

By Adam Stetzer · 29 Jul 2016

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Eight most interesting search marketing news stories of the week

Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from around the world of search marketing and beyond.

By Christopher Ratcliff · 29 Jul 2016

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Why your brand needs a style guide

Brands need content. It’s at the heart of the ‘brand as publisher’ concept.

By Tom Smith · 28 Jul 2016

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Google brings programmatic to native ads

Programmatic, while still the source of much confusion, is a now a huge part of the digital advertising ecosystem.

By Al Roberts · 27 Jul 2016

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17 useful search marketing stats from Merkle’s Q2 2016 report

This morning, Merkle released their quarterly Direct Marketing Report, ahead of Google’s own Q2 earnings announcement and it makes for a bumper…

By Philippa Martinez · 26 Jul 2016

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Verizon acquires Yahoo’s operating business for $4.8 billion

Verizon has agreed to acquire Yahoo's operating business in a $4.8 billion cash deal, sealing the fate of one of the internet's…

By Sophie Loras · 26 Jul 2016

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