YouTube to Stop Showing Full Subscriber Counts
YouTube will no longer publicly display full subscriber counts for channels with 1,000+ subscribers.
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Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s degree in communications, Matt specializes in gathering details, checking facts, and making complex subjects easy to understand. In addition to writing articles, Matt oversees strategy development for SEJ’s news department.
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Google Ads Offers New Recommendations to Improve Optimization Score
Google Ads is making its optimization score even more useful by adding new recommendations to improve campaigns.
50% of Small Businesses Do Not Have a Marketing Plan
A new study on small business owners in the US finds that many are operating without a marketing plan.
21% of People Are Using Voice Search Every Week [STUDY]
A new study reveals the rate at which people are adopting voice search to find local business information.
Study Shows Consumers Trust Websites More Than Google My Business
New research reveals local business websites hold more weight than Google My Business listings when it comes to consumer trust.
Top 10 Google Ads Announcements From Google Marketing Live 2019
Google Marketing Live concluded last week after two days full of announcements related to new Google Ads features.
Google Ads Introduces Three New Bidding Strategies
Google has introduced three new bidding strategies for Google Ads advertisers that offer more flexibility than Smart Bidding.
Twitter Updates TweetDeck With Support for GIFs, Threads, and More
Twitter is rolling out several updates to TweetDeck that include support for features it has been lacking.
Facebook Rolls Out Multiple Updates to its News Feed Ranking Algorithm
Facebook is updating its news feed algorithm to prioritize the ranking of more personal content.
Instagram’s Explore Page Now Includes Stories
Instagram stories are set to reach an even greater audience as they can now be discovered in the Explore section.
51% of Marketers Believe They’re Not Delivering the Right Content
New research reveals over half of marketers aren’t delivering the right content to the right audience at the right time.
Facebook’s Best Practices For Increasing Video Reach
Facebook has published a set of best practices to help pages achieve greater reach with video posts.
54% of Podcast Listeners Likely to Buy From Brands They Hear Advertised
A report on podcast listeners reveals over half are likely to consider buying from a brand advertised on a podcast.
Facebook Gives a Heads-Up About a New Tool That May Affect Ad Targeting
A new tool for users to manage how their off-Facebook activity is used by advertisers may affect ad targeting capabilities.
Google’s Smart Shopping Campaigns Can Be Optimized for In-Store Visits
Google will soon allow retailers to optimize Smart Shopping Campaigns for store visits and display their local inventory information.
Google Lets Users Shop Directly From Search, Images, and YouTube
Google is expanding its shopping experience, letting users add items to a universal shopping cart from several of its services.
Google Confirms it Will Show Ads on its Mobile Home Page
Google has introduced a new ad unit that will be displayed on the search engine’s home page in mobile browsers.
51% of D2C Brands Say SEO is a Top Acquisition Channel
A report on direct-to-consumer (D2C) marketing in 2019 finds that SEO is a top acquisition channel for most brands. When asked “what are your top...
YouTube is Developing a Tool That Creates 6-Second Ads Automatically
YouTube is working on a tool called a “Bumper Machine” that can cut down a longer ad into 6 seconds.
Google Launches a New Performance Planner for Google Ads
Google Ads is getting a new tool in the form of a Performance Planner that helps with planning ad spend.
Facebook Launches New Tools for Small Businesses
Facebook is rolling out new tools to help businesses run automated ad campaigns, book appointments, and edit videos.
Facebook Makes Multiple Changes to Ad Policies for Financial Services
Facebook is modifying its policies related to advertising blockchain, cryptocurrency, and financial products and services.
Google Shows Off the New Speed Report Coming to Search Console
Google previewed the new page speed performance report making its way to Search Console.
Google Ads App Can Now Create More Types of Ads On-the-Go
Google unveiled some updates to the Google Ads app which will let users create more ads and manage more campaigns.
Google: SEO Contests Are Useless and Should Be Ignored
Google’s John Mueller sounded off on SEO contests, warning people they’re a waste of time and effort.
Google Brings Augmented Reality to Search Results
Today at Google I/O, the company announced features in Google Search that utilize Google Lens and augmented reality (AR).
Google Will Keep Googlebot Up-to-Date With the Latest Version of Chrome
Google is making Googlebot evergreen, meaning it will be continually updated every time a new version of Chrome comes out.
Google to Improve Search Experience for News and Podcasts
Google has plans to upgrade search results with more complete news coverage as well as podcast indexing.
Google Confirms Testing Pages With Zero Search Results
Google confirmed it’s running a test which involves showing zero search results for queries when no relevant results are found.
Twitter Lets Users Add Photos, Videos, and GIFs to Retweets
Twitter is expanding the ‘retweet with comment’ option to include photos, videos, and GIFs.