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The modern search landscape: How and where to reach your target audience

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Over 80% of searches worldwide occur on Google based on the latest search engine market share data. Search is also one of the most valuable user behaviors for marketers because it is an expression of users’ needs and intent. Google, Bing, and Yahoo make up 95% of the worldwide desktop market share of search engines.

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This day in search marketing history: March 11

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Google officially acquires DoubleClick In 2008, the European Commission approved Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick, valued at $3.1 The commission found that the “transaction would be unlikely to have harmful effects on consumers, either in ad serving or in intermediation in online advertising markets.”

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This day in search marketing history: February 13

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Google backtracks on using (relevant) keywords in your Google My Business description 2020: An update to the help page about adding keywords to improve visibility in local search results was disputed by local SEOs and quickly removed. Google tests ads in Assistant results 2019: With the Assistant on a billion devices, the move was inevitable.