October, 2023

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How To Unlock the Power of Generative AI Without Building Your Own LLM

Salesforce

Everyone wants generative AI applications and their groundbreaking capabilities, such as creating content, summarizing text, answering questions, translating documents, and even reasoning on their own to complete tasks. But where do you start? How do you add large language models (LLMs) to your infrastructure to start powering these applications? Should you train your own LLM?

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Google says mobile-first indexing is complete after almost 7 years

Search Engine Land

Google’s mobile-first indexing initiative that started just about seven years ago is now complete, according to Google. “It’s been a long road, getting from there to here. We’re delighted to announce that the trek to Mobile First Indexing is now complete,” John Mueller from Google wrote on the Google blog. History. As a reminder, Google started mobile-first indexing over 6.5 years ago , and eventually, after publishing deadline after deadline, Google removed the dea

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Two Keys for Successful Sales Presentations

Understanding the Sales Force

Team Photo of the American League Champion 1967 Boston Red Sox I frequently write about taking a consultative approach, where listening and asking questions are the keys for successful sales presentations. I’m not referring to the presentation step of the sales process, as much as I am using “sales presentations” as a replacement term for “sales calls.” While watching game 2 of the 2023 World Series, it occurred to me that while I still remember and can name every

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Meta launches genAI features for ads

Martech

This week, Meta announced it is beginning the rollout of generative AI capabilities in Ads Manager. These should be globally available by next year. These capabilities are: Background generation. The creation of multiple ad backgrounds allowing advertisers to choose relevant creative for their targeted audiences. Image expansion. Automates the adjustment of image assets to aspect ratios suitable for specific channels like Feed or Reels.

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

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Software Trends 2023: Latest Market Update

G2

Use this latest industry report to better understand the software trends of 2023, keep up with consumer demands, and grow your business.

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How Search Generative Experience works and why retrieval-augmented generation is our future

Search Engine Land

Search, as we know it, has been irrevocably changed by generative AI. The rapid improvements in Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE) and Sundar Pichai’s recent proclamations about its future suggest it’s here to stay. The dramatic change in how information is considered and surfaced threatens how the search channel (both paid and organic) performs and all businesses that monetize their content.

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Google testing ads between organic results?

Search Engine Land

Is Google testing placing ads between organic search results? Patrick Stox, Ahrefs product advisor, technical SEO and brand ambassador, first noticed that sponsored posts have started appearing where the third and fifth organic positions normally run. He shared a screenshot of the SERP on X: Here’s a video of it Stox shared on X: I don't think this would count as page 2.

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How to use Google Bard for better SEO

Search Engine Land

If you rely solely on ChatGPT , albeit a powerful tool, you are missing a largely impactful opportunity in SEO – getting recommendations directly from the source. Enter Bard , Google’s answer to the AI chatbot revolution. It’s trained on a vast dataset that includes Google Search. Think of it as having a direct line to the source, gaining insights from Google as it crawls, indexes and ranks webpages.

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How to fix unassigned traffic in GA4

Search Engine Land

Unassigned traffic in Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is a common headache for digital marketers. It’s like trying to solve a puzzle with missing pieces: your data is incomplete, making it hard to measure the success of your marketing efforts. This article covers the common causes of unassigned traffic in GA4 and tips to ensure your campaigns are accurately tracked and optimized.

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Google Search is having issues serving search results to some searchers

Search Engine Land

Google is currently having an issue serving or showing search results to some searchers. You may see error pages when you search on Google.com, keep in mind, Google is aware of the issue and working on a fix. What Google said. Google posted on its search status dashboard at 11:01 am ET saying, “There’s an ongoing issue with serving search results.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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Google Search officially stops indented results

Search Engine Land

Google has stopped showing indented results in the Google search listings. Google has historically showed an indented search result under the main result when it was from the same domain but over the past few weeks, Google stopped indenting those results. What changed. Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, posted “We stopped doing “indented results” a few weeks ago.” Google stopped the intended results because “especially with continuous scroll, it wasn’t

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Google-Extended does not stop Google Search Generative Experience from using your site’s content

Search Engine Land

Google-Extended , the new standalone product token, to tell Google through your robots.txt to not use your site content for Bard and Vertex AI and other AI projects does not work for the AI-answers and snapshots provided in the Search Generative Experience. Google told us that Google-Extended does not work for SGE. “SGE is a Search experiment so website administrators should continue to use the Googlebot user agent through robots.txt and the NOINDEX meta tag to manage their content in sear

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Inside Google’s massive 2023 E-E-A-T Knowledge Graph update

Search Engine Land

I have been optimizing sites for search engines since 1998, the year Google was incorporated. In those 25 years, I never saw an update as big as the 2023 E-E-A-T Knowledge Graph update. My team took a vote and chose a cheeky nickname for the update: Killer Whale (massive and making a big splash). The Killer Whale update started in July 2023 as a considerable E-E-A-T update to the Knowledge Graph.

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Trick or Trailhead: Mystery at AI Manor

Salesforce

For Trailhead’s 9th annual Trick or Trailhead celebration, you’re invited to complete the first-ever hands-on mystery module. Attend a mysterious dinner party where you’ll get hands-on with flow and help solve a classic whodunnit. Uncover the culprit, and you’ll earn a spooky limited-edition Trick or Trailhead badge and a whopping 2,500 points. Trick or Trailhead at AI Manor How to participate Join the Trick or Trailhead Quest Trick or Trailhead at AI Manor You are cordially invited to join Astr

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Google rich results for events removed from search snippets

Search Engine Land

Google has confirmed that it has removed event rich results from showing under search result snippets. This was confirmed at the Google Search Central live SEO event in Zurich today by Ryan Levering of Google during the Q&A session. What happened. Over the past few weeks or so, some SEOs started to notice that the event rich results were not showing.

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Search Engine Land Awards 2023: Complete finalists list

Search Engine Land

NP Digital once again is leading the way in the ninth annual Search Engine Land Awards. The U.S. agency is a finalist in four categories in 2023, after being a finalist in seven categories last year and winner of three awards in 2022. Two other agencies earning finalist status three times are: Block & Tam Stella Rising Meanwhile, Comcast’s in-house PPC team is a two-time finalist in the 2023 Search Engine Land Awards, as are the following 13 agencies: Amsive Digital Big Flare DAC EvenD

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Google releases October 2023 broad core update

Search Engine Land

Google’s October 2023 core update is now rolling out and may take up to two weeks to complete. This is the third broad core algorithm update of 2023. the first core update of 2023 was the March 2023 core update , which started rolling out on March 15 and was completed on March 28. The second core update of 2023 was the August 2023 core update, which started rolling out on August 22 and was completed on September 7.

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X (Twitter) partners with Google Display Network

Search Engine Land

X (formerly known as Twitter) has joined forces with the Google Display Network. Following a steep decline in advertising revenue earlier this year, the social platform has decided to start outsourcing the sale of some of its ad space. Moving forward, advertisers will be able to tap into the X home feed inventory through Google Ads Display campaigns – however, exact details of the deal terms remain undisclosed.

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.

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Impact of the Google September 2023 helpful content was big for the SEO industry

Search Engine Land

Last Thursday, Google finished rolling out the September 2023 helpful content update after a 14-day rollout. The update took 14 days to roll out, starting on September 14, 2023, and ending on September 28, 2022. It has been a few days since the rollout was completed, and we wanted to dig in a bit on the impact felt by this latest Google algorithm update.

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Search Engine Land Awards 2023: And the winners are…

Search Engine Land

Every year, we are delighted to celebrate the best of search marketing by rewarding the individuals, agencies and in-house teams around the world that deliver exceptional results. On behalf of Search Engine Land and everyone at Third Door Media, we’re excited to announce all 19 winners of the ninth annual Search Engine Land Awards. Here are the 2023 Search Engine Land Awards winners: Best use of AI technology in search marketing Closed Loop – How Google’s AI Powered Bidding Drove International G

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Google October 2023 spam update done rolling out

Search Engine Land

Google has confirmed that the December 2022 link spam update is now finished rolling out. The update took 15 days and 12 hours to roll out, starting on October 4, 2023, and ending on October 10, 2023. Google has posted it was completed today, October 10. What was this spam update. Google said the October 2023 spam update “aims to clean up several types of spam that our community members reported in Turkish, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Hindi, Chinese, and other languages.

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Google unleashes October 2023 spam update

Search Engine Land

Google has unleashed a new search update today, the October 2023 spam update. This spam update improves Google’s “coverage in many languages and spam types,” Google wrote. Types of spam. Google said the October 2023 spam update “aims to clean up several types of spam that our community members reported in Turkish, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Hindi, Chinese, and other languages.” Google said that update should “reduce the visible spam in search results, particularl

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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Study: Blogs appear most often in top Google positions

Search Engine Land

Blog posts are the most common content type found in the top 5 Google positions, a new study has found. Why we care. Multiple CTR studies show most organic clicks go to the top 5 positions on Google Search (around 69% to 74% ). So prioritizing the types of content Google rewards with more visibility is only logical. By the numbers. Blog posts are the most prevalent content type in the top 10 positions of Google Search, excluding home pages, according to a study by enterprise SEO platform BrightE

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5 SEO mistakes sacrificing quantity and quality (and how to fix them)

Search Engine Land

Quantity and quality are often diametrically opposed. Increase the former, the latter drops like a rock. Try to bring it back up, and pretty soon, you’re back where you started; lowering quantity back down to bring them into balance. But here’s the thing. It doesn’t have to be this way. In a world of endless competition, incredibly savvy competitors, AI, and zero-click SERPs, you simply can’t afford not to scale both quality and quantity at the same exact time.

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Google Keyword Planner drops keyword forecasting

Search Engine Land

Google Ads is no longer maintaining individual and ad group keyword forecasting in Keyword Planner. Few advertisers were using these features so the platform decided to retire them, according to Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ad Liaison, on X (formerly known as Twitter). However, campaign-level forecasts and historical keyword-level data are still available.

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How to survive and thrive in a Google helpful content world

Search Engine Land

Google’s September 2023 helpful content update started rolling out Sept. 14 and completed rolling out 14 days later , on Sept. 28. The impact of this update was significant – many websites were devastated. X (formerly Twitter), forums, and Facebook groups were inundated with thousands of publishers reporting traffic drops from 10% to 70%. The update was so dire that companies even publicly commented they would have to lay off dozens of employees.

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5 Inspiring B2B Marketing Campaigns to Take Yours to the Next Level

Your next big B2B marketing idea starts here. Get inspired with these five successful B2B marketing campaigns. Ready to generate more leads, interest, and revenue with your B2B marketing? In this comprehensive eBook, you’ll get: In-depth studies of five successful B2B marketing campaigns spanning a wide range of industries Key takeaways and lessons from each story to implement in your own strategy Resources to help your own B2B marketing thrive By submitting this form, you agree to have your con

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AI in marketing: How to balance automation and the human touch

Martech

Marketing technology is progressing at such an accelerated pace that it’s hard to keep up and easy to let the tech do the driving. We now have machine learning and AI driving much of our marketing platforms. Whether it’s letting Google or Facebook make our ad decisions for us or asking ChatGPT to write all our content (a very bad idea), AI is making our job easier.

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How to prepare for Google SGE: Actionable tips for SEO success

Search Engine Land

While there are some reasonable assumptions of how Search Generative Experience (SGE) might affect our sites, others are not so realistic. This article highlights: Theories about SGE’s traffic impact. What we know so far. What we don’t know yet. Things to avoid. Ways to prepare for SGE. Theories on SGE’s potential traffic impact SGE will undoubtedly impact organic search, with both positive and negative consequences, if it launches as it currently stands.

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Best of the Bot: Identifying the latest trends in digital marketing

Martech

Best of the Bot showcases MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. The language model is based on content from MarTech layered on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am the first generative AI chatbot for search marketers. I am trained with MarTech content.

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The Perfect Combination: GenAI and Persuasion Strategies for Unbeatable A/B Tests

Martech

In first part of a two-part article , Kath Pay takes a deep dive into writing prompts for a genAI-created campaign brief. In the second part, we’ll see how the LLM responded. Persuasion is at the heart of so much of what we do as marketers, no matter which channel we’re working in. As marketers, we can be most effective when we understand why we humans do what we do and use that information to help our customers make decisions others make on matters that concern us.

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2 Retail Sectors That Are Completely Changing the Game: FMCG & Q-Commerce

Speaker: Joe Heather, Deliverect GM (UK&I) & Noah Hayes, Deliverect GM (US&CA)

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Quick Commerce (Q-commerce) are two vibrant sectors that have undergone significant transformations with the advancements in digital technology. With growing internet penetration and the proliferation of smartphones, consumers' purchasing habits have unsurprisingly evolved. They now demand quick, convenient, and seamless shopping experiences, which both FMCG and Q-commerce sectors strive to provide.