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Google sued by publishers over alleged pirate textbook promotion

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Major educational publishers — Cengage, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill and Elsevier — have filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing it of promoting pirated copies of their textbooks. Why it matters. This case could reshape how tech giants handle copyright infringement and impact the $8.3 billion U.S. textbook market. Why we care.

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MarTech Salary and Career Survey: More promotions and more layoffs

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For martech professionals salaries are good and promotions are coming faster, unfortunately, layoffs are coming faster, too. Promotions were common in the past year One-third of those surveyed said they were promoted in the last 12 months, a finding that was nearly equal among director+ (32%) and managers and staff (30%).

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Google restricts promotion of deep fake sexual content

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Google also updated its general content policy prohibiting promoting synthetic content that has been altered or generated to be sexually explicit or contain nudity Why we care. Google will issue a warning to advertisers if they violate this policy. Continued violations could result in an account suspension. What changed.

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Dear SaaStr: Do Net Promoter Scores Really Matter?

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Dear SaaStr: Do Net Promoter Scores Really Matter? It means you are full of “promoters”. The post Dear SaaStr: Do Net Promoter Scores Really Matter? I used to not believe in NPS. But I was wrong. If you have a 50+ NPS, that means your customers are all going to recommend you. NPS is A Great Core Metric. and [link] I Was Wrong.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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 promote omnichannel marketing.

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Stop Promoting Your Startup. Start Promoting Real Value in Your Industry.

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So two discussions this week were reminders to me of how much marketing has changed in the early and “pre-brand” stages: Two very successful founders ($1B+ exits) with new startups pushed me really hard to promote their new startup you’ve never heard of our our podcast + at SaaStr Annual. Start Promoting Real Value in Your Industry.

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How out-of-order ad promotion works on Google Search

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This practice is known as out-of-order ad promotion. This little nuance to how the ad auction works can be confusing, so in this article, I’ll explain how out-of-order promotion works and why Google does it. Out-of-order promotion also allows Google to enforce its relevance standards. SUBSCRIBE See terms.

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