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The $113,000 paid search test: How much traffic did organic replace?
Paid search looked valuable in the channel report. A 13-week test revealed how much of that value the business actually needed to buy.
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The AI visibility index: Which brands are vanishing from AI search?
Some brands dominate Google yet barely surface in AI answers. Here’s where traditional authority and AI recall diverge.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 17, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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Google updates Demand Gen view-through conversion optimization
Google is making view-through conversion optimization video-only for Demand Gen while expanding support to Display.
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Google Search pauses AI-generated images within AI Overviews
Robby Stein from Google said, "This was a small experiment we're no longer running."
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Want more AI visibility and citations? Start monitoring trends
Learn how monitoring keyword and topic trends helps you publish early, build authority, and improve your odds of getting cited in AI search.
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Google Performance Reports Drop In Impressions/Clicks ~August 12
There are a number of reports that the performance reports, both for Google Search and the Generative AI features reports, are showing a decline in impressions and clicks (AI report does not show [...]
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Google Search Console Generative AI Performance Report in Search data bug
Google has confirmed the issue starting on August 13, and the result is a decrease in impressions.
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Google Ads will use generative AI to resize Performance Max video ads
Google is expanding PMax video optimization with generative AI that automatically creates missing aspect ratios from existing ads.
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ChatGPT draws more paid clicks from Google than any other top destination
ChatGPT draws a higher share of Google clicks than any other top destination, highlighting overlap between search and AI discovery.
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Local 5.0: The next evolution of local SEO is here
The verification burden is moving from customers to AI. See what that means for location data, local context, and recommendations.
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ChatGPT Ads Switching Advertisers On Load
Sometimes when you look at the ads within OpenAI's ChatGPT, you might notice an ad from one advertiser first loads and then it quickly blinks and loads a different advertiser. I suspect this is a bit [...]
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Google AdSense Will Stop Euro-Denominated Check Payments August 7
Google is dropping support for Euro-denominated check payments for AdSense publishers after August 7, 2026. Google wrote this as a note in this document saying, "Effective August 7, 2026, Google [...]
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Google Search Will Eventually Support HTTP QUERY Method
Gary Illyes from Google said Google Search will eventually support the new HTTP QUERY method. He said as the "ecosystem catches up" Google will then support the HTTP QUERY method.
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