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VOL. XII, No. 4095 - Archive
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The latest jobs in search marketing

Land your next job in SEO or PPC. These brands and agencies are hiring to fill open search marketing positions right now. Search Engine Land

Google Ads data shows query length shift post-AI Mode

Longer, more specific searches are gaining impression and conversion share, while short queries continue to lose ground. Search Engine Land

The ghosting epidemic: Why efficiency killed basic professional courtesy

Ghosting prospects, candidates, partners and vendors wastes time and damages relationships. Closing the loop still matters in business. Search Engine Land

What Wikipedia Reveals About AI Overviews And Web Traffic via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

A University of Washington paper estimates AI Overviews reduced search referrals to Wikipedia by about 5%, a metric Google disputes. Search Engine Journal

The availability heuristic: 7 ways Google Ads can steer your decisions

What gets your attention in Google Ads can influence where you spend, what you change, and how you judge performance. Here's what to watch. Search Engine Land

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Degrades EU Search Quality, Losing Faith In Your Site, AI Mode Match Types & Google Maps Photo Scams

This week we covered how Google said it launched its biggest reduction in search quality in Europe over the DMA laws. Google also posted a document on the regional differences with the Google Search [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Shopping Ads X Days Left Attribute On Sponsored Ads

Google Ads is running a "very early experiment" to show a new attribute in sponsored results in Google Search. This attribute shows how many days remain in a sale or deal on Shopping Ads. Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Reporting Segments For Loyalty Program Members

Last month, Google Ads added a new customer retention option named Loyalty program members. Now Google Ads can segment reporting by Loyalty program members. Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Sponsored Results Label Alignment Is Off (Sometimes)

Google may have a bug with some of its search results formatting, where the sponsored results heading is sometimes not left-aligned. This does not seem intentional and it seems more like a formatting [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Video Campaign Group Beta

Google Ads is beta testing a new option during the campaign creation process for "Video Campaign Group." This option is for video or Demand Gen campaigns, and it features aggregated metrics [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Merchant Center With Add Product Videos

Google Merchant Center now lets you upload videos of your products through a new Product videos section. "Product videos offer a more engaging and immersive experience to customers," Google [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google AdSense Max Message Coverage & Optimize My Consent Message

Google AdSense announced two new privacy-focused features it is rolling out or has rolled out in European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland regions. Google Ads has [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Before you hire an SEO auditor, know what you’re paying for

A 50-page report can still be fluff. Separate automated findings from the expertise and recommendations that make an SEO audit valuable. Search Engine Land

Google Search Console Indexing report missing June data

This is impacting everyone, so it seems to be just a reporting issue and not an issue with your site's indexing performance within Google Search. Search Engine Land

Daily Search Forum Recap: September 11, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google's page indexing report is missing a chunk of [...] Search Engine Roundtable