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SEO content brief: what to include, a template and common mistakes
SEO

SEO content brief: what to include, a template and common mistakes

What goes into an SEO content brief, how to read the results page first, and how to plan headings, entities, links and…

Nov 8, 20263 min read
Featured snippets: what they are, how Google picks them and how to qualify
SEO

Featured snippets: what they are, how Google picks them and how to qualify

How featured snippets work, what Google says about choosing the source, how to format answers, how to block snippets, and how to…

Nov 8, 20263 min read
Google Analytics dashboard: how to build one in GA4 and when to use Looker Studio
analytics

Google Analytics dashboard: how to build one in GA4 and when to use Looker Studio

A step-by-step guide to the GA4 dashboard builder: which cards to use, who can see published dashboards, the 15-card limit, and when…

Nov 8, 20263 min read
YouTube frequency cap: where to set it and how to read actual frequency
Youtube Ads

YouTube frequency cap: where to set it and how to read actual frequency

Where to set ad frequency for YouTube campaigns, why Demand Gen cannot cap it, how impressions and views differ, and which report…

Nov 8, 20263 min read
Value-based bidding in Google Ads: what values to send and when to switch
Google Ads

Value-based bidding in Google Ads: what values to send and when to switch

What Maximize conversion value and Target ROAS need from your conversion values, how to price leads honestly, and how to test the…

Nov 8, 20263 min read
Google Ads placement exclusions: levels, lists, apps and limits
Google Ads

Google Ads placement exclusions: levels, lists, apps and limits

Where Google Ads placement exclusions apply, account vs campaign level, exclusion lists, finding placements that served, excluding apps, and the limits.

Nov 8, 20263 min read
Google Ads conversion delay: why recent days look worse
Google Ads

Google Ads conversion delay: why recent days look worse

Google Ads credits conversions to the click date, so recent days always look worse. How conversion delay works, which columns show it,…

Nov 8, 20263 min read
TikTok's Q5 playbooks: lower CPMs claimed, Smart+ budget rules set
Tiktok Ads

TikTok's Q5 playbooks: lower CPMs claimed, Smart+ budget rules set

TikTok's 2 November 2026 Q5 post and playbooks say CPMs fall after November and set Smart+ budget floors of 10 to 50…

Nov 8, 20263 min read
Google Analytics adds Data Manager (beta) with a data connection map
analytics

Google Analytics adds Data Manager (beta) with a data connection map

Google added Data Manager (beta) to Google Analytics on 6 November 2026. Here is how the data connection map works, which side…

Nov 8, 20263 min read
Thai-language SEO: word segmentation, spelling variants, URLs and bilingual sites
SEO

Thai-language SEO: word segmentation, spelling variants, URLs and bilingual sites

What Google documents about Thai-language SEO and what it does not: segmentation, spelling variants, URL slugs, title length, bilingual sites and keyword…

Nov 7, 20263 min read
YouTube video size guide: video, thumbnail, banner and ad specs
Youtube Ads

YouTube video size guide: video, thumbnail, banner and ad specs

Every YouTube size spec in one place: 16:9 video resolutions, Shorts, thumbnails, the channel banner safe area, ad length rules and upload…

Nov 7, 20263 min read
OpenAI Images 2.6: faster generation, GIFs and two new API models
AI

OpenAI Images 2.6: faster generation, GIFs and two new API models

OpenAI's Images 2.6 adds GIF animation, 50% faster generation and two API models. What it changes for ad creative, and what the…

Nov 7, 20263 min read
New York Times sues Brave over its 30-billion-page index and a crawler that follows Googlebot's robots.txt rules
geo

New York Times sues Brave over its 30-billion-page index and a crawler that follows Googlebot's robots.txt rules

The New York Times filed suit against Brave Software in New York on 2 November 2026, alleging Brave sells its scraped search…

Nov 7, 20263 min read
Meta pauses its new Commercial Terms and ad terms that were due on 20 November 2026
meta

Meta pauses its new Commercial Terms and ad terms that were due on 20 November 2026

Meta has paused its updated Commercial Terms, Self-Serve Ad Terms, Product Catalog Terms and Ad Creative Generative AI Terms. The 20 November…

Nov 7, 20263 min read
Google Maps puts Message next to Call: November Small Business Bulletin
SEO

Google Maps puts Message next to Call: November Small Business Bulletin

Google's November Small Business Bulletin moves the Message button next to Call on Google Maps, says Business Profile in Gemini is rolling…

Nov 7, 20263 min read
EU court adviser: when Gemini answers can infringe press publishers' rights
AI

EU court adviser: when Gemini answers can infringe press publishers' rights

In the first generative AI case at the CJEU, Advocate General Szpunar says chatbot answers infringe press publishers' rights only via unlawful…

Nov 7, 20263 min read
Google Ads Creative Drop #2: Gemini Omni 1.2 video arrives in Asset Studio
Google Ads

Google Ads Creative Drop #2: Gemini Omni 1.2 video arrives in Asset Studio

Google Ads Asset Studio now generates horizontal, vertical and square video with Gemini Omni 1.2. Google also claims 15 languages for AI…

Nov 7, 20263 min read
OpenAI reportedly building a "Claim your business in ChatGPT" hub with mention and click charts
geo

OpenAI reportedly building a "Claim your business in ChatGPT" hub with mention and click charts

Marketplace Pulse founder Juozas Kaziukėnas spotted a Claim your business in ChatGPT banner on 6 November 2026, tied to a Business Hub…

Nov 7, 20263 min read
Amazon's Alexa for Shopping now takes orders by text message, with Sponsored Products in the replies
eCommerce Marketing

Amazon's Alexa for Shopping now takes orders by text message, with Sponsored Products in the replies

Amazon now lets invited US customers text Alexa for Shopping to search, compare and buy. Digiday reports Sponsored Products in the replies,…

Nov 7, 20263 min read
Facebook Live Video Ads: How to Promote a Live Stream Before, During and After
Facebook Ads

Facebook Live Video Ads: How to Promote a Live Stream Before, During and After

Three ways to advertise a Facebook Live, how to schedule the ad before you go live, where it shows during and after…

Nov 6, 20263 min read
GA4 DebugView: How to Turn On Debug Mode and Test Events
analytics

GA4 DebugView: How to Turn On Debug Mode and Test Events

GA4 DebugView shows what one debug device sends to Analytics, event by event. Here is how to turn it on, fix an…

Nov 6, 20263 min read
Facebook Marketplace Ads: Placement, Specs and Setup Guide
Facebook Ads

Facebook Marketplace Ads: Placement, Specs and Setup Guide

Facebook Marketplace ads run inside Marketplace from Ads Manager, always paired with Facebook Feed. Here is how to set them up, what…

Nov 6, 20263 min read
Facebook Carousel Ads: Specs, Setup and Card-Level Results
Facebook Ads

Facebook Carousel Ads: Specs, Setup and Card-Level Results

Facebook carousel ads show 2 to 10 swipeable cards in one ad. Here are Meta's specs, how to build one, what card…

Nov 6, 20263 min read