The new search journey changes how SEO and PPC should work
The first search is rarely the whole journey. See how AI answers, paid ads, organic results and follow-up queries shape conversion.
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Community signals are AI’s largest third-party source
UGC platforms out-cite review sites at every stage of the buyer journey. Here’s what you need to know about organic authority multiplication.
Google Is Ending Target Overperformance – What to Fix Before August 17 via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Google Smart Bidding changes August 17. Learn which Target CPA and Target ROAS campaigns to audit and what to update before the deadline.
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Automattic Fires Back At WP Engine’s Motion For Sanctions via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Automattic rebuts WP Engine, says Matt Mullenweg’s « personal communications with romantic partners » has « nothing to do with this case. »
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The magic of a two-year waitlist
The Decware triode amp is the best low-power stereo amp I’ve ever heard. And it’s a bargain. If you have the right speakers, it’s an extraordinary device. And there’s a two-year waitlist. 2000 people, 11 pages long. This approach to timing and production serves all the people that matter to the company. Employees are free
234 ChatGPT prompts (and how to write your own)
Copy-ready 234 ChatGPT prompts for marketing, SEO, sales, and 10+ use cases, plus the PROMPT framework for writing your own.
SMX Now: The Target bidding apocalypse and how we’ve been here before
Join us on August 19th for the latest SMX Now where Reva Minkoff will break down Google’s August 17 Smart Bidding changes
Anthropic adds AI text watermarking to Claude models worldwide
Anthropic says detection tools and documentation are coming, while warning that watermarks can’t confirm authorship or rule out AI use.
ChatGPT’s Search Index Serves Small Sites Too, Data Shows via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
New data finds no difference in how OpenAI’s in-house search index served licensed and unlicensed sites.
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The Metric Most SEOs Are Still Not Measuring In The Age Of AI via @sejournal, @SequinsNsearch
AI answers now shape choices before anyone reaches your site. Measuring alignment with decision drivers matters more than measuring the clicks that follow.
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