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3 keys for better email engagement in Gmail

Martech

Lately, I’ve been feeling as if I’m living in 2013 again. No, I’m stuck in 2013 because many of the small, mid-market and enterprise marketers I’ve been speaking with over the past month are fretting over Gmail’s Primary tab, which was the big burning issue that year. That didn’t happen in 2013.

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This day in search marketing history: February 25

Search Engine Land

“We don’t thrive & users don’t thrive unless the ecosystem thrives.” Google’s recent preview of its generative AI search results featured answers to complex questions that were made possible after being trained on content created by third-party publishers, with a grand total of zero links to publishers.

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This day in search marketing history: January 18

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2017: The option to show extensions during store hours or schedule for time-sensitive promotions became available in all markets. 2013: Google confirmed a bug that caused conversions from Google Analytics to not be imported into AdWords properly. 2013: Google axed 224 million bad ads in 2012. Sign of Hope? Google blocked 3.4

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This day in search marketing history: January 3

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In 2012, Google’s sponsored post campaign to promote its Chrome browser produced posts that violated its guidelines against “thin” content and potentially those against buying links. 2011: The illustrated guide showed how Google tracked its users and how DuckDuckGo didn't. ” – Google.

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This day in search marketing history: January 14

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2013: Prior to this update, The Wayback Machine provided access to about 150 billion URLs. 2013: Kohn joined us as our Special Projects Correspondent. 2010: Query suggestions varied based on user location. Google Creates Smart Sitemap Generator Tool. 2013: 4 Ways To Determine Your Starting Bids by Brad Geddes.

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This day in search marketing history: February 7

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Noogler: SEO is spam, ads help you rank In 2012, a Googler made headlines when he said “SEO isn’t good for users or the Internet at large,” and “It’s a bug that you could rank highly in Google without buying ads, and Google is trying to fix the bug.” 2013: It was a bug. Don’t Panic.

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This day in search marketing history: March 10

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Pinterest adds in-app checkout and personalized shopping recommendations 2022: Billed as a “personal shopping concierge, powered by a taste-driven algorithm,” the “Your Shop” feature was a recommendations engine designed to suggest products, brands and creators to users based on their activities and preferences. 2011: Spoiler alert: No.