Content Marketing and SEO

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urges moving beyond “slop vs sophistication,” while Google engineer Jaana Dogan frames AI criticism as burnout. The post Microsoft CEO, Google Engineer Deflect AI Quality Complaints appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Early analysis of Google's December core update points to gains for specialized sites over generalists. News publishers saw heavy volatility across surfaces. The post December Core Update: More Brands Win “Best Of” Queries appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Transform daily PPC execution with prompt templates designed for speed, clarity, and better performance. The post 20 AI Prompt Ideas & Example Templates For PPC (Easy + Advanced) appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Here’s how industry leaders are redefining what content performance means in 2026 and beyond. The post 16 Content Writing Tips From Experts To Survive 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

When conversions matter, these landing page builders give you the flexibility and optimization features to capture more customers. The post The 7 Best Landing Page Builders For 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Real-time Santa tracking returns for 2025, with Google and NORAD offering interactive maps, games, and global arrival updates. The post Track Santa On Christmas Eve 2025 (Via NORAD & Google) appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

An analysis of 2025’s most emotionally effective holiday ads shows why nostalgia, warmth, and human storytelling still outperform spend. The post Top 10 Emotionally-Engaging Holiday Ads Of 2025 (With A Bonus One) appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Choosing the right mix requires clear performance modeling, transparent forecasting, and alignment on how each channel contributes to pipeline, CAC, and strategic growth. The post How To Get The Perfect Budget Mix For SEO And PPC appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Adobe Commerce/Magento’s flexibility comes with technical complexity. Here’s how to turn it into a search-optimized, AI-ready growth engine for 2026. The post The Technical Guide To Common Magento (Adobe Commerce) SEO Issues appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Take the guesswork out of your marketing planning with our 2026 marketing calendar. Easily customize and reference key dates to create a successful content strategy. The post Marketing Calendar With Template To Plan Your Content In 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

In 2026, success belongs to marketers who turn strategy into execution, integrating AI, creativity, and community to build authority. The post The Top 10 Digital Marketing Trends For 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

How enterprise brands can stay visible and credible as AI transforms search behavior and measurement in 2026. The post 5 Key Enterprise SEO And AI Trends For 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

See how embeddings, Pinecone, OpenAI, and Vertex AI come together to automate internal linking at scale inside WordPress. The post Free AI WordPress Plugin To Automate Internal Linking For SEOs appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Build a disciplined yet agile SEO process with daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual planning that drives lasting performance. The post SEO Maintenance: A Checklist For Essential Year-Round Tasks appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

OpenAI’s native shopping in ChatGPT signals a major shift in discovery, attribution, and brand power, according to Viant CEO Tim Vanderhook. The post The New AI Marketplace: How ChatGPT’s Native Shopping Could Rewrite Digital Commerce appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

2025 was notable for GEO, Google patents, and research papers. WordPress entered the year with uncertainty and ended it roaring into 2026. The post Review Of 2025: Highlights & Lowlights For SEO (& WordPress) appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Ahrefs research showed that biased inputs can still produce actionable insight for Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). The post Ahrefs Tested AI Misinformation, But Proved Something Else appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

When conversions matter, these landing page builders give you the flexibility and optimization features to capture more customers. The post The 7 Best Landing Page Builders For 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

These expert insights show SEO marketers and decision-makers exactly where to focus in 2026 to protect organic visibility and turn discovery into real business impact. The post 20 SEO Experts Offer Their Advice For 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Real-time Santa tracking returns for 2025, with Google and NORAD offering interactive maps, games, and global arrival updates. The post Track Santa On Christmas Eve 2025 (Via NORAD & Google) appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

An analysis of 2025’s most emotionally effective holiday ads shows why nostalgia, warmth, and human storytelling still outperform spend. The post Top 10 Emotionally-Engaging Holiday Ads Of 2025 (With A Bonus One) appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's Year in Search reveals trending actors, movies, athletes, games, recipes, and travel destinations that captured attention throughout 2025. The post Google Reveals The Top Searches Of 2025 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

PPC accounts without scripts rely on luck, manual checks, and late alerts. Here’s why that’s a risk serious advertisers shouldn’t accept. The post Why Every Google Ads Account Needs To Run Scripts appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

This week's Ask an SEO addresses where keyword optimization ends and keyword stuffing begins in modern search and AI-driven systems. The post Ask An SEO: What Is The Threshold Between Keyword Stuffing & Being Optimized? appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

A new dataset of 300K viral YouTube videos suggests that faces in thumbnails perform about the same as without them, with larger differences by niche. The post Do Faces Help YouTube Thumbnails? Here’s What The Data Says appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article