In a previous post, I explained how important it is to connect ad platforms to your CRM and leverage AI-driven smart bidding strategies. Most of the technologies that power this process rely on first-party cookies. But with privacy becoming a global hot topic, and with regulations (such as those across the EU) requiring websites to [...] The post Google Advanced Consent Mode Explained: Smarter Tracking for a Cookieless World appeared first on Search Engine People.| Search Engine People
TL;DR SEO isn’t dead it is expanding. Google holds 86% U.S. share. AI Overviews/AI Mode shift attention from links to answers. Clicks fall with AI summaries to 8% vs 15% for those without. Win by being cited inside summaries, not just ranking. Zero click is up while classic organic is down 15–25%. Optimize for [...] The post Is SEO Dead in 2025? How AIO, AEO & GEO Are Rewriting the Playbook appeared first on Search Engine People.| Search Engine People
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Visit any blog or scroll through LinkedIn, and you can spot it. The tone is smooth. The grammar is perfect. The structure is solid. But after a few paragraphs, you realize something is missing. It all sounds right, but says nothing. This is what happens when machines write everything. And it is everywhere. Large [...] The post The Internet is Drowning in AI Content. Here is Why Human Writing Still Wins appeared first on Search Engine People.| Search Engine People
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Landing Pages Are Crucial for Paid and Organic Traffic When it comes to digital marketing, your landing page is just as important as your traffic source. Whether you're investing in Google Ads, Meta Ads, Microsoft Ads, or building your visibility through SEO, where users land after they click matters – a lot. A high-performing [...] The post Why You Should A/B Test Landing Pages When Running Digital Ads appeared first on Search Engine People.| Search Engine People
20 years in SEO taught me one thing: Most people quit too soon. Here’s why the long game always wins (and how to play it). My relationship with SEO started with curiosity, a desire to understand how people search, how search engines crawled and indexed websites, and how businesses get found. Twenty years later, [...] The post Why I Still Do SEO After 20 Years — And Why You Might, Too appeared first on Search Engine People.| Search Engine People
The SEO industry is facing new challenges (story of my life). One of them is an old issue: Google continues to push organic results further down the page by adding more SERP features that compete with the traditional 10 blue links. It started with ads, then “People Also Ask” and instant answers, now it's [...] The post GEO vs AEO vs SEO: What’s the Difference and How to Optimize for All Three appeared first on Search Engine People.| Search Engine People
I recently had a conversation with a managing partner at a mortgage company that stuck with me. When I asked about her website, she said, with calm confidence: “Oh, we don’t really use the website for leads. Our business is all relationship-based. The site is just there so people know we’re real.” At first, I [...] The post Why Your Website Is a Lead Generation Tool – Even When Your Business is Referral-Based appeared first on Search Engine People.| Search Engine People
Let’s be honest—when was the last time you picked up a call from an unknown number? Chances are, you sent it straight to voicemail (if you even have that set up). In the era of chatbots, and automated email sequences, cold calling can feel like a relic from the past. But here’s the twist: it’s [...] The post Cold Calling in the Age of AI: Does It Still Work? appeared first on Search Engine People.| Search Engine People
In the ultra competitive, ever hungry for continuous growth world we live in, a steady stream of qualified leads is the lifeblood of any successful B2B organization. And where are many of these crucial leads originating? Digital marketing. From compelling content to targeted advertising, your online efforts are likely generating valuable prospects. But are you [...] The post B2B Sales Process Optimization For the Best Possible Closing Rate appeared first on Search Engine People.| Search Engine People
In the era of mass automation and algorithmic creativity, a new digital phenomenon is emerging—and it’s not exactly flattering. It’s called AI slop, and it’s feeding into a broader movement often referred to as slop culture. But what does that mean, and why should we care? What is AI Slop? “AI slop” is a [...] The post AI Slop and the Rise of Slop Culture appeared first on Search Engine People.| Search Engine People
We track thousands of keywords across mixed industries on a monthly basis. We’ve built a dashboard that monitors the performance of keywords that have remained on the first page of Google for the past 13 months. This gives us a consistent view of Google usage by analyzing impression trends. What we’re seeing is a [...] The post Google Search Impressions Drop 12.3% YoY What’s Behind It? appeared first on Search Engine People.| Search Engine People
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