Latest COVID-19 Update Facilitates Contact-Free Options Google has released yet another valuable update to help local businesses during COVID-19: a curbside pickup indicator. The latest update builds upon Google's existing merchant features, allowing businesses to show if they have products in-stock, in-store, and then if items are available via contactless pickup by the roadside. Since […]

Can Google Dominate Podcasts As YouTube Has Video? Podcasting is becoming big business. Pre COVID-19, Podcasting was poised to be one of the fastest-growing media channels in 2020, according to research from Deloitte, published earlier this year. As per Deloitte's, "Technology, Media, And Telecommunications Predictions 2020" report, it had forecast that the global podcasting business could grow

Google Makes Listing Products On Google Shopping Free In a major boost for organisations struggling with COVID-19, Google has announced from next week that it will begin opening its Shopping search results to unpaid, organic listings. The Google Shopping tab results "will consist primarily of free product listings" starting next week, helping merchants better connect

Google Trims Back GMB Due To COVID-19 Struggles  Having staff working remotely presents challenges for all organisations, large and small. Including giants like Google and Facebook. Naturally, as businesses calibrate, select services and offerings are likely to be impacted. For Google, it has announced in recent days that Google My Business is running on limited

Google Shifting Entirely To Mobile-first Indexing By September Google has announced that it will start indexing all websites by their mobile versions beginning in September. Mobile-first indexing means Google predominantly uses the mobile version of the content for indexing and ranking in search engine results. Historically, the index primarily used the desktop version of a

Why Are Rich Results “A Thing”? As Google’s core business has come under assault from social channels, in recent years it has shifted its strategy to become more of a portal. A place that searchers go and stay. Or, go and “do stuff”, rather than primarily go and click away. That said, Google consistently drives

Who Hasn't Google Upset In 2020? After upsetting web users with its recent desktop search redesign and regulators around the globe with alleged anti-competitive behaviour, it is now the turn of marketing agencies to fall out of love with Mountain View’s finest. It is hardly scandalous to say that digital and social media marketing is

Can Bad Google Reviews Be Defamatory? Yes, Apparently Dealing with trolls online is sadly part and parcel of daily life for digital marketers and social media community managers. However, do we really need to lie back and think of… you know. Well, it would seem not, after Adelaide based lawyer Gordon Cheng won a $750,000

Google Grovels After Blurring Paid & Organic Results  Just two weeks after Google announced a major 2020 redesign for desktop search results, the search giant is scampering with its tail between its legs, following withering criticism from users, marketer and policymakers alike. As per the above screenshot, Google’s most recent desktop search redesign centres on