Google Closes the Gate on Marketers (Thinks Out Loud)
Google’s AI Mode in search, to put it bluntly, sucks. At least it does if your job is to drive traffic and revenue for your business. We all know that…
Revisiting Is Google Doomed in 2025? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 440)
Your business likely depends on Google, whether you like it or not. The whole reason I’m so focused on the role of gatekeepers — and how you can bypass them…
How Google Loses (Thinks Out Loud Episode 442)
Google faces the most serious challenges in its history right now. And any stumble Google suffers also hurts your business. Organic search, paid search, local search, metasearch, product search, and…
Will Marketers Bet that Google Wins the AI Economy? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 433)
Google faces enormous threats to its business. New entrants using artificial intelligence may provide a better search experience for their customers. Those same new entrants are also competing for Google’s…
Is Google Telling Us That Organic Search Doesn’t Matter Any Longer? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 392)
Google has been remarkably transparent lately in telling marketers and brands and businesses how to rank better in search. The trick, of course, is not try to rank. It's to…