We cover the MOST important digital marketing news of the week: which is better, Ring Dings or Ding Dongs - seriously?

Erin, Mordy, and Greg Finn of Marketing O'Clock take on some great articles from Search Engine Land and Martech in regard to search engine marketing this week. Yup - Mordy had nothing to do. The serious part of the show, though: is Google changing how it defines what you opted into AFTER you approved of a Google Ads Recommendation? Is this really what we're seeing?

And yes, we conduct a blind taste test in the studio with those chocolatey wonders….as well as Ring Dings (grin).

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News from the EDGE:

[00:03:27] Changing the Recommendations AFTER You Have Opted In? Really - Come on, Google Ads!

[00:14:33] Ring Dings vs. Ding Dongs

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Barry Blast from Search Engine Roundtable:

[00:35:41] Google: Helpful Content Update & Link Spam Update Can Take Another Week Or Two To Complete - Link

[00:35:51] Dentists Now Can Use Google Local Service Ads - Link

[00:37:02] Team Member, Chad Pollitt, Participates in a Blind Taste Test: Ring Dings vs Ding Dongs!

[00:38:31] Report: Microsoft Bing To Add OpenAI's ChatGPT Feature - Link

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