Is Google cutting down video and image carousels? – Digital Minute 27/11/18 Digital Minute – the latest digital marketing news and analysis
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After investing heavily in promoting search carousels, Google appears to be cutting down the time that these search features appear. Data from two independent search software provides suggests that the Google has reduced the number of occasions that image and video carousels appear in the search results by as much as 30%. The development could have a major impact on the traffic of brands that have used these features as a way to secure prominent placements in the search engine results.
After investing heavily in promoting search carousels, Google appears to be cutting down the time that these search features appear. Data from two independent search software provides suggests that the Google has reduced the number of occasions that image and video carousels appear in the search results by as much as 30%. The development could have a major impact on the traffic of brands that have used these features as a way to secure prominent placements in the search engine results.