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Google AI Mode adds home services booking

• Google has added booking buttons to home services listings in AI Mode results.
• The integration includes Angi Home, Thumbtack, Housecall and GetJobber, with ServiceTitan to follow.

Why it matters: Home services marketers should review how booking partners may affect their visibility and customer journeys in AI Mode.

Sources: Search Engine Roundtable

ChatGPT Ads bidding changes are coming

• OpenAI emailed ChatGPT advertisers about bidding changes coming on 9 November.
• The changes affect advertisers using Max Bid or Max CPC bidding options.

Why it matters: ChatGPT advertisers should check their bidding settings and watch for details of the changes.

Sources: Search Engine Roundtable

AI answer ads concentrate in shopping categories

• Holiday data shows ads in Google AI answers concentrating in apparel and electronics.
• The data counts ads across five shopping categories in AI Overviews, AI Mode and ChatGPT, and identifies prompts that carried ChatGPT ads.

Why it matters: Retail advertisers can use the findings to inform where they monitor ads in AI answers.

Sources: Search Engine Journal

SERP data providers report Google link throttling

• SERP data providers say Google throttles goto links per results page.
• Some rank data may store Google redirect links instead of page URLs.

Why it matters: SEO and analytics teams should check whether rank reports contain redirect links rather than destination URLs.

Sources: Search Engine Journal

Google Ads expands AI disclosure regions

• Google Ads has added California, South Korea and Vietnam to the regions where advertisers must disclose whether AI was used in their ads.
• The list already included the European Union, India and New York.

Why it matters: Advertisers should review AI disclosure requirements for campaigns in the added regions.

Sources: Search Engine Roundtable

FTC complaint alleges Amazon inflated ad prices

• A newly unredacted FTC and state complaint alleges Amazon secretly inflated ad auction prices by up to 250%.
• The complaint concerns prices during Prime Day and Black Friday.

Why it matters: Amazon advertisers should consider the allegation when reviewing auction costs around major shopping periods.

Sources: Search Engine Journal

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