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Published 11 days ago • 1 min read

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Hello Reader!

Keeping it short today, since I've already popped in your inbox this week with a freebie (free content brief).

This week, we have some awesome job opportunities (below or here) and killer industry articles (including 2 places to get expert insights). Keep scrolling for details!

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​Ashley R. Cummings​

Partner | Harlow

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The Best in Content This Week

1/ Fragmented search ensures the future of SEO (Eli Schwartz)

Search isn’t dying—it’s splintering. From AR glasses to in-car assistants to AI crawlers like ChatGPT and Perplexity, search is happening everywhere now. If your SEO strategy still starts and ends with Google, you’re already behind. Read more to learn how to optimize.

2/ Help A Reporter Out (HARO) is back! (BuzzStream)

This is cool. HARO is back, and it’s not just a rebrand. With new ownership, strict anti-spam measures, and a focus on real expert connections, the original media-matchmaking tool is getting a second life. Find out how it plans to clean up its past and outshine Source of Sources.

Quick note: HARO is cool, but I've had more luck in the past with Help A B2B Writer.​

3/ The positives and negatives of a potential Google Ad tech breakup (Ad Exchanger)

A judge has just ruled that Google’s ad tech empire constitutes a monopoly, and the fallout could significantly reshape how ads are bought, sold, and served online. But will breaking it up fix the problem or create new ones for publishers and advertisers alike? An important read to anticipate what happens next.

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