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It’s been a busy year for Google updates, and the second core update of the year has landed in August 2023. 

Following a turbulent time in organic search going back to May this year, the August broad core algorithm update was officially released on August 24th and is expected to take around two weeks to fully roll out. 

We are so excited! We've been nominated as finalists in the Global Agency Awards, in their ‘Best Integrated Campaign’ category. This entry highlights our extensive work with Citron Hygiene, supporting their work around period poverty and menstrual equity. 

On 20^th April 2023, three of our digital marketing experts headed down to the Brighton Centre to attend the world’s largest search marketing conference, complete with training courses, speakers and talks from industry leaders. With more than 5000+ attendees from 50+ countries, the event attracts search marketers from across the globe, keen to dive further into the world of search marketing. This blog outlines our top 5 key takeaways from this year’s Brighton SEO conference, and how we will be using the new ideas we gleaned to further help our clients reach their digital marketing objectives.

Why is AI such a hot topic right now?

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is slowly but surely changing the way we interact with technology forever, and it is now a growing topic in many industries.

 Search, or the practice of using online SEP’s (Search Engine Platforms) to search for information, is an everyday part of life, both at home and at work. In fact, search is so embedded in how we live, many of us never give a thought to how easily and how often we turn to online platforms to discover the information we need, be it a historical fact, a phone number for that new restaurant, booking tickets or just the satisfaction of idle curiosity.

On August 25, 2022, Google announced a major update to its algorithm that will prioritise "helpful" content in its search results. The update, which was scheduled to take up to two weeks to rollout, has been dubbed the "helpful content update".