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Barrie Smith

@barriesmithii

Google Ads & PPC Specialist See if I can save you 20% on Google Ads Shopping CPC: https://xitter.gq/t.co/nl4IkepVZx

 Bedfordshire, UK
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Joined June 2009
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Just received my first Black Friday offer of 2026 😬
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Google turns 28 today!
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Facebook now wants £33.99/month to post >2 links a month in Organic Posts and Comments. It does say it "may not" apply to all Pages.
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Starting to regret getting these AI-made colouring books for my niece 😂
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Google has added butterflies to the SERPs for Dolly Parton 🦋 Maybe Love Is Like a Butterfly was Google's favourite song by Dolly? A cool Google Easter Egg none the less ❤️
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From 31 January 2027, the minimum size for product images in Google Merchant Center will need be 500x500 pixels. Worth auditing your feeds now. Within GMC go to Products --> Needs Attention tab --> View all issues and click on the individual issue.
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Derby County's Scouting Assignments this season: Blackburn (H) Blackburn (A) Blackburn (H) Blackburn (A) Blackburn (H) Blackburn (A) Blackburn (H) Blackburn (A) Blackburn (H) Blackburn (A) Blackburn (H) Blackburn (A) Blackburn (H) Blackburn (A) Blackburn (H) Blackburn (A)
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@dcfcofficialAug 20
We have completed the signing of versatile winger Ryan Hedges on a one-year deal. ✍️ The Wales international joins on a free transfer, with the option to extend his contract by a further year. 📝

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More Clickbait and AI slop coming to YouTube then?
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@vidIQAug 17
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 YouTube unifies view counting across all formats Starting August 24, 2026, a view on long-form videos, Shorts and live streams will count from the first frame
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Robyn@robynmunroprAug 18
I would like to speak to an outdoor/wellness expert on the benefits of being outside - please drop me an email if that sounds like you [email protected] #journorequest #prrequest @PressPlugs
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Getting pop-ups now encouraging you to switch on AI Max when opening Campaign Settings. Google Ads must have very aggressive profit targets this month!
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From 1 September, Google Ads campaigns using automatically created assets and/or the campaign-level Broad Match setting will automatically be switched to AI Max for Search campaigns. blog.google/products/ads-com…
We’re upgrading Dynamic Search Ads to AI Max

We’re upgrading Dynamic Search Ads to AI Max

AI Max is moving out of beta, with improved performance quality across targeting and creative capabilities along with more enhanced controls.

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England are into the final 6 of the 2026 World Cup 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Translation, "Our Google Reps failed to get you to increase your budgets so we're going to force it upon you" - Google support.google.com/google-ad…
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With the World Cup starting shortly this is the most ridiculous football stat I know: Little England have won more World Cups than the entire continents of Africa, Asia & North America combined 🏆 England have qualified for their 17th World Cup vs 134 from those continents 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Money well spent. Thanks Google Ads 😕
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Meta Ads aren't very good at Meta Ads... I only speak English fluently, live in England and haven't been abroad recently...
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EVRI driver decided 6 minutes into his shift he was finished 😂 Can't blame him in this heat 🌞
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"Use AI to add products" in Beta in Google Merchant Center. I can't test it though as it's giving me an error 😬
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AI Max is no longer just for Google Search campaigns - it is now expanding into Standard Shopping and travel campaigns. blog.google/products/ads-com…
AI Max Turns 1 with new ways to steer performance and expansion to more advertisers

AI Max Turns 1 with new ways to steer performance and expansion to more advertisers

As AI Max turns 1, we’re helping you capture even more opportunities in the expanding Search universe.

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Happy St George's Day everyone ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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