Eric Shanfelt

I’m Eric Shanfelt and for the past 30 years, I’ve worked with hundreds of consumer, B2B, and regional media companies to grow their digital business. To succeed online, your entire digital ecosystem must work together: content, advertising, website, email, subscriptions, social media, etc. Whether you need overall digital strategy and execution, training and support for your team, or extra focus on a specific project, contact me and let’s talk.
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What’s New in Publishing May 2026

Why labeling AI content matters, becoming a Google Preferred Source, GEO vs. SEO, Stern’s reset, and how The Times grew audience with fewer, better stories.   ...
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Become a Google Preferred Source in Search and Discover

In 2025, Google launched Preferred Sources … a way for loyal readers to directly tell Google that they want to see more of your content ...
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What’s New in Publishing for April 2026

Eric Shanfelt and Jez Walters return for April What’s New in Publishing, a monthly roundup of the biggest digital media stories for publishers.   View rest ...
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Programmatic Advertising for Owned and Operated Media

Programmatic ads for publishers: monetize unsold website and newsletter inventory while protecting UX and managing compliance risk.   View rest of article at Nearview Media
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What’s New in Publishing for February 2026

Google Discover Feb 2026 update for publishers: transparency, AI on-site search, subscriber experience, and video strategy.   View rest of article at Nearview Media
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What Is “leadsgo.io” in Google Analytics and Is It Dangerous?

If you’ve opened Google Analytics recently and seen leadsgo.io showing up as a referral source or one of your top pages, you’re not alone. If ...
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What’s New in Publishing for January 2026

Publishers on AI search impact, Discover and News shifts, traffic volatility, monetization gaps, and strategies to protect referrals and revenue 2026.   View rest of article ...
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Ask Me Anything: Ad Rotation, AMP, Open Rates and More

Eric answers publisher questions about ad rotation, AMP, email open/click rates, AI bots and sponsored content, user metrics in GA4 and more.   View rest of ...
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What’s New in Publishing for December 2025

AI junk content, Meta AI deals, Google search update and creator-journalists: what it means for news, magazine, B2B and city/regional publishers.   View rest of article ...
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Should publishers block AI bots from scraping their content?

Every publisher is facing a pressing question right now, “Should we block AI bots from scraping our content? And if so, how do we actually ...
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