Using First-Party Data For SEM On Google & Way Beyond!
As a general rule, the marketer with the most actionable data wins. There are many types of data but the most useful kind — the GlenGarry data — is first-party data. This article will show you how you can use the data you already have about your best (and worst) customers to improve…
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Google Sees Deeper App Content As Key To Mobile Usage
Google is the dominant mobile search engine with nearly 90 percent of the market in the US and an even greater share internationally. The problem is that search engines aren’t used as often in mobile. Large volumes of content are consumed in apps. Google is trying to address that challenge by…
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Top 8 Google Analytics Reports for Managing Organic SEO Campaigns
Thanks to Google Analytics, we have all the data necessary to formulate a successful SEO campaign and measure its impact. If you aren’t already using custom reports, this is a great selection to start with (and NO technical skills are required).
How to Deliver Useful Marketing With Video Resource Microsites
Video is a must-have format for marketers. Here are a few video resource sites that deliver value to potential buyers and accelerate funnel conversion. Across these examples, we’ll illustrate five common traits of useful video resource microsites.
Social Media Monetization in a ‘Mobile First’ World
Mobile-first networks Instagram, Snapchat, and Vine reach strategic, engaged audience segments (i.e., young people), which is clearly compelling to marketers. So it’s only a matter of time before these networks can turn on the revenue faucets.
EU Settlement Nearly Done, Google Antitrust Drama Shifts To India
Although the Google antitrust settlement in Europe isn’t final it appears we’re in the final minutes of the final act. There still may be a surprise or two in store but we mostly know how this story is going to end. Now it appears the Google antitrust drama is shifting to India, where…
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12 Types of Evergreen Content That Attract Valuable Links
Evergreen content, or content that is updated regularly and won’t quickly become out of date or totally incorrect within a short time period, is a smart way to attracts links. Here are 12 examples of evergreen content you can add to your website.
Facebook Aims to Restrict Gun Sales With New Rules
Facebook is jumping into the gun rights debate by creating new clear policies regarding the gun sales on their social media platform. The aim is reportedly to stop what people say are rampant illegal gun sales.
Twitter’s Vine Updates Rules on Explicit Sexual Content
Twitter is clamping down on graphic sexual activities and provocative nudity that people post on quick clip video app Vine, making it clear that explicit sexual content is unwanted.
‘New’ Facebook News Feed Redesign Now Rolling Out, 12 Months Later
Facebook has spruced up its Newsfeed redesign and started rolling it out, a year after it announced the makeover. Facebook announced its News Feed redesign exactly 12 months ago today, and is rolling out the updated look to a fraction of its users.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 7, 2014
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Posts Women’s Day 2014 Logo After Agreeing Its Logos Are Male-Dominated Tomorrow, March 8th is International Women’s Day and Google has a…
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Google International Women’s Day 2014 Doodle
12-hours early, Google has posted the Women’s Day 2014 Google Doodle for the annual March 8th International Women’s Day. The logo is an animated video that takes you through some of the women “inspiring” women in history…
It’s BrightEdge vs. Searchmetrics in SEO Patent Case
Two leaders in the SEO software space, BrightEdge and Searchmetrics, could be duking it out in court soon over a complaint filed by BrightEdge over reported patent infringement by Searchmetrics. This case hits close to home for many in the industry.
Google International Women’s Day Google Logo
Tomororw, March 8th is International Women’s Day and Google has a special Google logo, aka Google Doodle for the day. The logo is going live 12 hours early on all Google properties around the world, in order to make sure those who don’t go to Google on Saturday see the Doodle the day…
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Google Stepping Up Merchant Feed Enforcement
Got some slop in your Google product feed? Now’s the time to revisit all those pesky identifiers and tidy things up. Google is upping its enforcement of product feeds in Google Merchant Center again. Google began this process last year by disapproving products without unique product…
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4 Surprising SEM Stats Every E-Commerce Marketer Should Know
Santa’s elves weren’t the only ones busy this past holiday season. Paid search was also working overtime to make sure shoppers ended up with perfect holiday gifts. The share of e-commerce transactions driven by SEM during November-December 2013 was 15%, up from 14% in 2012. And, organic…
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Get Google Maps Lite, 3D Or Classic With These URLs
The new Google Maps fully launched a couple weeks ago and some users want to be able to go back and forth between the new and the old version.
Daniel the Google Maps Community Manager shared special URLs that let you either go to the lite version…
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Local SEO Checklist
WebmasterWorld moderator, travelin cat, posted an awesome and free local SEO cheat sheet on WebmasterWorld.
He said he has uses this cheat sheet for “some time” and if you take it step by step in a careful and detailed manner…
Google Updates The AdWords Express Stats Dashboard
Google has announced they have revitalized the AdWords Express dashboard showing more colorful…
Google: Keep URL Length Shorter Than 2,000 Characters
SEOs obsess about the smallest things, even how long is too long for a URL.
A Google Webmaster Help thread has SEOs and webmasters asking how long can they go for a URL. Google actually answered the question…