Optimization at the intersection of search, content, social, mobile and local in 2017
The digital environment is rapidly shifting. There are over a billion websites online, and customers have countless brands to choose from when seeking solutions to their needs.
What is SEO in 2017 and How Does SEO Tie in with Content?
Jo Turnbull shares her experience in SEO and recommends what SEO tips to follow in 2017. Read more on State of Digital.
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7 quick ways to use content marketing to boost search ranking
When done well, content marketing can contribute to boosting a site’s position in search rankings. And although this may not seem like the most obvious benefit to a successful content marketing strategy, it’s an effect that no business can ignore.
Three reasons for companies to consider using .brand TLDs
On February 28, 2017, ClickZ Intelligence presented the webinar ‘Still using .com? Here’s why 50% of all Fortune 500 companies are about to use .brand’ in association with Neustar.
Challenges and opportunities for inbound marketing in 2017
It’s not easy to create a successful inbound marketing strategy, but it still offers great opportunities once marketers understand its potential.
Study: How valuable is it to have keywords in your domain URL?
A new study by HigherVisibility.com, whose findings were shared exclusively with Search Engine Watch, has set out to investigate the relationship between the top ranked websites in various industries and the inclusion of keywords in their URLs.
Make no mistake: content errors harm your brand and SEO
How to optimize for audience trust. Plus, four tips for dealing with mistakes that can kill your brand’s reputation.
3 ROI-positive ways to segment your remarketing audiences
Everyone knows that remarketing is an efficient method of bringing back users to get them to convert. But are you being smart about your remarketing efforts? It’s not a one-size-fits-all endeavor; segmentation is a huge part of the picture.
How to get started with 360-degree content for VR
Once a time and resource-heavy exercise, creating and embedding 360 degree imagery has become much cheaper and easier over the past couple of years.
So what is growth hacking, really?
In 2010 Sean Ellis, entrepreneur, angel investor, startup advisor and now CEO of GrowthHackers, coined the term “growth hacker” as someone whose every strategy, every tactic, and every initiative is attempted in the hopes of growing. But that’s pretty vague, right?
Brand TLDs vs .com (part two): How can brands benefit from a .brand domain?
In part one a few weeks ago, we discussed what brand TLDs (top level domains) are, which brands have applied for them, and why they might be important. Today, we’ll take an in-depth look at the potential benefits for brands, and explore the challenges brand TLDs could help solve.
Six stats on the importance of trust in influencer marketing
Consumers are inundated with media competing for their attention, and consumers’ trust for brands is lower than it’s ever been. This makes establishing trust with your audience harder and more important than ever.
How marketers can dive into growth marketing
Growth marketing enables marketers to explore how sales and customer success can still be part of their marketing strategy. Here’s how a business can benefit from the latest tactics in growth marketing.
Does your website suffer from one of these five content gaps?
In 2016, Google rolled Panda into its core algorithm. What this means for webmasters is that a website can be hit by … read more
How can you successfully set up an efficient business blog on a very tight budget?
Setting up online presence for your business can be overwhelming. So much to plan and so much to invest (in terms of both time and money).
What is influencer marketing, and why should it be part of your digital strategy?
If I tell you I have the secret formula for any entrepreneur to succeed, you may not believe me. But if Neil Patel, New York Times best selling author and a person The Wall Street Journal calls ‘the web’s top influencer’ tells you, “My secret formula is the greatest”, you will probably believe him.
Investing in video: when and how to succeed
In digital marketing, we’re always trying to keep up with the hottest new thing – advertising methods, ad types, targeting types, etc. – being pitched heavily within the industry in general.
Content repurposing is your hidden online marketing gem
Every marketer and small business owner knows how much time and effort goes into a piece of content.
Top B2B content marketing metrics for 2017
A new year brings new metrics. Or maybe it’s just a good reminder that you need to evaluate your existing KPIs.
Five quick tips to boost your SEO in 2017
It’s the right time of the year to evaluate your SEO strategy and examine the best ways to improve it during 2017. This doesn’t have to be a complicated process, though.