What does the Consumer Review Fairness Act mean for consumers and online reviews?

Columnist Sherry Bonelli discusses the impact that newly signed legislation may have on local business owners and review sites.

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Optimizing Google Home search responses

What, if anything, can SEOs do to prepare for the era of the digital assistant? Columnist Brian Ussery shares his observations about Google Home.

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NORAD’s Santa Tracker counts down the days until Christmas 2016 with Bing’s help

In 1955, NORAD’s number was mistakenly printed in a 1955 Sears Roebuck & Co. holiday ad – the organization has been tracking Santa ever since.

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Digital assistants, conversational search and the future of local

As digital assistants like Alexa and Google Home become more popular, how can local search marketers adapt? Columnist Brian Smith shares his tips.

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Search in Pics: Google sandbox, indoor rowboat & umbrellas

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google YouTube sandbox: Source: Instagram Google notepad and brownie:…

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Why good SEO is strategic

To many on the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, “SEO” is still a geeky term whose effects are considered to be marginal, rather than central to the company’s marketing efforts. Columnist Kevin Lee explains why this view needs to change.

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Google’s shaky pitch for why advertisers should let Dynamic Search Ads handle queries

The AdWords Help documentation recommends that advertisers not add top-performing queries from Dynamic Search Ads (DSAs) as keywords. Columnist Andy Taylor explores whether that recommendation makes sense.

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Get answers to your marketing automation questions

Got questions about marketing automation? Marketing Land’s B2B Marketing Automation Platforms: A Marketer’s Guide has you covered. The 49-page report reviews the latest trends, opportunities and challenges facing the market for marketing automation tools. Included in the report are profiles…

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Google replaces ‘In the News’ box with ‘Top Stories’ on desktop

Google has replaced the “In the news” title with “Top stories” on desktop to bring it more in line with the mobile version of the search results.

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Yahoo 2016 Year in Review: ‘2016 Election’ top search term & ‘Election Day’ No. 1 news story

Yahoo says “Donald Trump” ranked as its second most popular search of the year, while “Hillary Clinton” barely made the top 10.

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