Where’s Santa? The 2014 Santa Tracker Review, From NORAD To Google

Santa Claus is on his way — and there are two excellent services to track his progress. Our guide to getting the most of out NORAD Tracks Santa and Google Santa Tracker.

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Useful Links For Link Builders: Our Top 10 Link Week Columns For 2014

When Google’s head of webspam, Matt Cutts, kicked off 2014 by denouncing guest blogging as a link building strategy, link builders knew they were going to be in for an interesting year. And indeed they were right. We saw major brands like Expedia and eBay get hit with manual penalties, and…

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SearchCap: Aviate By Yahoo, Bletchley Park & Google Holiday Logos

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 5 SEO Tactics To Kick-Start The New Year If you’re like most people, you’ve probably already checked out for the year. Clients are out of the office,…

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SPONSOR MESSAGE: Energize Your Content Strategy with Buyer Personas

Digital Marketing Depot recorded their December 4th webcast so you can hear internationally recognized online marketing pioneer Bryan Eisenberg discuss why itís essential to develop the right buyer persona and buyerís journey for your business, and how to integrate this with SEO and content…

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5 SEO Tactics To Kick-Start The New Year

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably already checked out for the year. Clients are out of the office, you’re on vacation, and 2015 contracts have already been signed. There’s nothing left to do but close that computer, put on your slippers, throw a log on the fire,…

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Yahoo Rolls Out Search For Its Android Launcher Aviate

In February, I wrote that the glaring omission from Yahoo’s Android launcher and “intelligent homescreen” Aviate was a search box. Now it has one. Yesterday Yahoo announced that it’s rolling out search on Aviate (for Android 4.0 and above): Search on Aviate is your gateway…

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2014 Year In Review: A Look Back On What Happened With SEO

Every year, we say how much has changed in the industry – and every year, we’re right. It never ceases to  amaze me how much SEO constantly refines itself to more sophisticated Google guidelines and smarter, savvier searchers. Think about it: Since 2011, Moz has counted more than 83…

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Getting Down To Business: Our Top 10 B2B Search Marketing Columns For 2014

Business-to-business (B2B) search marketers are in a challenging position. New search features are often geared towards the business-to-consumer (B2C) sector, and much of the literature on best practices and cutting edge search strategies tends to be B2C focused as well. Luckily, a number…

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2015 Predictions: Google In The Year Of The Goat

It’s that time of year when people seem almost instinctively compelled to simultaneously reflect back on and look ahead to multiple areas of life. As SEO professionals, we’re in no way an exception to the rule. No one can dispute that 2014 has been a year of pretty big changes — almost…

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Google Adds Song Lyrics With Deeper Links To Google Play

Google’s Knowledge Graph and Direct Answers takes a stab out of lyrics web sites, with new song lyrics answers.

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Check Out the MarTech 2015 Speakers: A Who’s Who of Brands

Join Aetna, Netflix, Dell, CA and More – Register Now for Best Rates At MarTech: The Marketing Tech Conference, we’ll connect the dots between technical possibilities and strategic opportunities reshaping of modern marketing. Making those connections will be a roster of innovative thinkers and…

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Google Partners Adds Certification For Shopping Campaigns

New exam allows AdWords practitioners to become certified in managing Google Shopping campaigns.

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