SMX Social Media Marketing Conference, Nov. 20-21 in Las Vegas. Register Now!
Master paid, earned, and owned social media tactics. Attend Marketing Land’s SMX Social Media Marketing conference for two days of tactic-filled sessions and invaluable networking. View the agenda. All Access, Boot Camp, and Workshop passes available. Save with Early Bird rates –…
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The Double Serving Myth: When One Company Monopolizes PPC Ad Results
Here are two scenarios that are currently keeping many PPC advertisers up at night — maybe you’re one of them: A parent company buys up a significant portion of the competitors in a sector, and with the backing of large budgets, advertises each site on AdWords and Bing Ads, shutting…
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The Curious Case Of Bing Search Results In Google Search Results
Over the weekend, Bill Hartzer noticed that some Google searches returned Bing search results. As of last night, Google search results are once again Bing-free. What happened? Taking a closer look, the Bing search results weren’t www.bing.com/search URLs, which are correctly blocked by…
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Google Launches Shopping Campaigns To Ease PLA Management
While Google’s switch to paid Product Listing Ads for Google Shopping has proven wildly successful, growth has likely been hindered by the fact that setting up and managing Product Listing Ad campaigns for Google Shopping has been plagued with complexity. Today, Google announced a new…
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5 Ways To Make Your Client Kickoff Meeting A Success
When we moved to agile marketing for our internal process, it changed the way we think. Instead of finding any resources that were available, we had dedicated teams that worked on a smaller number of clients. Instead of working against a 12-month marke…
Majestic SEO Launches Search Explorer; SEO Link Tool Through Keyword Search
Majestic SEO, a popular link explorer tool for SEOs and webmasters, announced the launch of Search Explorer. Search Explorer is a search engine they designed to allow SEOs and webmasters to search by keyword or phrase, and the results would be ranked by Majestic SEO’s own linkage metrics. The…
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Google Logo Doubles As Parachute Game Before Answering The Question: When Was The First Parachute Jump?
The Google logo team has been busier than usual this week. After celebrating salsa singer Celia Cruz yesterday, today’s Google logo includes an interactive image to mark the first parachute jump. Performed by Andre-Jacque Garnerin on October 22, 1797, the jump occurred 216 years ago at Parc…
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 21, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Ads Accredited? Get Updated Badges And Certificates You may have noticed, Microsoft rolled out new branding fo…
Bing Ads Accredited? Get Updated Badges And Certificates
You may have noticed, Microsoft rolled out new branding for Bing and Bing Ads over the past month. Now, that new look has carried over to the Bing Ads Accredited Professional program. Updated certificates and badges are available for use on your websit…
New PPC Login Required: Bing Ads Moves To Microsoft Account Logins Starting Today
Bing Ads users may start seeing a new screen at login asking them to sign in with a Microsoft account, in much the same way AdWords users are required to have a Google account. Once you make the switch, you’ll need to use your Microsoft account name and password to access Bing Ads and Bing…
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Bing Webmaster Tools Adds Smart Search Page Preview Tool
Bing announced on their Webmaster Blog that they have introduced a new feature within Bing Webmaster Tools for managing your Smart Search Previews. The Page Preview tool, under the “Configure My Site” section in Webmaster Tools, enables webmasters manage their page previews. It allows…
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Google’s Matt Cutts: No Reason To Fret Over “strong” & “b” Tags
Today’s video from Google’s head of search spam Matt Cutts is a 2006 throwback where Matt reassures us that there is no difference between using <strong> or <b> tags when it comes to SEO best practices. The full question asks: In terms of SEO, what is the difference…
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Google Logo Celebrates Salsa Singer Celia Cruz
Today’s Google logo remembers salsa singer Celia Cruz on what would have been the artist’s 88th birthday. Cruz began her career singing lead vocals for the famous Cuban orchestra Sonora Matancera in 1950. Born in Havanna, Cuba, Cruz and her husband Pedro Knight became a citizen of the…
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Proven Paid, Earned & Owned Tactics. Here’s the SMX Social Media Marketing BIG Preview
This SMX Social Media Marketing preview was authored by Chris Sherman, VP of Event programming. It provides insight on how the people who created the conference program are thinking about social media marketing. Engaging with customers and prospects vi…
Russian Search Engine Yandex Gives Mobile App Developers Free Real-Time Analytics Tool
Russia’s largest search engine Yandex has released its Yandex Metrica for Apps, a free analytics solution available to mobile developers worldwide. According to the announcement, the new analytics tool has been designed to work on Android, iOS and Windows Phone platforms, providing real-time…
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Google Tests Replacing URL With Site Name In Search Results; Again
Google is yet again experimenting with the snippet display in the search results. Google Operating System noticed Google bringing back a test from 2011, where they replaced the URL in the snippets with the site name. Here is a picture of how the Google…
Infographic: What Is The Nofollow Tag; When & How To Use It
The nofollow tag is a way publishers can tell search engines not to count some of their links to other pages as “votes” in favor of that content. Why would publishers need to block such votes? Doing so can help them avoid problems with search engines believing they are selling influence…
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Why Account Structure Matters For Every AdWords Account
This week, I had planned to write an article entitled, “The Five AdWords Features You Should Be Using Daily But Probably Aren’t.” The post was going to expose some of the hidden, advanced features available in AdWords that were often overlooked by even the most senior AdWords…
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Integrating SEO, Social, PR and Content Marketing: Webcast, Tuesday Oct. 22
This Tuesday, October 22, at 1 PM EDT, our sister site, Digital Marketing Depot will host a webcast on how to get your organic marketing channels –SEO, Social, Content and PR – to work together. Digital marketers know that the days of ‘siloed’ marketing channels are over, and that the most…
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 18, 2013
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 Expands International Targeting In AdWords Google has tweaked how location targeting works for international searches. It’s a change that allows ads…
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