Mystified by martech? Introducing the ClickZ Buyers Guide series
Search Engine Watch sister site ClickZ has just launched the first report in its new series of buyers guides, which aims to to disentangle and demystify the martech landscape for marketers.
Pricesearcher: The biggest search engine you’ve never heard of
If you ask Siri to tell you the cost of an iPad near you, she won’t be able to provide you with an answer, because she doesn’t have the data. Until now, a complete view of prices on the internet has never existed. Enter Pricesearcher, a search engine that has set out to solve this problem by indexing all of the world’s prices.
Pinterest Lens one year on: Where is Pinterest’s visual search tool now?
It’s been a year since Pinterest announced the launch of Lens, its new visual search tool. How has it evolved since then?
Everything you need to know about the Google Chrome ad blocker
Google launches a new version of its Chrome web browser today (February 15), which will include an in-built ad blocker to try and eradicate intrusive ads from the browsing experience. There are some clear standards and some unanswered questions relating to this new approach, so what exactly do marketers need to know?
The 2018 guide to free SEO training courses online
Over the past decade, SEO has been growing into its position as a critical marketing channel for businesses. If you’re new to this environment, or have new team members that need to be trained up, we’ve outlined some of the best (and importantly, free) SEO training courses and websites to take your knowledge to the next level.
Looking through the artificial intelligence mirror: insights and automation
We have entered a new era of search where SEO and content marketing have converged. AI technologies are providing a whole new world of insights so marketers can make impactful – data-informed – decisions. The AI revolution is here and now, and early adopters in SEO and content marketing are already one step ahead of the competition.
Automation, AdWords and Amazon: Ashley Fletcher on the future of paid search
Going by the major announcements we’ve already seen in January, 2018 is going to be a big year for Google, and AdWords will be no exception to that. I caught up with Ashley Fletcher, VP of Marketing at Adthena and former Product Manager at Google, to talk about we can expect from paid search in the coming year.
The future of visual search and what it means for SEO companies
Thanks to the vast resources at the disposal of companies like Google, visual search is finally becoming viable. How, then, will SEO evolve as visual search develops? And how soon until SEO companies have to master visual search optimization?
Who were the “winners” and “losers” of organic search in 2017?
Earlier this week, Searchmetrics published its fourth annual Winners and Losers Report, which reveals how certain sites fared in organic search visibility on Google.com during 2017. How do the results from this year stack up against last year, and what can we learn from the trends highlighted?
[Report] Why should marketers care about transparency in paid media?
The budgets, metrics and processes that surround paid media campaigns are shrouded in obscurity, preventing the brands which buy advertising from knowing exactly where this spend is going, what they are buying, and how it is benefiting them. How can brands push for increased transparency in their dealings with agencies?
Get 2018 started with an updated multi-channel digital marketing strategy
Reaching new customers has become significantly more complex. With new platforms and channels still emerging, consumers have more and more choices and are demanding greater attention from brands trying to reach them. Here’s how you can ramp up your multi-channel strategy in 2018 to meet that demand.
10 Google updates you may have missed
Google rarely stands still. In fact, the search giant claims to tweak its search algorithms at least 3 times per day. Some of these updates are bigger than others, and the past month has brought an unprecedented wave of newsworthy enhancements.
Facebook kills off news: Publishers panic, try to remember how to do SEO
On Thursday 11th January, Facebook announced a major change to News Feed that would severely impact the reach of publishers’ posts. Deprived of referral traffic from Facebook, will publishers be turning en masse back to SEO to restore their fortunes?
High-level search marketing: How to keep your momentum from the holiday season going
Businesses tend to have a huge marketing push right before, and often during, the holidays, but often times these marketing campaigns fizzle out after the new year. Here’s how you can keep up the momentum on your marketing efforts in 2018.
CES 2018: Google ramps up Assistant with smart displays, native podcasts, recipes and news
Amazon Echo and its voice assistant, Alexa, might be the current market leaders in voice-activated smart technology, but the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show has shown that Google fully intends to challenge Amazon for that crown.
Which is the best search engine for finding images?
Finding the perfect image can be crucial to grabbing the audience’s attention, livening up a page, or illustrating a point. To do that, you of course need a good search engine. The web has plenty of different options for image search, from general search engines with an image search function to dedicated search engines for browsing and indexing images. But which offer the best experience?
Artificial intelligence and machine learning: What are the opportunities for search marketers?
The explosion of big data has meant that humans simply have too much data to understand and handle daily. For search, content and digital marketers to make the most out the valuable insights that data can provide, it is essential to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) applications, machine learning algorithms and deep learning to move the needle of marketing performance in 2018.
Best of 2017: Our top 5 search industry articles
As we come to the end of 2017, we’ve decided to take a look back at some of our most-read articles throughout the year. So far this week, we’ve rounded up our top five articles on SEO and top five articles on PPC. To wrap up the week, we’re taking a look at our top five most-read articles about the search industry.
What’s behind the trend towards private search engines?
In the last two or three years, the search industry has seen a number of new engines that focus specifically on private search. Is this just a passing fad, or is it indicative of an increasing trend towards secure, private search? And if so, what does it mean for more mainstream search engines like the all-seeing Google?
How much should SEO cost?
The price associated with an SEO campaign can be determined by a significant amount of factors: what work has been conducted previously? What internal resources are available to support the campaign? How competitive is the industry? What are the goals of the campaign? As a result, pricing SEO can sometimes feel akin to a ‘how long is a piece of string’ scenario.