Google’s Local Carousel – Trapped in Google’s World?
The new Local Carousel is certainly going to change user behaviors. Exactly how is still to be determined. To some extent whether ads do better or organic does better depends on what users see in any given “industry + geo” search. It also depends on how they respond to the (thinly?) populated knowledge panels or […]
5 Considerations for Successful International PPC Campaigns
Using paid search to drive international growth can be very effective – when its done well. Here are 5 PPC tips for the international search marketer.
Post from Gemma Birch on State of Search
5 Considerations for Successful International PPC Campaigns
Why You Can’t Overlook Video In Your Content Strategy
In the fast-paced world of web marketing, new strategies with social media and interactive content are swiftly replacing traditional marketing techniques. This can be detrimental for the businesses that don’t keep up, but for those that are willing to employ a flexible and creative content strategy, now is a great time to tackle a video-based […]
Let the Instagram vs. Vine Video Battle Begin!
Within 8 hours of launching Video on Instagram, more than a year’s worth of footage was shared. Meanwhile, the number of tweets containing a 6-second looping video from Vine has almost doubled in just two months, according to new Unruly Media data.
8 Ways to Make Your Next Blog Post Stink
Bored of writing thoughtful, articulate and engaging blog posts? Use the following tricks to make your blog posts so bad no one will read them.
#1 – Promote Your Product, Constantly
What’s the point of a blog post if not to promote your business, right?
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Internal Links will NOT (typically) hurt you
First found on @SEroundtable blog post, discussing
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5 Questions About Semantic SEO
Posted by Matthew Brown
Earlier this month, I attended the SemTechBiz2013 conference in San Francisco. This is a gathering of creators and designers of the semantic tech stack, folks who work on semantic web standards, and representatives from th…
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 24, 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 AdWords New Top Movers Report Aims To Automate “What’s Changed” Reporting The new Top Movers report in Google AdWords shows you which…
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Google AdWords New Top Movers Report Aims To Automate “What’s Changed” Reporting
The new Top Movers report in Google AdWords shows you which campaigns and ad groups had the largest changes in clicks and cost between two timeframes. Located under the “Dimensions” tab (View: Top Movers), the report compares performance for two consecutive time periods of equal length,…
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Bing For Schools Offers Ad-Free Search Experience, SafeSearch Filtered Content & Lesson Plans
Bing announced Bing For Schools today, a new program designed for K-12 US schools, scheduled to launch later this year. In an effort to help schools teach digital literacy skills, Bing For Schools will offer an ad-free search experience with SafeSearch…
Google Waze Buy Faces Antitrust Review
Iit’s unlikely the FTC will conclude that Google’s Waze buyout will significant harm other mapping services such as Bing Maps and Tomtom. But the FTC will consider whether Google is buying Waze to eliminate a potential future competitor.
Google Rolls Out AdWords Dynamic Retargeting For Retailers
In another move to beef up its retargeting offerings–and take on retargeting platforms like Adroll, Retargeter and Mediaforge–Google is rolling out dynamic retargeting to all AdWords retail customers with Google Merchant Feeds. The company is also piloting dynamic retargeting in the…
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Google Grants Cannabis Group $240,000 in AdWords Money & Other Products
According to Michigan Compassion, a medical cannabis nonprofit, Google awarded the group $240,000 annually in AdWords advertising through Google Grants, as well as the use of other Google products for nonprofits.
Google Grants Cannabis Group $240,000 in AdWords Money
Google’s got $5 on it … er, make that $240,000. This is according to last week’s announcement from medical cannabis nonprofit Michigan Compassion. The nonprofit said $240,000 in AdWords grants had been given by the Google Grants program.
If we only had 9 minutes to talk about Google Analytics, DistilledLive video discussion
The new Analytics module has just gone live over in DistilledU so what better way to celebrate than with a free DistilledLive video on the very same topic! This week, London consultants Dave Sottimano and Paddy Moogan [there is only one] take you through the topic Continue reading »
Google Takes Street View Images From The Tallest Building In The World At Dubai’s Burj Khalifa
Google Maps adds another first today with Street View images from Burj Khalifa, the Dubai skyscraper that sands at 828 meters (2,716 feet) tall, making it the tallest man-made structure in the world. According to Google not only is this their first-eve…
Google Celebrates 2013 Gay Pride Month With Rainbox Encased Search Box For LGBT Related Searches
For a number of years, Google has recognized Gay Pride Month by adding gay pride-inspired art to the Google search box on the results page of LGBT searches. This year, Google is marking Gay Pride Month 2013 with a 3D-styled rainbow encasing the search box: Google’s past support for Gay Pride…
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RSS No Longer Supported By Twitter Search
Seems like a week or two ago, Twitter has done away with their support for RSS.
Taylor Singletary from Twitter support said in a Twitter Help thread…
Screen Shots Of The New Google Webmaster Tools Structured Data Error Report
Google is now inviting webmasters to try out the new Webmaster Tools structured data error reports.
I signed up for the beta a few weeks ago and was invited yesterday to check out the reports. Fortunately for me, but unfortunately for you…
New Local Carousel
Google announced they rolled out their local carousel results on desktops in categories like hotels, dining & nightlife for US English search queries. The ranking factors driving local rank are aligned with the same ones that were driving the old 7…