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Month: December 2020

Bing Ads Editor Update Now Available: App Extensions, Paste Special And More

Version 10.8 also includes more options for downloading statistics and setting bids. Version 10.8 of Bing Ads Editor is now available for download. Here’s are some of the highlights of what’s new. 1. Support for app extensions: App marketers can manage app extensions, which show download links for iOS, Windows and Android devices (in the US only […]

What can 129 million calls tell us about inbound marketing? A lot, it turns out

We analyzed more than 129 million calls across 12 industries to understand inbound marketing’s impact on generating calls from leads The marketing landscape has shifted since HubSpot introduced the concept of inbound marketing in 2005. Instead of relying on interruptive tactics like cold calling and commercials, inbound marketing focuses on drawing customers to your business through content […]

Google Cloud Opens New Cloud Regions

Google Cloud has announced it has opened three new cloud regions, expanding its worldwide cloud presence. Google currently stands in third place, behind AWS and Microsoft Azure, in the cloud market. CEO Thomas Kurian has made it his stated goal to lead Google Cloud into at least the number two spot within five years. A big step […]

PPC 2020 in review: COVID leaves its mark on e-commerce and paid search

Platforms pivoted to accommodate advertising during a crisis and automation continued to be at the heart of paid search changes. This year was largely defined by platforms introducing, fast-tracking or postponing new policies, features, campaign types and offerings in reaction to how consumers and, by extension, advertisers, were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In early […]

Google confirms passage indexing is not yet live

We expected this to roll out in 2020 but that seems unlikely now. Google’s Danny Sullivan has confirmed with us that Google has not yet rolled out passage indexing. Initially we expected, based on the original announcement, that Google would roll out passage indexing by the end of the year – 2020. But since it is […]

7 tactics to drive more links to your website

Secure links for clients and increase rankings, traffic and revenue with reusable content campaigns, targeted outreach, keyword research and managing link blockers. I recently presented at SMX East in New York. Aside from being one of my favourite cities in the world, it was a great conference and I want to expand upon my presentation and dive a […]

Bing To Encrypt Searches By Default & Referrer Data To Go Not Provided This Summer

Not Provided is about to expand when Bing goes HTTPS over the summer, ultimately blocking query data in the referrer path. Bing announced they will begin encrypting their searches over TLS. So instead of seeing referrals from http://www.bing.com, they will begin coming from https://www.bing.com. This happens this summer and with the change, Bing will no longer pass […]

Payment Failure Now The #1 Cause Of Business Churn

Supplier churn is more prevalent than ever, and it is costing big businesses much more than customers. Researchers estimate that the cost of customer churn has risen to more than $136 billion. This number is expected to rise due to a higher volume of subscription based business models in the market. Subscription based models with […]

Microsoft Tulalip: Is A New Social/Search Hybrid On The Way?

It appears that Microsoft is planning a new project called Tulalip and could be positioning it as a hybrid search/social networking service. First reported by Fusible, Tulalip currently sits on the SOCL.com domain, which is owned by Microsoft. You can see the socl.com WHOIS record on DomainTools to confirm. Tulalip currently only offers a “welcome” […]

Live, interactive search marketing workshops start tomorrow!

This is the last chance you’ll have to train with Brad, Eric, Jessica, and Bruce at SMX in 2020… don’t miss out! This unprecedented year is coming to an end… but you still have a chance to upgrade your skills to prepare for what is sure to be an interesting 2021 in search marketing. Whether […]