Search marketers should stay vigilant for redirects on referrer click reports as there is more to a click than meets the eye. As every search marketer knows, clicks are a key metric in measuring search traffic, yet counting clicks can be a complicated thing. All clicks are not the same. There are paid clicks. There […]
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Beginning August 5, 2020, Google Chrome will begin blocking some of the most intrusive video ads, according to a blog post. According to the post, Google relies on the Better Ads Standards, developed by the Coalition for Better Ads. The group recently announced new standards, addressing some of the most intrusive types of video ads. The […]
“When I look at the conversational space I think it’s going to have as much impact as ecommerce or search or social,” says LivePerson CEO Rob Locascio. “The conversational space is going to be just as big. I think you’ll see one day that there will be a trillion dollar company in this space and I want […]
We live in a feedback economy so if resources and budget are limited, prioritize managing reviews on Google and Facebook. Back in 2016, I introduced the concept of data amplifiers in this column. I defined them as consisting of publishers (such as Apple and Google) and data aggregators (such as Infogroup) that together make sure an enterprise’s […]
Marketing executives from Procter & Gamble and Under Armour talked SEO, customer experience, and the influence of D2C. SAN JOSE – The rise of digital commerce is causing a sort of “renaissance” in today’s largest digital marketplaces, Search Engine Land Editor-in-Chief Ginny Marvin said Wednesday during her keynote at SMX West. This rebirth is driven […]
Attend a full-day workshop at SMX and master a specific aspect of search marketing. Do you have a search marketing specialty? Maybe it’s selling products on third-party platforms like Amazon or Facebook… perhaps it’s paid search… maybe the nitty-gritty of multi-location or technical SEO. Attend a full-day workshop at SMX and master a specific aspect of […]
Balancing tools, time and resources to hit the magic number. Determining a marketing budget can be frustrating. Are you investing enough? Are your marketing dollars being applied in the most efficient way? How do you know if what you’re doing is working? Lou Covey, principal of Footwasher Media Agency, has decades of experience helping clients […]
Digital marketing is now firmly embedded in our day-to-day lives; we start our day with newsletters and check our Facebook before bed. Its influence will continue to grow in 2019, and new advertising trends built on today’s digital innovations will grow along with it. It’s your job to learn to distinguish them and adapt your […]
DISH Network has announced another Request for Proposal (RFP) as it prepares to build the nation’s first standalone 5G network. RFPs are a standard part of the process of building out a new network and this is the third RFP DISH has requested. The Deployment Services RFP, for end-to-end deployment services vendors, is expected the week of […]
Marc Palmer, Marketing Communications Manager of Nissan UK, recently spoke in an Adwords promotional video for Google on the effectiveness of using Google Adwords for Nissan. “When you get your first car, suddenly, there’s that little bubble that you live in, where you can do whatever you like,” Palmer said. “I got this little old car: […]