Yelp analysis finds the devastation is 4X the magnitude of the biggest economic shocks of the past decade. The roughly 30 million small businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. employ nearly 48% of all workers, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. The bulk of SMBs are very small and highly vulnerable to failure in the […]
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Product ad spend growth on social outpaced search in the third quarter, Kenshoo reports. Product ad spending continued to grow year-over-year on both social and search channels. Source: Kenshoo E-commerce advertisers spent 39% of their search budgets on Shopping campaigns and 37% of their social budgets on product ads in the third quarter of the […]
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 […]
“If someone is out and about in the physical world right now, that alone is a signal that they are in-market,” said Foursquare CEO David Shim on Live with Search Engine Land. “Location [data] . . . allows you to look back and say, ‘Pre-pandemic, who are the folks who went to Whole Foods? Who […]
Yelp launches new rating feature for community to leave feedback on local business social distancing and mask compliance. Yelp now lets users leave feedback on local businesses’ health and safety compliance around COVID pandemic precautions. Community members can vouch that businesses are enforcing social distancing and requiring staff to wear masks. Why we care. As the […]
The retail giant’s partnership with social and CTV platforms is an eye opener for advertisers and brands. For the first time ever, Walmart is expanding its ad reach beyond its own ecommerce platform by powering ads on TikTok, Roku, and Snap. Walmart will also have the capability to measure any sales that come from those […]
SEOs should prepare for the coming changes in local reviews, knowledge panels and mobile displays. “COVID itself has changed the way that people interact with businesses online,” said Amanda Jordan, director of local search at LOCOMOTIVE Agency, in her session at SMX Next, “which means that search engines, businesses and marketers had to pivot to meet […]
Review the types of justifications, and which are applicable for your brand, to help you develop both onsite and GBP optimization strategies. Justifications are snippets of text that Google shows in the local pack to help users “justify” why the business is showing up for their search query. There are a variety of types of […]
A look at the key differences between Snapchat and TikTok. TikTok is having a moment. Whether you use the app already or have spotted TikToks popping up on other social platforms, it’s clear that TikTok isn’t just another fleeting trend. It’s here to stay. Yet it’s easy to see how someone not familiar with TikTok […]
Maximize marketing spend and email deliverability. Marketers are being asked to do more with available resources while still delivering against tough targets. Pivoting this from a no-win mission to a job-well-done scenario is a no-brainer. The simple solution? Entrusting your email marketing to a reliable and scalable platform. During this webinar, you’ll learn how Hertz […]