Digital ad spend is now being evaluated and optimized on the basis of online-to-offline impact. And in today’s smartphone world, that means phone calls. Join digital advertising and call conversion experts from Brandmuscle and DialogTech to learn proven strategies that will improve ROI and help you acquire more customers from …
Read More »Google did not ban Infowars; did rescind quality example using an Infowars article
Google has neither censored nor banned the Infowars site, despite what some headlines out there say. The company did, however, rescind an example that its quality rater contractors received using Infowars and other sites in terms of how to judge page quality generally. Memorandum has a roundup on the news, including a …
Read More »6 types of negative SEO to watch out for
The threat of negative SEO is remote but daunting. How easy is it to for a competitor to ruin your rankings, and how do you protect your site? But before we start, let’s make sure we’re clear on what negative SEO is, and what it definitely isn’t. Negative SEO is …
Read More »Listen to your mother: Win Mother’s Day with humor and timing
This Mother’s Day, the moms we celebrate are as diverse as our American families. So why stick to the same old marketing tactics you’ve always used? Let’s make this year even more special (and successful) with some lesser-known tips and advice based on research compiled by my data scientist colleagues …
Read More »Local search ranking factors: What’s working in 2017 [Podcast]
So you want to win in local search this year? Yep, so do millions of small- and medium-sized businesses. And so do all those huge national chains with thousands of locations scattered across the country. Competition in local search is incredibly fierce. Fortunately, about three dozen of the world’s smartest …
Read More »Going global: Common sense considerations too commonly ignored
The profession of a paid advertising specialist is one of circular efforts; any declaration of success is met with a request for greater efficiency, expanded reach or fine-tuned creative. Around and around we go. When tasked with the “expansion” objective, instincts and common practice most often lead to a keyword …
Read More »[Reminder] Webinar — National Brands & Local Search: Use Insights to Drive Actions
With nearly one third of all mobile searches now related to location, the competition for visibility at the local level has heated up. Once a brand has submitted its data to data aggregators, then what? How can brands leverage performance metrics and data to measure their local search performance and …
Read More »SearchCap: Going global, PPC in higher ed & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: [Reminder] Webinar — National Brands Local Search: Use Insights to Drive ActionsApr 17, 2017 by Digital Marketing Depot With nearly one third of all mobile searches …
Read More »See who attends MarTech… and why you should too!
One of the questions we get frequently is “who goes to MarTech?” Makes sense. You want to know if there will be others like you to meet, share ideas and make valuable professional connections when deciding to invest in attending. The overwhelming majority of attendees are managers with marketing-decision responsibilities. …
Read More »How to cut through cross-channel noise using intent-driven personalization
In the world of digital marketing, the ever-increasing number of consumer devices and competing messages is making it harder than ever to connect with your target audience. With consumer attention spans at an all-time low, how can you ensure that your campaigns, bids and budgets are reaching the right people …
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