SEO
2017 predictions: Why artificial intelligence will blow account-based marketing out of the water
We are approaching the end of another year, and with that comes time for reflection on how far we’ve come in the last 12 months and speculation about what’s ahead. If we look back on the last year in the world of sales and marketing, there’s one trend in particular that’s sparked notable enthusiasm from…
Read MoreHow Google is tackling fake news, and why it should not do it alone
Fact-checking and preventing fake news from appearing in search results will remain a big priority for search engines in 2017. Following the US election and Brexit, increased focus is being placed on how social networks and search engines can avoid showing “fake news” to users. However, this is a battle that search engines cannot — and…
Read MoreHow Big Brands Use Urgency to Drive Conversions During the Holidays
Hurry! Holiday shopping is upon us, which means big conversion opportunities await. Image via Shutterstock. What’s worse than not being able to find the perfect Christmas gift for someone you love? How about finding it, then realizing it’s sold out? Sold out. The thought alone is enough to cause a pre-Christmas meltdown, but while we’re…
Read MoreCommerce Signals and PlaceIQ turn in-store sales data into campaign optimization tool
Commerce Signals and PlaceIQ today announced a partnership that will deliver in-store sales data to PlaceIQ customers (agencies and brands). The new offering from Commerce Signals is called “Databridge,” and it provides purchase data from Visa (Advertising Solutions) and related insights for marketers. What’s significant is that the anonymous transactions data can be delivered within…
Read MoreIs in-house marketing better than using an agency?
Is it better to do your online marketing in-house or through an agency? It’s an important decision to make. Now, you should probably know that I’m a founder of an online advertising agency, so I might have a bit of a bias. But I have worked in-house and done my own fair share of hiring…
Read MoreGoogle’s shift to mobile-first: mobile moments that matter
Kashin / Shutterstock.com Eric Schmidt predicted that sales of smartphones would surpass PCs more than six years ago, as the then-Google CEO prepared the world for the “mobile-first” culture at the Mobile World Congress in 2010. Fast forward to today, and we’re witnessing the birth of a new mobile era where consumers interact and convert in…
Read MoreHow to Get 100,000 People to See Your Blog Post
What would more traffic to your blog post mean to you? Image source. What would 100,000 views on a blog post mean to you? Depending on the goals of your blog, it could mean thousands of new subscribers and fans. But it could also mean new customers — big traffic means big exposure and big…
Read MoreOptimizing Marketing Resources – What to Automate and What Your Team Needs to Handle
When you work in a small marketing department with a shoestring budget, you’re often faced with the dilemma of paying for automation or investing hours in managing the work internally. Through my years in various marketing roles, I’ve gotten lucky and also learned the hard way about which processes should and should not be automated.…
Read MoreHow do our biases impact PPC performance?
I’ve come to believe that the essence of PPC management can be boiled down to two things: Never let one thing (keyword research, bid management, A/B testing ad copy and so on) take up so much of your attention that you let something else slip. What you did yesterday probably needs to be changed, and failing…
Read MoreHow search and email acquisition campaigns benefit both channels
Search and email are good marketing partners because they make each other more productive. Add a layer of “big data,” and you have a firm foundation for digital marketing success. Take email acquisition, for example. Instead of just going it alone, email and search teams should partner up on PPC ads to build email acquisition.…
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