Much has been written about the value of title tags, the most important of all SEO attributes. What’s often highlighted are the dos and don’ts in terms of syntax. From a pure conversion and marketing perspective, however, there is a lot of...
For several months now debate has continued about the merits of guest posting, the relationship between content and links, backlinks, publishers and signature links, guest posting, and comments. It's sad to read articles; many by bloggers and...
Bloomingdale's is a leader in fashion in the brick and mortar world. But how does a store with history back to the 1800s adapt to the new online world? Let's look at a few tactics Bloomingdale's uses in content marketing to find a few SEO...
Google unveiled conversational search at Google I/O last week, and began rolling it out on the latest version of Chrome this week. Today, I chatted with Google to ask it burning questions like, "How many children does Madonna have?
Google has launched Top Charts, allowing users to visualize and share the most-searched people, places, and things in more than 40 categories, all the way back to 2004. Derived from Google’s Knowledge Graph, the data is featured in Google Trends...
The Early Bird rate for SES Toronto 2013, which kicks off June 12 and runs through June 14, ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. ET. If you haven't registered yet for the search and social marketing conference, today is your last chance to register at the...
It's been less than 24 hours since Google Penguin 2.0 went live, but there are already several reports of big changes. There are also many reports that, despite Penguin, Google is still ranking spam sites.
The comScore Video Metrix service has just released data that shows 181.9 million Americans watched 38.8 billion online content videos in April 2013, while the number of video ad views reached an all-time high of 13.2 billion.
While Google is celebrating with one of its Doodle 4 Google winners in the U.S. Canadian Google users are instead seeing a Google Doodle celebrating the 140th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
"What Should Lead Your Online Marketing Strategy: SEO or Content". Why Content Marketing is the New SEO". Is Google's love affair with content marketing usurping SEO? Content Marketing is the New SEO "
Since the switch to enhanced campaigns AdWords has become a system of overlapping targets and multipliers. When Google announced Enhanced Campaigns they said that mobile device bids would now be controlled by a multiplier on the base bid.
Google has just rolled out Penguin 2.0, a large algorithmic update promising to go “deeper” than the 2012 Penguin release, which put a hurting on websites with number of manipulative links in their profile.
Many Google AdWords advertisers are taking the plunge and upgrading to enhanced campaigns. The deadline is looming on the horizon (July 22). With so many elements changing in the AdWords management flow, advertisers are scrambling to ensure all...
Today's Google Doodle may be the most moving logo Google has ever posted. The Doodle was created by a 12th grade Wisconsin student in honor of her best day: the day she was reunited with her father who returned home from Iraq after 18 months of...
Webmasters have been watching for Penguin 2.0 to hit the Google search results since Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts first announced that there would be the next generation of Penguin. Cutts officially announced that Penguin 2.0 is...
Google Checkout will be retired in six months, Google has announced. The service, which has been used by many web merchants as an alternative to PayPal and has been the default payment option for Google Play developers, is going away Nov.
Though tablets and smartphones are both considered mobile devices based on their portability, user behavior by device differs greatly – from experience to expectation. With evolving features and functionality, as well as situational needs to...
SEO and public relations have much potential for synergy. Not only can you get media coverage, you can encourage editorial links. One basic PR practice that works well for link building is the 12-month planner.
Over the past few years, marketing automation has continued to gain influence. For most organizations it's now a crucial piece of the marketing puzzle. This is especially true of the B2B sector. I didn't realize the full capabilities of marketing...
Social media’s influence on search results continues to grow. This is perhaps most evident in the convergence of paid, owned, and earned media, which explains a great deal about how brands can generate activity and earn credibility through social...