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Google, YouTube See Uptick in 2014 Back-to-School Search Traffic

Back-to-school searches on Google grew 45 percent year-over-year while searches for "back to school haul" and "dorm hauls" on YouTube are also up.

By Lisa Lacy · 21 Aug 2014

Industry

Google AdWords Incorporates Focused Bid Automation and Bulk Editing

Google has added an update to streamline the management of multiple campaigns and a tool that enables advertisers to better target their customers.

By Ashley Zeckman · 21 Aug 2014

Development

Lost and Found: How Top E-Commerce Brands Stack Up With Site Search

Recent analysis by the Baymard Institute shows top e-commerce brands fall short with site search results and highlights the need for brands to better…

By Jessica Lee · 21 Aug 2014

PPC

Product Listing Ads – An Evaluation

The end of product listing ads as we know them makes this a perfect time to evaluate their effectiveness and impact on the industry.

By Richard Stokes · 21 Aug 2014

Content

What to Include (& Leave Off) Your Homepage

Is your homepage doing what it’s supposed to do? Is it answering the necessary questions and putting customers on the path to conversion? If…

By Lisa Barone · 21 Aug 2014

Industry

Google Tests Search Results Format Minus Carousel

Google is testing an updated format for search results that does away with the carousel and instead more closely mimics its mobile results.

By Ashley Zeckman · 20 Aug 2014

Industry

Google’s Singhal Reflects on the Top Search Milestones Since 2004

Google’s senior vice president of search thinks the roll-outs of universal search, voice search, and the Knowledge Graph are among Google’s proudest moments in…

By Lisa Lacy · 20 Aug 2014

Content

Online PR: Should You Pitch or Ignore These 6 HARO Personas?

HARO can be a great way to get coverage and links for your website – but it can also be a huge waste time…

By Ken Mcgaffin · 20 Aug 2014

Analytics

How to Properly Analyze Ad Text Performance

When setting up a paid search campaign, proper structure is essential for success. By not looking at the data from a holistic point of…

By Justin Freid · 20 Aug 2014

SEO

Google Wages War on European Link Scheme Networks

Google has taken action against two fraudulent link networks as reports surface of manual penalty notifications hitting inboxes in Europe.

By Jessica Lee · 19 Aug 2014

Industry

Seth Godin’s Squidoo Acquired by HubPages

Some, but not all, Squidoo content will be rolled into content-sharing site HubPages by around October 1. What does this transition mean for users?

By Ashley Zeckman · 19 Aug 2014

PPC

Google AdWords Launches Website Call Conversions

AdWords will generate a forwarding number for each ad click that will measure calls made by consumers, enabling advertisers to attribute the call conversion…

By Lisa Lacy · 19 Aug 2014

Content

The Content Hack That Will Unlock 100 Years of Journalistic Tips for Your Digital Strategy

Taking a look at the cover designs of print magazines can help you improve your digital content marketing strategy by helping you to focus…

By Simon Penson · 19 Aug 2014

Industry

Sneak Peek at Google Stars: If Pinterest Met Google Drive

One of Google's undercover projects, Google Stars, works like Pinterest, looks like Google Drive, and feels like it could replace the +1 button.

By Dan Cristo · 19 Aug 2014

Content

What Marketing Executives Say About Content Targeting

A new study shows that most marketers believe they should be producing smaller amounts of more researched content - but are they following through…

By Nathan Safran · 19 Aug 2014

Industry

The Telegraph Mysteriously Removes “Right to Be Forgotten” Stories

As part of its effort to combat the so-called "Right to Be Forgotten" rulings, reports say the Telegraph has written stories about the stories…

By Ashley Zeckman · 18 Aug 2014

Industry

Yahoo Recovers From Search Share Low in June

Yahoo saw an incremental increase in its search share in July, according to comScore data, which brings it back from its lowest score ever.…

By Jessica Lee · 18 Aug 2014

PPC

Goodbye, Exact and Phrase Match Keywords. Now What?

While this change takes some control away from advertisers, there are other places to concentrate that can lead to bigger changes and have more…

By Larry Kim · 18 Aug 2014

Content

Survey Says: Stop Making Assumptions About Your Content

Don't just assume why your content is or isn't working - to really understand what's working and what's not, marketers need to dig in,…

By Kelly Wrather · 18 Aug 2014

SEO

Link Building: The Art of Persuasion

The most important thing you can ever do when trying to build a link on a site is to be persuasive. What does that…

By Jon Ball · 18 Aug 2014