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Mobile

Understanding voice search: What are the implications for marketers?

One report by VoiceLabs predicts that voice device growth will quadruple this year. What data can help us to understand the impact of voice…

By Jason Tabeling · 29 Mar 2017

Industry

A visual history of Google SERPs: 1996 to 2017

Over the past 20 years, Google has revolutionized how we source information, how we buy products, and how advertisers sell those products to us.…

By Clark Boyd · 29 Mar 2017

PPC

How URL hijackers are disrupting banks’ PPC campaigns

A major phishing scam appears to be hijacking the paid search ads of financial and banking companies on brand keywords. What is going on,…

By Jamie Smith · 28 Mar 2017

Content

6 tips for creating content to capture short attention spans

As the average human attention span has dropped to just 8 seconds, how can you make content that captures your audience's attention before it's…

By Tereza Litsa · 27 Mar 2017

PPC

Is Google’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ ad the future of paid voice search?

Google sparked a small firestorm last week as reports surfaced that its intelligent assistant device Google Home had delivered what appeared to be an…

By Al Roberts · 23 Mar 2017

Analytics

Biometrics and neuroscience: The future of digital analytics?

Advertising has always been about emotions. Emotions lead to actions and, as such, influencing emotions is the most effective route to influencing actions.

By Clark Boyd · 23 Mar 2017

Mobile

Can Google get users on board with “shortcuts in search”?

Google announced yesterday the launch of “shortcuts in search”, which will allow Android users in the US to access quick answers on a range…

By Clark Boyd · 22 Mar 2017

Content

How to create SEO-friendly content

SEO-friendly content doesn’t have to be difficult or time-consuming, provided that you understand how on-page SEO can work alongside your content. Here’s how to…

By Tereza Litsa · 22 Mar 2017

Content

The SEO benefits of using WordPress to publish your content

Creating and launching a fully-fledged website is not enough to get your brand noticed by itself. In order to improve your online visibility, you will need…

By Lucy Barret · 21 Mar 2017

Content

Google Posts: GIFs and videos published directly to SERPs

Since the tentative launch of Google Posts last year, users have remained in the dark about whether a fully-fledged roll-out might be on the…

By Clark Boyd · 20 Mar 2017