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Mobile Ad Spend Up 5% on Google; Marin Gives Tips for Mobile PPC Success
Marin released year-over-year data that showed mobile, tablet, and desktop advertising performance from 2012 to 2013 on Google. Findings show that mobile impression share,…
10 Online PR Lessons From the Huge Success of Phonebloks
How do you turn an idea, an explainer video, and small budget into 17 million YouTube views, thousands of quality links, 900,000 registered supporters,…
No. 1 Position in AdWords Doesn’t Always Get Highest CTR [Study]
Digital marketing agency Accuracast released research that showed while the No. 1 position in Google's paid search results garnered the highest CTR, data showed…
Rand Fishkin Talks New Approach to Link Building, Content Marketing & Contextual Search
Six key takeaways from Rand Fishkin, CEO of Moz, on local search for national brands, how to stand out with content marketing, where to…
5 Facebook Ad Features to Use NOW!
Facebook has made improvements that provide advertisers more control, more organization, and streamlined ad creation. Here are five features you should be using now,…
Why You Must Optimize and Create Content for More Than Just Conversion-Centric Queries
Reaching buyers earlier in the purchase cycle has benefits. Done right, buyers will return as they near the end of the purchase funnel. Done…
Facebook Mobile Referrals Up More Than 250% [Study]
New research shows that mobile traffic from Facebook to publisher websites was up 253 percent year-over-year. This data comes on the heels of Facebook's…
Marketers Talk Hummingbird, ‘(Not Provided)’ & More Ahead of SES Chicago 2013
Several Meetup Groups plan to converge on the SES Chicago conference this week. Here, organizers of several of these groups share insights on Hummingbird's…
Could Bing Ever Overtake Google in Search?
Google has dominated search, but Microsoft has a real opportunity to influence searcher behavior and Bing adoption through the integration of Bing search through…
13 Metrics Every PPC Report Should Have
Metrics can be tied back to four basic lifecycle stages of attracting, engaging, converting, and renewing. Let's look at how these stages can apply…
The Continued Collision of Big Data with Mobile & Local
We're seeing lots of other interesting technologies bubble up to better track the offline effectiveness of online and mobile ads like search. But is…
Google Penguin Got You Down? Work on Customer Service
You can redirect your energy into activities that have a positive return. Customer service is an area where many small businesses do poorly. Investments…
Yelp Lawsuit Seeks Wages for Yelpers
A lawsuit is seeking employment benefits and wages for reviewers (a.k.a. "Yelpers") that have been posting free reviews on Yelp. The lawsuit claims Yelp…
In Memoriam: Ren Warmuz of Trellian
The search engine marketing and domain industries lost one of its greatest minds over the weekend. Ren Warmuz, founder and CEO of Trellian, who…
Google Starts Indexing App Content
Developers now have the option to get their app content indexed, and that content to be opened up within the app on Android devices.…
Brands Expected to Respond Within an Hour on Twitter [Study]
New research shows the primary reason people engage with brands on Twitter is to show support or enthusiasm for the company, but when brands…
Pinterest Adds Related Pins for Better Discovery
Pinterest is adding "related pins" to users’ home feeds, in a bid to improve its discovery features and pin-based recommendations. Pinterest hopes the new…
3 Google Shopping Campaign Challenges & Solutions
PLAs have been tremendously successful at increasing paid media exposure and driving incremental revenue. However, advertisers are still dealing with a number of challenges.…
Can RTB Turn Display Into Search?
Wouldn't it be great if display campaigns could behave similarly to search, driving highly targeted traffic when users are within the consideration stage on…
Long-Time Voice in the Industry Jill Whalen Says Goodbye to SEO
Jill Whalen, long-time voice in the SEO industry and former contributor to Search Engine Watch is saying goodbye to SEO. Find out more about…