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Capitalize on volume and long tail in Q4 with Dynamic Search Ads

In ecommerce, there’s always a scramble to capitalize on the volume that is out there for the holidays.

By Sana Ansari · 24 Oct 2016

Mobile

Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP): one year on – stats and infographic

We’ve written an awful lot about Google’s open source accelerated mobile pages project (better know as Google AMP) over that last 12…

By Christopher Ratcliff · 13 Oct 2016

Industry

Google’s biggest ever product announcement: what are the implications for search?

New products include a pair of Pixel smartphones, Google Home smart speaker, Daydream VR set, Google Wi-Fi router, and a higher-definition Chromecast…

By Tom Murphy · 10 Oct 2016

SEO

Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 6: Trust, Authority and Expertise

This week we dive into trust signals, paying particular attention to Google’s Page Quality Rating.

By Christopher Ratcliff · 10 Oct 2016

Industry

Penguin 4.0: a link builder’s perspective

It’s been two weeks since Penguin 4.0 was officially announced.

By Cory Collins · 07 Oct 2016

SEO

The changing SERP: understanding and optimizing above and below the fold

Google SERPs continue to change regularly to better reflect the needs of the end-user. For brands to successfully attract organic traffic, they…

By Jim Yu · 06 Oct 2016

Industry

Google Optimize and Session Quality Score: a brief guide

Google announced on its Analytics blog and at SMX East the launch of some intriguing updates to its Analytics platform.

By Clark Boyd · 05 Oct 2016

SEO

Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 5: duplicate content and syndication

This week we continue diving into on-page content factors, with duplicate content and syndication.

By Christopher Ratcliff · 03 Oct 2016

Industry

Six most important search marketing news stories of the week

Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from around the world of search marketing and beyond.

By Christopher Ratcliff · 30 Sep 2016

Industry

Penguin 4.0: what does it mean for SEO practitioners?

As you’re no doubt aware, Google finally rolled out its Google 4.0 algorithm update at the end of last week.

By Christopher Ratcliff · 28 Sep 2016

Mobile

More online product searches start on Amazon than Google

The second annual State of Amazon study by BloomReach found that 55% of consumers start their online product searches on Amazon, compared…

By Graham Charlton · 27 Sep 2016

PPC

Reliable search volume data: a glimmer of hope

While poking around in the Google AdWords keyword research tool recently, I noticed something that made me do a double take.

By Laurel Marcus · 26 Sep 2016

PPC

Five Google Shopping tips to help nail your Q4 ROI

Google Shopping tends to be a strong revenue driver for businesses investing in digital marketing. So how do you make sure you…

By Sana Ansari · 26 Sep 2016

Content

Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 4: content freshness

This week's guide to ranking signals continues diving into on-page content factors, with content freshness.

By Christopher Ratcliff · 26 Sep 2016

Industry

Penguin 4.0 is finally here, Google confirms

After a couple of years waiting, and various algorithm fluctuations described as 'normal turbulence', Google has finally confirmed today that it's Penguin…

By Christopher Ratcliff · 23 Sep 2016

SEO

CTR as a ranking factor: what we know so far and how to action it

For the last two years there has been much discussion and debate around whether click through rate (CTR) is something Google uses…

By Sam Underwood · 22 Sep 2016

PPC

Five solid Google AdWords insights from analyzing half a billion dollars in ad spend

In which I set out to look at fresh Performance Grader data to get a sense of what is changing in terms…

By Larry Kim · 21 Sep 2016

Mobile

Google AMP is coming to organic search results – Update!

Six months ago, Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages initiative was only available in the ‘Top Stories’ carousel of it search results. Now Google…

By Christopher Ratcliff · 20 Sep 2016

Local

Yelp vs. Google vs. Facebook Reviews: which should you focus on and why?

If you are handling the marketing for a small business, it can be a challenge to decide where review efforts should be…

By Amanda DiSilvestro · 19 Sep 2016

Content

Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 3: quality content

An algorithm won't judge for personal taste, but there are some technical things you can do to make sure your content is…

By Christopher Ratcliff · 19 Sep 2016

SEO

Google’s latest desktop SERP experiment: a whiter, more spacious background

Google has begun experimenting with a cleaner, whiter, brighter user interface.

By Christopher Ratcliff · 16 Sep 2016

Industry

Google announces two mobile-first product innovations at DMEXCO

Sridhar Ramaswamy, Google’s SVP of Ads & Commerce made two major product announcements this morning at DMEXCO 2016.

By Christopher Ratcliff · 14 Sep 2016

Content

How does RankBrain work and what does it mean for search marketers?

It’s hard to meet anyone in the digital industry who hasn’t heard about RankBrain. And it comes as no surprise that this…

By Yulia Khansvyarova · 13 Sep 2016

SEO

Google experiments with new desktop SERP layout

Google is once again experimenting with a card-based SERP for desktop, where each result is placed in its own separated box like…

By Christopher Ratcliff · 06 Sep 2016

Local

Google’s latest algorithm update: did anything happen and what might it affect?

Friday was an exciting day for search, as the ‘chatter’ around a core Google algorithm increased dramatically.

By Christopher Ratcliff · 05 Sep 2016

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