Webmasters Corner
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If you find yourself creating endless content in a rut with increasingly mediocre quality and dwindling traffic, STOP right now and re-assess. Follow this framework to convert your vicious content cycle into a virtuous one. Source: Search Engine Watch
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By presenting an animated gif of everybody screaming and crying? By turning off its search engine (and by extension the entire internet) so everyone can just be with their loved ones and not think about the world post 9th November? Or by just hosting some classic re-runs of The Simpsons (circa 91 – 98) in order to keep everyone’s blood pressure at a healthy, non-panic attack triggering level. Close… Google will in fact be presenting the results of the US election in a real-time count built right into the first search results page. You’ll also be able to see detailed updates and results of the Presidential, Senatorial, Congressional, Gubernatorial races as w…
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The fast pace of business in the digital age means that businesses (and business models) are shifting more rapidly than ever. New technologies and innovations can quickly sweep away well established and seeking solid business models within just a few years. There are plenty of such examples from the digital age, Blockbusters and Kodak to name just two. In the latter case, Kodak failed to adapt to the growth of digital photography and the concurrent decline of photographic film, and a company which had traded for more than 100 years was forced to file for bankruptcy. Blockbuster, which had itself been a disruptive company which saw the growth in home video and bui…
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Presenting three of the most popular and interesting talks from our ClickZ Live event in San Francisco earlier this summer. Here we grant you exclusive access in the form of three videos, showcasing the latest insight and practical learning from three leading figures in digital marketing. Sit back, relax and give a warm armchair welcome to Alex Niehenke from Scale VP, Andrew Sherrard from T-Mobile and Simon Sproule from Aston Martin. Unicorn Hunters: Uncovering the Secrets of the Unicorn Culture from their Birthplace Unicorns are still a relatively rare and increasingly sought after breed, but what is the secret to these $1billion+ beasts? What can you learn fr…
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How have the events of 2016 affected your advertising spend? Take our 10-minute survey to benchmark your performance against competitors – and enter our prize draw to win an iPad mini. With the huge range of different marketing channels available to marketers today, it’s more critical than ever to have a marketing strategy that covers a variety of different channels. A 2013 study by Multichannel Merchant and Neustar found that 35% of companies already market on multiple channels, and a further 27% had plans to implement a multi-channel strategy in the near future. Among the customer touchpoints that the study’s respondents considered most critical to their organi…
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Local businesses may not have the same resources, budgets or social tools available to international retailers, yet somehow some of them manage to impress us with their awesome social media campaigns. Here are some recent examples of local and small business campaigns that are rocking social media marketing… Red Mango If you like frozen yogurt and smoothies, chances are you have been to a Red Mango store for their all natural yogurt and juices. Apart from their delish yogurts, Red Mango is also well-known for their social media presence. They have over 76.4k followers on Facebook and 58.9k followers on Twitter and highly engaged followers at that! Now let’s look…
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Sponsored content in collaboration with Bijou Commerce. Click here to read our collaborative content guidelines. Artificial Intelligence might seem like a high-tech and lofty concept, but recent advances in technology have given rise to a number of more everyday applications for AI. And in ecommerce in particular, brands who want to stay relevant and ahead of the curve are embracing AI as a way to enhance the customer experience, making it more personalised, efficient and intuitive. Here are three ways that we are already seeing artificial intelligence in action across various sectors, which when applied to ecommerce, have the potential to take customer experienc…
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Title tags remain an important part of SEO, and are well worth some attention. When writing your title tags, you should have one distinct page for each major user need you address; avoid overdoing the granularity; and never reuse title tags. Source: Search Engine Watch
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Some tools help you measure on-site engagement, some help you create a marketing plan and budget, and others allow you to do certain tasks more efficiently. There are plenty of tools available to make the labor-intensive job of online marketing more mana Source: Search Engine Watch
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Nearly everyone loves top 10 lists. Whether it's the most beautiful celebrities, the world's richest people, or important features you need to know about a new product, a top 10 list is a winning format. Here's how to write a great top 10 list. Source: Search Engine Watch
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With the holiday shopping season roaring ahead, you'll be looking to get the most bang out of your marketing buck. From spending more efficiently to finding new advertising outlets to explore, here are 10 great ways to make your money work harder. Source: Search Engine Watch
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Thanks to Google Analytics, we have all the data necessary to formulate a successful SEO campaign and measure its impact. If you aren't already using custom reports, this is a great selection to start with (and NO technical skills are required). Source: Search Engine Watch
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A new year brings new metrics. Or maybe it’s just a good reminder that you need to evaluate your existing KPIs. Which B2B content marketing metrics should you add in 2017? It’s the perfect time of the year to evaluate your content marketing strategy and focus on the latest trends that will take your B2B marketing plan to the next level. How about starting with the metrics that you need to pay closer attention to from now on? Unique visitors A content marketing strategy starts from your site and the unique visitors indicate the actual traffic you gained through your content. It may not be enough to measure all your content marketing efforts, but it’s s…
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Pinterest announced the next phase in promoted pins testing with some heavy-hitting brands primed for Pinterest's target audience. Brands include Kraft, Target, and Disney, and these advertising campaigns will be in three- to six-month stints. Source: Search Engine Watch
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Now is the perfect time to deploy some last-minute conversion optimizing changes to your website to take full advantage of what will undoubtedly be a busy holiday shopping season starting right after Thanksgiving with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Source: Search Engine Watch
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The back-to-school and back-to-college retail audience spent an estimated $72.5 billion in 2013. Here's a look at how word choice in retail PPC ads during the back-to-school season (July 15 to September 15) can impact your campaign success. Source: Search Engine Watch
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Facebook�s IPO, the London Olympics, the U.S. presidential elections and the iPhone 5 were hot topics this year. We take a trip back in time to compare data and decipher how and why search habits and trends may have changed or stayed the same. Source: Search Engine Watch
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Programmatic is a game-changing technology in the advertising industry. According to ZenithOptimedia Programmatic Marketing Forecasts, it will grow by an astounding 31% in 2017 – and that’s faster than social media (25%) and online video (20%). At the same time, marketers using automation is on the rise: Dun & Bradstreet Report predicts almost 70% of B2B marketers plan to increase spending on programmatic advertising in 2017. So what can we expect from the year ahead and how should advertisers be prepared to take advantage of programmatic? RTB House – a global provider of retargeting technology powered by deep learning algorithms – has put together 3 top tren…
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A recent study by Covario's Marcos Richardson has found that the current way analytics software vendors are measuring bounce rate is potentially misleading. Richardson has lobbied the industry to accept his proposal for a new calculation. Source: Search Engine Watch
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About 12,700 advertisers spent more than $750 million on more than 50,000 travel-related keywords in Google AdWords. Those keywords averaged a 4.18 percent click-through rate at an average cost per click of $0.86, according to AdGooroo's report. Source: Search Engine Watch
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