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SMX is Coming to You in December 2020: Be a Part of it!
Interested in speaking at SMX? Now’s the time to submit your session idea.
This decade’s most important marketing question: What data rights do advertisers possess?
Google's move to reduce advertisers' visibility into search terms reporting raises big questions about data access in the age of automation.
GoogleBot to soon crawl over HTTP/2
While HTTP/2 should result in efficiency improvements, there is no ranking benefit to this chage.
How would an SEO agency be built today? Part 2: Current business model(s)
In Part 2 of this series, we explore the current business models of SEO agencies – including value propositions, revenue drivers, key resources, and more.
Google boosting visibility of ‘nearby’ product inventory with new Shopping features
Responding to changing consumer behavior, Google starts emphasizing BOPIS
Keywords in generic top-level domains won’t help you rank better
Here’s how Google treats every type of TLD.
Replay: The SEO gender gap and how to close it
Leading female SEOs on the impact of gender imbalance and how agencies, in-house teams and consultants can affect change.
8 major Google ranking factors — SEO guide
Of over two hundred Google ranking factors that we know about, which ones are the most important? Here is the definitive list.
Google custom audiences, the combo of custom affinity and custom intent audiences, now live
How custom audiences work for Display, Discovery, Gmail and YouTube campaigns.
How to earn your place in Google’s index in 2020
The four distinct types of indexing problems and how to identify them.
Next on MarTech Live: Email as Part of a Modern Multi-channel Strategy
Email marketing remains one of the most important marketing channels for both B2B and B2C.
More Google Search bugs: Top stories indexing snag, coverage report delays
Google had yet another indexing issue and the search coverage report in Search Console is very delayed.
5 tips for adding connected TV to your holiday ad strategy
With streaming TV time at record levels, you can’t afford to leave Connected TV ads out of your holiday game plan.
Apple IDFA consent: Roughly 60% of consumers open to allowing tracking
With the right incentives, iOS users might be willing to share data.
Nominations now open: Search Engine Land Award for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Search Marketing
You may nominate as many organizations or individuals as you feel deserve the recognition.
Local businesses can highlight COVID-19 ‘health & safety’ measures with Google My Business
The attributes should start appearing in Search and Maps soon. They are intended to give consumers confidence and manage their expectations.
Google now uses BERT to match stories with fact checks
Google has made numerous changes to auto-complete, News, fact-checking, knowledge panels, breaking news detection and more.
How content consolidation can help boost your rankings
Update, remove and/or merge content to avoid split ranking signals and provide users with a better experience.
InMarket buys NinthDecimal to compete with Foursquare more effectively
The company is positioning itself as an "omnichannel" rather than "location" marketing platform.
Google says you can recover from core updates without a new core update
Unlike the old Panda or Penguin updates, Google core updates get refreshed data regularly.
Video: Part 2 with Kevin Lee on nofollows, 302 redirects, branded content
He also went on the record on if SEO is harder than PPC.
Confused by Facebook’s Limited Data Use for CCPA? You’re not alone
How to respect user choice and still market in California effectively.
Bing’s new robots.txt tester can help SEOs identify crawling issues
The new Bing Webmaster Tool can also be used to edit robots.txt files and check URLs for errors instantly.
A Corona Xmas: Why physical stores will power online shopping this holiday season
Most shoppers are more likely to make an e-commerce purchase if they can return the item in a local store
How would an SEO agency be built today? Part 1: Consumers and trends
As agencies adapt to circumstances and discover new ways of positioning themselves, they can use their beginner’s mind and fuel a much-needed change for both clients and industry.
Microsoft Advertising expands LinkedIn Profile, dynamic remarketing, in-market audience targeting
B2B marketers can use LinkedIn Profile targeting in Search and Audience campaigns in more countries. Retail advertisers can retarget product engagers automatically with dynamic remarketing ads.
How are you feeling about attending in-person events in 2021? Answer our short survey
As we plan for a 2021 season that still has more question marks than clarity, we once again are asking members of this community to help us gauge just where that sentiment is.
Next on MarTech Live: A look at agile marketing
A look at agile marketing from the ground up, including tips on adopting an agile strategy.
Traditional media suffer as digital ad spend grows in 2020 forecast shows
Paid search and social are the big winners of shifting budgets.
LinkedIn lets Page owners view, sort, learn more about their followers
Pages also now have an 'Events' tab for to feature their (virtual) events.
Apple Ratings is coming to iOS 14, how disruptive will it be?
The company may use device location to ensure review integrity.
Google Merchant Promotions will be approved faster this holiday, Google says
Google also announced pre-holiday updates for Local campaigns.
Voice SEO: Different tactics required for Google Assistant, Siri and Alexa
Study by SEMrush found only 1% overlap in answers to the same voice queries across platforms.
Google officially launches ‘licensable’ image label and filter in Image search
The badge is powered by structured data and part of an effort to help photographers get paid for their images.
Video: Search veteran Kevin Lee on why digital PR is key for SEO
Some call it barnacle SEO and it differs from online reputation management.
See how visits to retail, grocery, workplaces are trending with Google Mobility Reports
How to use Google (and Apple) mobility reports to see how movements have shifted during the pandemic.
Is Apple getting real about search and about to take on Google?
Multiple indicators suggest Apple may be stepping up its search efforts.
Home activities structured data now supported by Google Search
Google just added new search development documents for this structured data type.
The average GMB profile has 73 reviews, 45 photos, 5 Posts and a star rating of 4.08
The findings come from an analysis of 2.4 million local listings in over 30 business categories.
Google tests reporting security issue false positives in Search Console
This should help sites that were mistakenly removed from Google search rectify the issue sooner.