
How Google is tackling fake news, and why it should not do it alone
Fact-checking and preventing fake news from appearing in search results will remain a big priority for search engines in 2017. Following...

How brands can win with omnichannel discovery
Omnichannel marketing is not new, but the concept continues to fascinate writers and practitioners alike, myself included. That’s because...

Google’s shift to mobile-first: mobile moments that matter
Kashin / Shutterstock.com Eric Schmidt predicted that sales of smartphones would surpass PCs more than six years ago, as the then-Google...

10 domain name secrets to repair your online reputation
If you’re trying to repair your personal reputation online, chances are you have already figured out that you might need one or more...

PPC buyer beware: 3 seedy tactics agencies or consultants use to scare you into services
Most PPC agencies or professionals who want to get more business have some form of marketing in play. And many of us have come across the...

SEO without search results is here with Google Assistant, Home and Amazon Echo. Here’s how to surviv
On the first full day that we had a Google Home in our house, we interacted with it 473 times over the course of the day. Four hundred of...

How do our biases impact PPC performance?
I’ve come to believe that the essence of PPC management can be boiled down to two things: Never let one thing (keyword research, bid...

Ad customizers just got a whole lot more powerful
I’m always looking for an edge in PPC so that my campaign’s performance will shine in a very competitive landscape. Back in 2013, I...

The trouble with truth
Since the election, there’s been a lot of discussion about fake news and its ability to sway masses into potentially false...

US Presidential election data: searcher intent vs. demographic polling
During the hotly contested and seemingly never-ending campaign season running up to the 2016 US Presidential elections, Americans were...

Link building is (specialized) marketing
The principles that apply to good marketing are the same principles that apply to good link building. The process to secure links might...

Setting SEO KPIs for small manufacturing websites
For many people outside of marketing, Google Analytics can quickly become overwhelming. This is particularly true for the owners of small...

Why SMBs should spend more of their budget on online marketing in 2017
I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “You need to spend money to make money.” But for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), this is a...

Why SEO should always complement your content marketing
Folks walk up to me at conferences or email me for advice on SEO all the time, and a question they often ask is, “What is the role of SEO...

Thirteen things marketers want to know about expanded text ads, direct from Google
Expanded text ads (ETAs) are a big deal. At least a dozen articles on this fine site can attest to that fact (including one that I wrote...

Ready for Black Friday 2016? 3 critical e-commerce SEO configurations that help you avoid common iss
With the most important season for online retailers coming, it’s critical to make sure that your online store is optimized so you’re...

Last-minute SEO for the holidays
So, you’ve procrastinated until mid-November, and now you’re struggling to figure out how it’s possible to boost your organic search...

5 steps to optimizing your site for Google’s mobile-first index
Google has started testing its mobile-first index. This new index will look first at the mobile version of your website for its ranking...

Why link outreach teams have the most difficult job in the agency
After spending several years in a media agency, I’ve come to the opinion that link outreach teams have the most difficult job in the...
























