
The #1 reason why position #1 doesn’t matter
That’s right — position #1, the elusive goal for so many SEOs, may not matter so much anymore. Crazy statement, right? Trust me… follow...

Why SEOs should not ignore Bing Webmaster Tools
Before I make my case about using Bing Webmaster Tools, I want to preface the conversation with a couple of statements: You should be...

Maximizing your mobile impact
d8nn / Shutterstock.com Whenever people talk about mobile search, one of the first things that always comes to mind is location,...

How to help your sales team close more paid search leads
For many companies, the goal of their paid search campaigns is to generate leads. As marketers, we work hard to get qualified leads to...

Google Shopping ads so hot right now: the meteoric rise of PLAs
Google Product Listing Ads have been around quite a while, having rolled out to all US advertisers in 2011. Since then, we’ve seen...

Is your brand prepared for voice search? 3 steps to get the conversation started
Alexander Supertramp / Shutterstock.com Whether you work in SEO or PPC, you’ve likely noticed a new trend emerging in your search...

Microsoft blocks Google Chrome & other browsers from Cortana in latest Windows 10 release
Sorry, Google. You, Firefox, Opera and anyone else with a web browser that competes with Microsoft’s Edge will no longer be able to work...

Trend observation: branded PPC ads getting more expensive
Since the recent update to Google SERPs that removed ads along the right-hand rail, our paid advertising team at ZOG Digital has...

Searching for searchers: Audiences are the new keywords
Search as we know it is changing, with keywords and match types giving way to a more audience-powered approach. It’s a transition that...

Dynamic remarketing: not just for retailers anymore
It would be every advertiser’s dream for a user to convert on the first visit to their website. You’d only pay for one click; there would...

How to win on Amazon: Tips for successful keyword strategies
Amazon is not only one of the top digital shopping destinations, but it also has become a major search engine for product-related...

Predictive lead scorer 6sense launches SearchSense to reveal which companies are conducting specific
6sense is now exposing more of itself. The San Francisco-based company announced today the launch of SearchSense, which it says is the...

Five reasons why GTIN should be your new favorite Google Shopping acronym
There’s a deadline coming up in the wonderful world of Google Shopping. Third Door Media’s paid media reporter Ginny Marvin talked about...

Why “near me” is critically important for multi-location businesses
Local search can be time-consuming and complicated for a single location; local search marketing for franchises can be downright...

Improve internal linking for SEO: Calculate Internal PageRank
Your site architecture — the way you structure and organize internal links (e.g., a link to the About Us section of your website from...

Better in-store attribution is here
There have been huge advances in hard-to-track conversions like phone calls, store visits and those that stem from the use of more than a...

Top 9 reasons Google suspends local listings
I see threads over at the Google My Business forum all the time from panicked business owners or SEOs who have logged into Google My...

Brand bidding & PPC optimization: effective bidding techniques (part 7 of 8)
Welcome to Part 7 of an eight-part series on PPC brand bidding, where I answer the biggest question facing PPC advertisers in 2016: How...

As search changes, Google changes
Everything we know about search is changing fundamentally. An explosion of devices and technologies continues to shape how and where we...