
Google swaps ‘voice search’ on Android for Google Assistant
Goodbye voice search, hello Google Assistant. The company is swapping out the familiar blue and red mic in favor of its Assistant on the...

8 free keyword research tools for SEO (that beat their paid alternatives)
If you Google for a list of SEO tools, you’ll see there are almost 200 options on the market now. All of them differ in features, amounts...

Spotify is testing voice-enabled ads that let listeners command engagement
Spotify announced Thursday it’s testing a new voice-enabled ad experience on mobile to give listeners the ability to interact with...

Screening the screenless: Marketing’s next frontier
I’ve caught myself a few times in recent weeks – sitting at my desk and flipping between looking at my computer screen and my phone in...

Spotify adds Oracle Data Cloud integration geared to auto advertisers
Spotify has announced a new integration with Oracle Data Cloud, aimed at helping auto brands connect with listeners through its...

How National Public Radio reinvented itself for an on-demand audience
Meg Goldthwaite, Chief Marketing Officer at National Public Radio, took the stage at MarTech in San Jose on April 4 and offered a lively...

Alexa’s new HIPAA-compliant skills mean the healthcare industry must prioritize voice marketin
Last Thursday Amazon announced the first set of HIPAA compliant healthcare voice apps on its platform: Express Scripts, a leading...

Here’s why marketers should care about Microsoft’s Cortana
Over the past few years, one of the major stories of CES has been the rise of intelligent virtual assistants to power consumer products...

The Most Critical Google Ads (AdWords) Trends of 2019
Search engine marketing (SEM) has been a game-changing marketing tool for companies for the last ten years. But today, creating a simple...

Voice-based AI means brands must take an omnichannel approach with consumers
AI assistants are quite literally everywhere, and with the recent launch of new devices like the Echo Auto, they continue to become more...

Alexa’s stellar holiday season bodes well for smart speakers, connected technology
Amazon customers used Alexa — and ordered voice-enabled devices — more than ever before this holiday season, signaling that the age of...

How Visual and Voice Search Are Revitalizing The Role of SEO
This delivers on a genuine consumer need. According to a report from Slyce.it, 74 percent of shoppers report that text-only search is...

Digitas report: Brand loyalty is at risk with voice-based purchases
The base of the Amazon Echo, a smart speaker home of voice agent Alexa With projections that more than half of US homes will have a smart...

Our wake-up call to improve an industry
If you change nothing, nothing will ever change. We’re making it our primary goal to improve advertising technology. We’re facing down...

Say hello to Voice Interface Optimization
Voice Interface Optimization has now become a thing, but it’s not yet a fully realized thing. Voice interfaces are showing up everywhere,...

How to forecast the revenue opportunity for the coveted ‘position 0’
Want to target position 0? Here’s what you need to make that happen.” There are two primary reasons for targeting the coveted position...

Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines, signaling a deeper move into ‘conversational AI’
announced the news on Monday. Microsoft says that the Berkeley-based technology company has created a “revolutionary” new approach to...

Is responsive web design enough? (Hint: No)
As mobile-first indexing nears, the need to optimize for mobile has never felt so pressing. Even in its current iteration, mobile search...

Voice agents and interfaces will require many new marketing strategies
The base of Amazon Echo, a smart speaker home of voice agent Alexa Every new marketing delivery system — such as TV, websites, social...
























