Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.
From Marketing Land:
Google Search Executive Tamar Yehoshua Joins RetailMeNot Board, Raising Eyebrows Dec 22, 2015 by Greg Sterling Deals aggregation site RetailMeNot (RMN) appointed Google search executive Tamar Yehoshua to its board of directors. Some have suggested this is a conflict of interest, given RMN’s dependence on Google SEO for traffic.
State Of E-Commerce Benchmark Report Dec 22, 2015 by Digital Marketing Depot Yotpo’s e-commerce benchmark report features the most recent and relevant data from more than 65 million orders across more than 120,000 e-commerce stores.
The Importance Of SEO In Omni-Channel Marketing: Part 1 Dec 22, 2015 by Trond Lyngbø What is omni-channel marketing, and why does it matter? Columnist Trond Lyngbø discusses how SEO fits into an omni-channel marketing strategy.
Using Search Data To Explain Media Impact Dec 22, 2015 by Andrew Ruegger Wondering how your television ads are impacting search? Columnist Andrew Ruegger shares his method for gleaning these insights.
The Search Is Over: Marketing Land’s Top 10 Search Marketing Columns Of 2015 Dec 22, 2015 by Jessica Thompson From Google algorithm changes to reputation management nightmares, this has been an eventful year in search. Take a look at the columns that resonated most with search marketers in 2015.
Paid Search 2015: Many Changes That Will Have An Impact In 2016 Dec 22, 2015 by Ginny Marvin Google, Bing and Yahoo kept search marketers on their toes in 2015 with new deals and numerous changes and updates throughout the year.
A Look Back At Innovation: The Year’s Top 10 Marketing Strategies Columns Dec 22, 2015 by Desiree Everts DeNunzio What’s the secret behind some of the most successful marketing strategies? Here’s a look at what some CMOs and marketing leaders learned over the past year.
Please Don’t! 5 Content Marketing Don’ts For 2016 Dec 22, 2015 by Rebecca Lieb It’s easy to talk about content marketing wins, but what about giant fails? Columnist Rebecca Lieb outlines some of the top mistakes content marketers make so that you can avoid them in the coming year.
Don’t Just Sell: How To Make Customers Buy Dec 22, 2015 by Steve Olenski How do you know if a prospect has any intention of buying? Columnist Steve Olenski discusses why you need to know the difference between simply selling to someone and making that person buy.
Adobe Launches Adobe Post To Help You Build Better Social Graphics Dec 22, 2015 by Martin Beck Free iPhone app gives anyone the ability to create professional looking social graphics.
New Report: It’s More Important To Detect Humans Than Bots Dec 21, 2015 by Barry Levine The first report from Detroit-based Are You A Human, Inc. recommends we give the equivalent of “passports” to Verified Humans.
Facebook Is Testing Ability To Search Within Page Posts Dec 21, 2015 by Martin Beck Pilot program is for a small group of US English desktop and mobile users.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Analytics
Web Analytics: The Secret Ingredient in Lead Scoring, blog.crazyegg.com
Which metrics are essential for digital marketing measurement?, blogs.constantcontact.com
Business Issues
Content Marketing
13 Ways to Be a Better Content Curator, contently.com
5 Simple Steps to Breathe New Life into Old Content with SlideShare, www.copyblogger.com
How to Create and Maintain a Culture of Content Marketing, www.verticalmeasures.com
Study Reveals 8 Tips on How to Influence Behavior With Personalized Content, contentmarketinginstitute.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
5 Digital Design Trends and Predictions for 2016, 3qdigital.com
Optimizing Your Design For Rapid Prototype Testing, www.smashingmagazine.com
Website Speed Optimization Hacks, www.searchenginejournal.com
Display & Contextual Advertising
Four display advertising trends in APAC, econsultancy.com
Domaining
Verisign gets patent for generating Pronounceable domain names, domainnamewire.com
E-Commerce
Jet.com, Seeing Broader Issues, Warns Customers of Possible Delays, multichannelmerchant.com
Keep One Step Ahead of Your E-Commerce Competition, www.cmswire.com
Keep the Buying Momentum Going in January, www.practicalecommerce.com
Post-holiday online marketing tips, www.internetretailer.com
The race to reel in last-minute online shoppers, www.internetretailer.com
Why 2015 wasn’t the year for ‘buy’ buttons and how 2016 can be different, www.retaildive.com
Email Marketing
3 Email Marketing Must-Haves to Tackle the Evolving Inbox, blog.marketo.com
8 Great Unsubscribe Pages That Will Make You Love Email Again, contently.com
Nine email marketing trends set to dominate 2016, econsultancy.com
What are the biggest email marketing errors that brands still make?, econsultancy.com
General Internet Marketing
4 Tips on How to Become A Successful Predictive Marketer Without Learning Data Sciences, www.martechadvisor.com
Tapping Into the Minds of Millennials Through Strategic Marketing, thedma.org
The Most Important Marketing Decision You Can Make, adage.com
Why Account-Based Marketing Is a No-Brainer, blog.kissmetrics.com
Internet Marketing Industry
MarTech
7 not-quite-predictions for marketing technology in 2016, chiefmartec.com
New Isn’t Always Better: A Case for Evaluating Existing MarTech First, www.martechadvisor.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
3 Tips for Building a Successful Mobile Marketing Strategy, www.martechadvisor.com
7 reports you need to instantly increase mobile app ROI, www.tune.com
Four in Five Retailers Say Mobile Is Having a Major Effect, www.emarketer.com
How digital coupons attract the ultra-mobile, millennial customer, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
In-App Advertising Is Taking Off, But When Will Messaging Open Up?, adexchanger.com
Smartphones Are the Hardest Screen to Monetize, www.emarketer.com
Starbucks is 2015 Mobile Retailer of the Year, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Reputation Management
5 Steps to Protect Your Brand Trademark or Risk Losing It, smallbiztrends.com
Social Media
2015 Year in Review & Trends to Watch, blog.linkedin.com
7 Resources You Need to Build Your 2016 Social Plan, simplymeasured.com
Have You Seen This List of Resources for Facebook Business Users?, smallbiztrends.com
How to Speed Up Your Social Media Content Production, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
Instagram Makes It Easier To Share From Boomerang, techcrunch.com
Organic reach zero: How a Twitter timeline shift would affect brands, digiday.com
The Truth About Social Media Strategy, www.convinceandconvert.com
Top LinkedIn Marketing Tactics to Jumpstart Social Media Promotion in 2016, www.toprankblog.com
Why Social Media ROI Is Illogical, www.socialmediaexplorer.com
Video
10 Video Marketing Lessons from the Top Brands and Creators of 2015, www.reelseo.com
9 Of The Best Places To Leverage Mobile Video Advertising, www.jeffbullas.com
Google Spotlight Stories come to YouTube with interactive 360-degree storytelling, youtube-global.blogspot.com
Periscope Updated With “Themed Hearts” for the Holidays, www.adweek.com
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