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:
All new Marketing Land report: “B2B Predictive Marketing Analytics Platforms” Jun 1, 2016 by Digital Marketing Depot Marketing Land’s all new “B2B Predictive Marketing Analytics Platforms: A Marketer’s Guide” examines the market for B2B marketing analytics software platforms and the considerations involved in implementing this software into your business.
Salesforce creates Commerce Cloud with $2.8 billion purchase of Demandware Jun 1, 2016 by Barry Levine The acquisition helps “close the circle” for services it can offer to businesses.
7 great reasons to attend SMX Advanced in 3 weeks Jun 1, 2016 by Marketing Land SMX Advanced is just three weeks away. Don’t miss your only opportunity to attend this year! Fewer than 100 tickets are remaining. Register now!
Ads not performing? Strategies to steal from the email marketing playbook Jun 1, 2016 by Mike Sands Columnist Mike Sands says if you’re not connecting with your customers, it might be time to take a page from email marketing, which has high performance metrics thanks to meaningful interactions with consumers.
Live from your brand: streaming video and the new consumer connection Jun 1, 2016 by Maggie Malek With all eyes on live-streaming, columnist Maggie Malek has some tips on how to use it to tell your brand’s story and connect with consumers.
What will “frictionless logins” mean for digital marketing? Jun 1, 2016 by Barry Levine If automatic biometric, device, and behavioral logins become as commonplace as social logins, marketers will have to up their game.
Performance-enhancing data: 3 (legal) tips for supercharging your sponsorship effectiveness Jun 1, 2016 by Joshua Reynolds Racking up points from a great sports sponsorship isn’t enough. Columnist Joshua Reynolds says scoring more than the competition is the new definition of success — and the right approach to analytics can help.
Why the blog post is killing the press release Jun 1, 2016 by Patrick Armitage Pitching a press release is so passé. Columnist Patrick Armitage explains why writing a candid and authentic blog post will make a bigger impact than falling back on old PR methods.
Google releases the AMP features & enhancements roadmap Jun 1, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google rarely talks about what is coming, but they’ve provided a features and enhancements roadmap or timeline so you can see exactly what Google has planned for accelerated mobile pages.
From the Editor’s Desk: The not-so-instant setup for Facebook’s Instant Articles May 31, 2016 by Matt McGee In this month’s column, we talk about the ongoing challenges of getting approved to publish via Facebook Instant Articles — many of which are caused by Facebook’s own plugin.
Seeking to limit “viral hate speech,” EU and social sites announce Code of Conduct May 31, 2016 by Greg Sterling The European Commission, Facebook, Google (YouTube), Twitter and Microsoft have announced a “Code of Conduct” governing “illegal hate speech” online in the EU.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Affiliate Marketing
Using Affiliate Links on Pinterest, blog.affiliatewindow.com
Analytics
How to Measure the Value of Your Content: Three Sets of Metrics, www.marketingprofs.com
The Limits of Analytics, www.webanalyticsworld.net
Blogs & Blogging
How long should a post be?, yoast.com
Business Issues
Google Home privacy, Business Insider
Simply Hired is shutting down June 26, reportedly as part of an acquisition, techcrunch.com
Sundar Pichai stays diplomatic about Google building its own phones, techcrunch.com
Yahoo Announces Public Disclosure of National Security Letters, yahoopolicy.tumblr.com
Content Marketing
3 Ways to Package Content to Accelerate Sales Cycles, www.martechadvisor.com
7 Content Marketing Lessons Brands Can Learn from Journalists, www.toprankblog.com
8 Pitfalls to Avoid with B2B Content Marketing, www.copypress.com
Content Marketing Consistency: How Often Should You Publish?, www.swordandthescript.com
How to Help Your Staff to Curate Content, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
How to Prioritize What You Should be Creating in a Sea of Content, www.searchenginejournal.com
How to Rapidly Get Your Content Noticed Without Spending A Cent, www.jeffbullas.com
Quality Website Content Drives Sales And Traffic, smallbiztrends.com
Conversion Optimization
4 Things That Work More Often Than Not For Mobile Landing Pages, conversionxl.com
A Definitive Guide to Converting Failed A/B Tests Into Wins, vwo.com
How to Create a Winning A/B Testing Strategy, blog.kissmetrics.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
4 Ways Copywriting Can Boost Your E-commerce Conversion Rates, moz.com
Advice for New UX Designers, www.uxmatters.com
Tips to Make Content Boost your Responsive Web Design, www.martechadvisor.com
Traditional User Experience Is at a Crossroads, Part 1, www.uxmatters.com
Display & Contextual Advertising
How to Use Creative Optimization Tactics for Display, www.martechadvisor.com
Wayfair Unveils Proprietary Display Advertising Platform, www.wayfair.com
Domaining
How Keyword-Rich Domain Names Positively Affect Search Click-Through Results, blogs.verisign.com
ICANN proposes pricing changes for new gTLDs, domainincite.com
E-Commerce
4 Ways to Gain Inventory Visibility in an Omnichannel World, multichannelmerchant.com
Alexa could be the 4th pillar of Amazon, says Jeff Bezos, VentureBeat
Top investment priorities for online retailers, www.internetretailer.com
Email Marketing
3 tips to double your email list fast, myemma.com
4 Ways to Make Your 4th of July Email Campaign Rock, movableink.com
6 subject line and preheader perfect pairings, myemma.com
Creative Email Call-to-Action Ideas That Really Drive Action, blogs.constantcontact.com
Email newsletter sign-ups: How fashion brands welcome new subscribers, www.econsultancy.com
How Wish uses ‘aggressive’ automated email in ecommerce, www.econsultancy.com
General Internet Marketing
From blah to bam! 7 ways to make a boring brand interesting, 3qdigital.com
How To Build Personalized Influencer Marketing Campaigns, www.searchenginejournal.com
Influencer Marketing 101 – Creative Ways to Compensate Influencers [Case Studies], www.searchenginepeople.com
Internet Marketing Industry
Bombora and Sales Inside to drive intent data-driven decisions, bombora.com
Brandnew IO launches influencer marketing platform, venturebeat.com
Content Marketing Institute Acquired by UBM, contentmarketinginstitute.com
Eyeview Adds Two Key Hires to Grow Video for Sales Category in Chicago and Detroit, www.businesswire.com
Introducing Product Recommendations, blog.mailchimp.com
Madison Logic Partners With Tapad to Realize Attribution Across Every Channel for Global B2B Marketers, www.marketwired.com
Wistia for Salesforce: The Complete Video Toolkit for Your Sales Team, wistia.com
MarTech
7 Online Marketing Tools You Need to Master in 2016, www.blogherald.com
Facebook’s using its muscle to remake the ad tech world, digiday.com
The disruptive effects of accelerating waves of marketing technology, chiefmartec.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
Can Location Save Mobile Advertising?, screenwerk.com
Facebook Messenger finally adds diverse emojis!, techcrunch.com
Inc. Reimagines App, Modeling Success of Fast Company, blogs.adobe.com
Mobile Advertisers Are Successfully Targeting Tourists on Double-Decker Buses, www.adweek.com
Mobile paves the way for multi-retailer loyalty adoption in US, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Report: Usage of mobile ad blockers jumped 90 percent last year to 419 million, digiday.com
Smartphone Users Overloaded With Apps They Don’t Use (Report), www.adweek.com
Why Mobile Is the Real Digital Marketing Battleground – Here’s Why, www.stonetemple.com
Other Items
User first names are being removed from the Google bar on web apps, 9to5google.com
Celebrating My Account’s first birthday with improvements and new controls, Official Google Blog
Mary Meeker’s essential 2016 Internet Trends Report, techcrunch.com
Reputation Management
Feedback: The Most Important Tool for Building Great Teams, www.distilled.net
Social Media
Facebook spares humans by fighting offensive photos with AI, TechCrunch
15 Ways To Build More Engagement On Instagram, smallbiztrends.com
4 Reasons Snapchat Lenses Are a Genius Ad Product, contently.com
A new study shows just how differently men and women speak on Facebook, qz.com
Are social media buy buttons on the way out?, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Capture & Convert Audiences: Advanced Twitter Ad Strategies, blog.adstage.io
Celebrate Creative Possibilities with Facebook at Cannes 2016, www.facebook.com
Facebook Pages Paid for 31.68% of Total Reach in April (Report), www.adweek.com
How 8 Departments That Aren�t Marketing Can Use Social Media, blog.bufferapp.com
How Companies Are Falling Short at Social Media, unbounce.com
How to Discover Engaging Content to Share on Social Media, www.marketingprofs.com
How to Win With Pinterest Contests, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
Influencers Account For Up To 90% Of Instagram Engagement For Cosmetics Brands, www.newswhip.com
Popular Hashtags: How to Identify the Best Hashtags, www.razorsocial.com
Snapchat’s redesigning Discover to make it more like a newsstand, digiday.com
Social Advertising: Focus on Power, Not Parity, www.adweek.com
The Art Of War In Facebook Advertising, adexchanger.com
Twitter Is Betting Everything on Jack Dorsey. Will It Work?, www.vanityfair.com
What Cadbury learned spending half of one brand’s digital budget on Snapchat, digiday.com
Why All Social Media Marketing Programs Should Be Agile (and How to Get Started), simplymeasured.com
Video
5 Tips for Better Facebook Live Broadcasts, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
How Can Businesses Use Facebook Continuous Live Video?, smallbiztrends.com
How Videos Can Make a Powerful Impact On Your Online Conversions, blog.crazyegg.com
How Virtual Reality Is Inspiring Donors to Dig Deep for Charitable Causes, www.adweek.com
Publishers’ Facebook videos are shared 7 times more than links, digiday.com
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