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:
Video Marketing 2017: What You Need to Know Dec 13, 2016 by Digital Marketing Depot Video is the new darling of digital marketing. With more than 400 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute, consumers have grown increasingly comfortable with video.
How Google may be slowing down AMP by not using direct links to publishers Dec 13, 2016 by Danny Sullivan What’s in a name? A URL that’s not the publisher’s may not smell as sweet, when it comes to AMP.
How to drive mobile purchases this holiday season Dec 13, 2016 by Stefan Benndorf The holiday shopping season is already underway, but luckily for marketers, Stefan Benndorf offers some do’s and don’ts to help drive mobile consumers down the purchasing funnel quickly.
MarTech Landscape: What are those DAM systems? Dec 13, 2016 by Barry Levine They’re not being cursed; they’re being used to manage zillions of photos, videos, graphics, and other files.
IAB begins to address messaging segment with report, standards development Dec 13, 2016 by Greg Sterling Trade body formally enters the messaging fray with new working group and a promise of future guidance.
Selling your agency, Part 5: The transition Dec 13, 2016 by David Rodnitzky Once your acquisition is signed, what’s next? In Part 5 of a series, columnist David Rodnitzky discusses how and when to tell your team and clients, how to maintain your culture and how to work with your new owner.
FAQ: Everything Facebook has admitted about its measurement errors Dec 13, 2016 by Tim Peterson We’ve made a list because Facebook has had to check its math more than twice.
Reimagine channel economics with a new vision for partner marketing Dec 12, 2016 by Digital Marketing Depot Every business leader knows that the keys to financial success are simple: efficient processes and tight controls on spending. But if your marketing strategy includes Channel Partners, you know that “simple” and “controlled” are two words that don’t get used very often.
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate Marketing Case Study: From Plateau to 1,600% YoY Growth, www.amnavigator.com
Analytics
The secrets of elite analytics practices: Report, econsultancy.com
When Should Analytic Software Be Replaced?, www.cmswire.com
Blogs & Blogging
5 Tips for a Smooth Transition When Moving Your Blog to a New Host, www.blogherald.com
9 Tools That Will Convince You to Get Active on Medium, www.internetmarketingninjas.com
Content Optimization List: Blogging for People and Search Engines, www.semrush.com
How To Structure Your Blog Content For Great Rankings, www.problogger.net
How to Write Catchy Blog Post Titles That Get Clicked Like Crazy, www.jeffbullas.com
Business Issues
Content Marketing
12 Ways You Screw Up Your Content Marketing, contentmarketinginstitute.com
7 Growth Hacks to Improve Your Content Strategy, www.convinceandconvert.com
Coming Up with Compelling Headlines, www.compukol.com
Content Marketing and Saturated Industries: Is It Even Worth Your Time, www.thesaleslion.com
Hot Trends Expected to Run Content Marketing in 2017, www.copypress.com
How to Make User Generated Content Work When You’re Not Coca-Cola, www.cmswire.com
Conversion Optimization
How To Build An Irresistible Lead Magnet, www.searchenginepeople.com
Seven tactics for increasing online conversion at Christmas, econsultancy.com
Should You Use Navigation on Landing Pages? A Data-Driven Consideration, conversionxl.com
What is Confidence Interval? The Conversion Rate Optimization Glossary, blog.crazyegg.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
10 sensible web design trends for 2017, econsultancy.com
WordPress 2.7 Is the Role Model for How Design Can Lead the Way, wptavern.com
Display & Contextual Advertising
4 Tips for Making Banner Ads That Actually Might Work, www.adweek.com
Domaining
Free .shop domains until Christmas, domainincite.com
E-Commerce
4 Ways to Turn Ecommerce Shipping into Your Competitive Edge, multichannelmerchant.com
Amazon accounts for the majority of Q3 online sales growth, www.internetretailer.com
E-retailer beware: Holiday shoppers are impatient, www.internetretailer.com
For Success in Ecommerce, Figure Out the “What?”, www.practicalecommerce.com
Report: UPS, FedEx struggling to keep pace with holiday e-commerce explosion, www.retaildive.com
Email Marketing
The Best-Performing Words in Holiday-Themed Email Subject Lines, www.marketingprofs.com
The Ultimate Holiday Email Marketing & Landing Page Guide, unbounce.com
General Internet Marketing
10 Reasons Why Your Small Business Needs a Website, blogs.constantcontact.com
5 Influencer Marketing Myths from 2016, www.convinceandconvert.com
6 Tips for Marketing to Last-Minute Holiday Shoppers, smallbiztrends.com
Influencer Marketing: How to Get an Influencer to Write for You, www.stonetemple.com
The Microsoft HoloLens and How Brands Could Use It, www.koozai.com
Internet Marketing Industry
Eyeota Opens New York City Office as the Center of its U.S. Operations, PR Web
Movable Ink Surpasses 200 Billion Live Content Impressions Served, www.prweb.com
Segment + Google BigQuery: The Easiest Way to Get Started with SQL, segment.com
Swiftpage Launches Act! Facebook Ads Powered by Tiger Pistol, www.act.com
MarTech
5 Disruptions to Marketing, Part 3: Vertical Competition, chiefmartec.com
Can Technology Predict the Next Social Media Superstar?, www.adweek.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
Android Pay says “hajimemashite”, blog.google
Building a Better Mobile App for the Holidays, www.martechadvisor.com
Events From Facebook Launches for Android, www.adweek.com
How One International Juice Company Takes Its Marketing Local, streetfightmag.com
How text marketing can help court and maintain customer loyalty, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
How to carry mobile holiday success into 2017, www.internetretailer.com
Social Media
#SocialTrends2017: What to Expect in the New Year, www.emarketer.com
7 Ways to Add Variety to Your Twitter Marketing, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
A Primer On Facebook Remarketing, www.ppchero.com
Facebook Moments Comes to Desktop (Sort of), www.adweek.com
How B2B Marketers Should Use LinkedIn Sponsored InMail, blog.adstage.io
How to Go International on Facebook (Facebook Global Pages), ignitevisibility.com
How to Track Facebook Conversions After February 2017, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
Instagram Live Has Arrived. Here’s What to Do with It., simplymeasured.com
Instagram Marketing: Strategies for Growing Your Instagram Account, blog.bufferapp.com
Pinterest Reviews: Have You “Tried It” Yet?, www.verticalresponse.com
Shoppable Instagram Ads, www.goinflow.com
Snapchat rolls out Groups, letting you chat with up to 16 friends at once, venturebeat.com
The Big Question We All Need to Ask Ourselves About Twitter in 2017, www.socialmediaexplorer.com
The Challenges of Using Facebook’s Canvas, www.adweek.com
The Pinterest 100: The top ideas to try in 2017, blog.pinterest.com
Video
eMarketer Releases Latest Estimates for Digital Video Viewing in Western Europe, www.emarketer.com
How Does YouTube, Facebook & Others Count Video Views?, mediakix.com
Seven Tips for Creating Effective Explainer Videos, www.marketingprofs.com
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