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:
Facebook Tweaks News Feed To Serve Only The Best Viral Stories Dec 4, 2015 by Martin Beck Update will push down viral stories that people don’t want to see, based on surveys of “tens of thousands” of people a day.
Here’s Why Site Search Is Not Just A Smaller Google Search Dec 4, 2015 by Barry Levine They’re “totally different universes,” says the CEO of site search provider Swiftype.
Are Paid & Organic Search Distinct Channels? Not So Fast. Dec 4, 2015 by Andrew Goodman Search marketing channels are often both data-driven and siloed, but contributor Andrew Goodman notes that clients don’t necessarily see it that way. To improve performance, he says, we must understand the greater picture.
5 Major Differences Between Google Map Maker & Google My Business Guidelines Dec 4, 2015 by Joy Hawkins Columnist and local search expert Joy Hawkins outlines some differences between two of Google’s local/maps services, discussing which might come in handy based on your situation.
Marketing Land Quiz – December 4: Do You Know What Happened In Digital Marketing This Week? Dec 4, 2015 by Amy Gesenhues Test your industry knowledge by answering these five questions pulled from this week’s headlines.
The Customer Experience Is Key For B2B Success Dec 4, 2015 by Loretta Jones It’s no secret that delivering a great customer experience is crucial for B2C companies. Columnist Loretta Jones explains why B2B brands need to hop on board and learn how to put the consumer first.
What’s The Big Idea: The 3 Fundamentals Of Successful Digital Creative Dec 4, 2015 by Peter Minnium Looking to come up with the next “big idea” for your brand? Columnist Peter Minnium reveals some key components of effective creative ideas.
MarTech Landscape: What Is Marketing Automation Software? Dec 4, 2015 by Claire Schoen Marketing automation software can improve marketing productivity and increase lead quality. Here’s what you need to know before adopting a marketing automation platform.
Is The Next Marketing Technology Wave All About Better Creative? Dec 4, 2015 by Erika Trautman As new content technologies transform the digital marketing landscape, columnist Erika Trautman believes marketers need to hop on board and evolve.
Why Twitter Trends Couldn’t Spell San Bernardino Correctly Dec 3, 2015 by Danny Sullivan #SanBernadino was the hashtag that trended on Twitter, even though #SanBernardino was the correct spelling. How this happened & how Twitter Trends might improve.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
New Google Home Services Ad Format Puts Lead Qualifiers Up Front
5 Things New Advertisers Need to Know About Google AdWords Campaign Settings
Search In Pics: Google Panda Nativity Scene, Bearded Matt Cutts & Stolen Google Bike
Google Posts That Local Results Are Influenced By Clicks, Then Deletes That
Google Local One Box Details Removed From Web Search Listings
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Affiliate Marketing
5 Ways to Engage Affiliates for Final Holiday Sales, www.practicalecommerce.com
Analytics
A New Currency To Measure Audience Quality, adexchanger.com
Jared Feldman of Canvs Fast Forwards Social Sentiment Analytics, www.cmswire.com
Blogs & Blogging
10 Ways to Prepare Your Holiday Blogging Schedule, www.problogger.net
Business Issues
EFF’s free HTTPS tool ‘Let’s Encrypt’ enters public beta, thenextweb.com
Zuckerberg Responds To Critics, Explains How He’s Spending $45B, techcrunch.com
Content Marketing
3 (Easy) Ways to Truly Surprise Your Audience, contentmarketinginstitute.com
3 Resources to Help You Become a Master Content Marketing Storyteller, www.copyblogger.com
Design Thinking Is the Next Content Marketing Frontier, adage.com
How to Cut Through the Clutter With Your Holiday Content, www.convinceandconvert.com
Sharing Compelling Curated Content, www.compukol.com
Conversion Optimization
When Humor Converts (and When It Doesn’t), conversionxl.com
Display & Contextual Advertising
17 Free Photoshop Templates for Google Display Ads, blog.adstage.io
Domaining
China to enforce Real Name Verification on .Com Domain Names, domainnamewire.com
ICANN security advisor predicts hundreds of new gTLDs will go dark, domainincite.com
Picking A Google Review URL, blumenthals.com
E-Commerce
Why some retailers suspend online order fulfillment from stores, www.internetretailer.com
Email Marketing
10 Design Principles That Will Increase Your Email Newsletter Conversions, blog.crazyegg.com
4 Ways to Make Customers Crave Your Emails, blogs.constantcontact.com
Email Marketing Trends in 2016, blog.movableink.com
Email subject line pattern archive, www.emailmonday.com
Top Tips to Boost Your Email List Subscribers Today, www.problogger.net
When Did Retailers Send Their Cyber Monday Emails This Year?, www.marketingprofs.com
General Internet Marketing
Four Mistakes That Can Kill Your Brand Campaigns, www.marketingprofs.com
Relationship Marketing 101: Nurturing Your Contacts, www.silverpop.com
Six Black Friday trends we learned from performance marketing in 2015, econsultancy.com
The Future of Digital Marketing, www.stonetemple.com
MarTech
For The Good Of Tech, techcrunch.com
The real ad tech unicorns: Firms run by women, digiday.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
6 Mobile Commerce Strategies to Drive More Holiday Season Sales, www.adweek.com
Five tips for successful mobile advertising in 2016, econsultancy.com
Here are the Big Three in wearables: Fitbit, Apple, and Xiaomi, qz.com
Mobile Web vs Mobile Apps: Where Should You Invest Your Marketing?, moz.com
Restaurant Increases Visit Frequency with Mobile Ordering Option, streetfightmag.com
Top trends across 2015’s award-winning mobile campaigns, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Why Amazon, not Starbucks, could dominate mobile delivery in 2016, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Worldwide Smartphone Market Will See the First Single-Digit Growth Year on Record, According to IDC, www.idc.com
Your Apps Are Hanging With Bad Actors, www.cmswire.com
Social Media
Advertising on Instagram, blog.business.instagram.com
Are You Wasting Money on Twitter Ads?, www.convinceandconvert.com
Instagram Tests Multiple Account Feature, www.searchenginejournal.com
Missing Facebook Pages: What to Do When Facebook Takes Your Page Away, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
How a small diamond dealer got 6 million Vine loops in one year, sherpablog.marketingsherpa.com
The luxury brands that win on social media, digiday.com
The Top 5 Facebook Holiday Content Ideas, www.adweek.com
Twitter is swapping the notifications bell with the Moments lightning bolt on mobile, digiday.com
Twitter wants to trademark the word ‘subtweet’, digiday.com
Video
5 Ways to Improve Your Youtube Organic Reach, www.searchenginejournal.com
Adobe And Videology Tackle Streaming Video Sales Hurdles, adexchanger.com
Brands, Platforms, The Live Video Labyrinth And How Everyone Can Win, techcrunch.com
Food Videos on YouTube: Cooking, Recipes, and More, www.reelseo.com
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