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:
What Every Marketer Should Know about Social Audience Engagement Dec 11, 2015 by Digital Marketing Depot Using psychographics and social behavior data, marketers can now go beyond demographic targeting to create completely custom audiences. We can understand what consumers love, what they want, and even what they are going to do next.
MarTech Conference Is March 21–22. See the Sessions & Speakers. Dec 11, 2015 by Marketing Land MarTech returns to the San Francisco Hilton in March. Check out the infographic below for what’s in store, who’s speaking and who should attend. Then register before January 10 and save $500 on your ticket to the only MarTech in North America this year.
Facebook Gives Page Owners Tips To Improve Their Video Production Dec 11, 2015 by Martin Beck Facebook, which attracts more than 8 billion video views daily, reminds Page admins about tools to help them improve the chances that their videos will get a share of that viewership.
RLSA Vs. Customer Match In AdWords: Similar But Different Dec 11, 2015 by Andy Taylor How does AdWords’ new Customer Match product compare to Remarketing Lists for Search Ads (RLSA)? Columnist Andy Taylor explores.
3 Brands That Dominated Cyber Monday And What They Can Teach Us About Consumer Engagement Dec 11, 2015 by Jordan Kretchmer Lego, DJI and GoPro are tapping into the power of creating communities. Columnist Jordan Kretchmer discusses what they’re doing right and how you can take a page from their marketing playbooks.
Marketing Land Quiz: Do You Know 2015’s Top Facebook Topic, Tweet Or YouTube Ad? Dec 11, 2015 by Amy Gesenhues Test your industry knowledge by answering these five questions pulled from this week’s headlines.
Google Adds Forecasting Data In AdWords Display Planner Dec 11, 2015 by Ginny Marvin See estimates for clicks and impressions based on budget and bid inputs.
Are You And Your Customers Speaking The Same Language? Does It Matter? Dec 11, 2015 by Rachel Lindteigen Should you call a pullover a “sweater” or a “jumper?” It depends on your strategy. Just make sure you’re speaking the same language as your potential customers, advises columnist Rachel Lindteigen.
A CMO’s View: DHL’s Focus On Its Customer Drives The Brand’s Marketing Strategy Dec 11, 2015 by Amy Gesenhues As the Chief Customer Officer, Christine Nashick oversees DHL’s marketing, customer service and customer experience teams.
No Conversions Set? No Problem. AdWords Debuts Automated Smart Goals Dec 11, 2015 by Greg Finn New “Smart Goals” within Google Analytics will now allow AdWords advertisers to target automated conversions based on user data.
IBM’s Watson Is Now In the Marketing And E-Commerce Business Dec 10, 2015 by Barry Levine With the launch last month of its Trends app and the recent release of Commerce Insights, the legendary computer system has branched out to yet another industry.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Yahoo Search App For iPhone Gets A Bit More “Now” With Personalized Content
The Only Way To Be Successful At SEO: Take A Holistic Approach
Search In Pics: Google Menorah & Christmas Lights, Google Merchant Store & Stan With Heart Glasses
MindMeld Launches Voice Assistant 2.0, Says Voice Search Growing Dramatically
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Analytics
Data-lovers, Critical thinkers, and Librarians: How we built our digital analytics team, www.seerinteractive.com
Eight tips for getting corporate buy-in for data analytics, econsultancy.com
Blogs & Blogging
How to Give Your Blog Design a Spring Clean, www.problogger.net
Strategize for a 700-Day Blog Post Shelf Life, www.marketingprofs.com
Business Issues
Adobe Profit Tops Expectations on Revenue Growth, www.wsj.com
As Its CMO Departs, Walmart Turns to Former Target Marketer, www.adweek.com
Medium is now hosting publisher sites, starting with The Awl’s Billfold, digiday.com
Sprint Names Roger Sol CMO, adage.com
Yahoo Loses Ad Product Chief Prashant Fuloria, recode.net
Content Marketing
3 Adaptive Content Resources for Advanced Marketers, www.copyblogger.com
7 Tips That Will Boost Your Content, contently.com
Content marketing trends in 2016, econsultancy.com
How Agencies Can Use Branded Content Marketing to Stand Out from the Crowd, unbounce.com
How to Build Your Content Empire Using Podcasts, www.searchenginejournal.com
Using Quizzes to Increase Your Lead Database, blog.marketo.com
Conversion Optimization
2016 Web Design Trends to Boost Conversions, www.usertesting.com
3 New UX and CRO Features that Scream Innovation, ignitevisibility.com
Domaining
Answers to Common Questions About New Domain Name Endings, googleandyourbusiness.blogspot.com
It was just a bug: .Com shortcut is back in iOS 9.2, domainnamewire.com
E-Commerce
By 2016, 25 Percent of eCommerce Sales Could Be Mobile, smallbiztrends.com
How a UK Ecommerce Company Partnered With Shopify to Expand Internationally, company-enterprise.myshopify.com
Marketplace sellers fare well on Amazon in November, and even better on other shopping portals, www.internetretailer.com
The 100 most innovative e-retailers, www.internetretailer.com
The Mobile E-Commerce Boom, contently.com
Email Marketing
5 Ways To Avoid A Massive Email Misunderstanding, www.fastcompany.com
Manage Your Gmail Right From Yahoo Mail, yahoo.tumblr.com
General Internet Marketing
5 Holiday Campaign Tips to Keep You Off the Naughty List, www.convinceandconvert.com
5 Pieces of Terrible Marketing Advice You Shouldn’t Follow, blog.crazyegg.com
Everything Brands Need to Know About Podcasts (but Were Afraid to Ask), contently.com
Get Smart About Personalized Marketing, www.cmswire.com
MarTech
6 Simple Steps To Start To Benefit From Marketing Automation, www.searchenginepeople.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
3 ways fashion brands are infiltrating our favorite apps, digiday.com
6 Last-Minute Tips for Mobile Marketers Ahead of the Holiday Shopping Rush, blog.kissmetrics.com
Google Wallet Will Now Let You Send Money To Anyone With A Phone Number Via SMS (US Only), www.androidpolice.com
Many Marketing, IT Execs Don’t Have a Mobile-First Strategy, www.emarketer.com
The Rise of Mobile Ad Spend, in 6 Charts, contently.com
Top 10 mobile coupon-enabled campaigns of 2015, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Tumblr for iOS now supports sharing Live Photos & 3D Touch, 9to5mac.com
Reputation Management
A Brand by Any Other Name: The Importance of Brand Consistency, www.searchinfluence.com
Social Media
B2C Social Media Use That May Surprise You, heidicohen.com
Do You Really Need Social Media?, pushingsocial.com
Expert Talks Social Media Ideas for 2016, contentmarketinginstitute.com
Facebook Moving Photo Syncing to Moments App Jan. 10, www.adweek.com
Facebook Says Its New AI Research Computers Are Twice As Powerful As Anything Before, www.fastcompany.com
How Advertising on Facebook can Make Paid Search More Effective, www.facebook.com
Shave Cost Per Conversion with Facebook’s Breakout Metrics, blog.adstage.io
Who Needs Community Managers When There’s Facebook at Work?, www.cmswire.com
YouTube Rebel Helps Launch Branded Content on Reddit, adage.com
Video
Always Be Tracking; Don’t Discount Streaming Video Services, adexchanger.com
Brands and publishers need to reorient for vertical video, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
IBM’s Stealth Big Data Video Play, www.cmswire.com
In France, Users Respond Best to Digital Video Ads While Commuting, www.emarketer.com
YouTube Gaming For Android Gets A “Cardboard Mode” For More Immersive Viewing, techcrunch.com
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