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:
Identify and Eliminate Your R.O.T. Content – April 23 Webcast Learn how to get rid of the redundant, outdated and trivial (R.O.T.) content that’s sitting on your site right now.
Facebook Says It’s Winning The Battle Against Fake Likes Improvements in pattern recognition technology have enabled the social network to triple the number of fraudulent likes it blocks before they even reach Pages.
Emojis are Everywhere! Even In Foot Locker’s New #Shoemoji Mobile App! Sneaker fans already express themselves via their footwear, and the athletic shoe retailer is now allowing them to do so in social media as well.
How Will Google’s “Mobile-Friendly” Algorithm Affect Affiliate Marketing? If you’re a retailer who depends on affiliates to send you traffic, their mobile-geddon is your mobile-geddon. Columnist Melissa Feemster explains how affiliate marketers and affiliates alike should be preparing.
How To Grow Your Personal Brand On Twitter In Only 10 Minutes A Day Can’t afford a social media manager? Columnist Neil Patel offers up tips on how to grow your own personal brand on Twitter.
Spotify’s New “Playlist Targeting” Lets Brands Segment Ad Audiences Based On Activities Or Moods Using playlist data, brands will be able to choose from 15 different categories, including labels like “workout” or “chill.”
The Unfortunate Reality Of Most Content Marketing Programs It should be no surprise that bad content strategy results in low conversions. Columnist and CRO expert Tim Ash explains the questions you should be asking to overcome this.
Infinite Scroll: Is It Right For Your Site? Infinite scrolling pages have become very popular on many prominent websites. Columnist Kristine Schachinger poses the question — is this a good thing?
Gmail, Outlook Apps Build A Better Email Marketing Ecosystem Despite concerns, mobile email app usage doesn’t decrease engagement, columnist Kevin Gallant says.
VA Court: Yelp Doesn’t Have To Reveal Identities Of Anonymous Reviewers The Virginia Supreme Court has issued a ruling that Yelp is not compelled to reveal the identities of seven anonymous online reviewers.
Cray Party Moms Get Turnt In Hefty Video That Is So Totally On Fleek The household plastics company makes a play for the hard-partying “Red Solo Cup” crowd with hilarious videos promoting its crack-resistant “Ultimate” cups.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Bing iPhone App Gets A Refresh With New Privacy Controls, Image Search Results & More Emojis
Bing Ads To Force Close Variants On Advertisers & Will Modify The Way That Negatives Operate
Search In Pics: Real Facebook Wall, Penguin Android & Apple Street View Car
Google Cites Incorrect Traffic Data In Response Post To EU Antitrust Charges
SEMPO Cities Takes The Search Marketing Organization’s Efforts To A Local Level
Google Tests: New Mobile Search Design & People Also Ask Box
Your Ideal Shopping Campaign: The Critical Segmentation Decision
In 2 Years, Google Search Tools & Filters Have Shrunk From 9 To 2
Google Replaces A Site’s URL In Search Results & Uses Its Site Name & Breadcrumb Path
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Analytics
10 Questions Every Marketer Should Ask Before Buying Audience Data, www.marketingprofs.com
Why You Need to Develop a Data-Driven Marketing Strategy, www.martechadvisor.com
Business Issues
Content Marketing
3 Great New Ways Of Generating Money With Content Online, www.blogherald.com
Creating a Framework for Content Marketing Campaigns, www.distilled.net
Do B2B Content Marketers Struggle to Keep Ideas Coming?, www.emarketer.com
Native advertising on editorial websites doesn’t work, digiday.com
Story Hackers: How the Biggest Companies in Silicon Valley Are Using Content to Fuel Their Growth, contently.com
Tagging Content: The Simple Thing Most Brands Get Wrong, contently.com
The Consultant’s Checklist for Launching Content, www.distilled.net
The Washington Post takes an Amazon-inspired approach to native ad targeting, digiday.com
Conversion Optimization
4 Ways a Lack of Clarity Could Be Killing Your Conversions, unbounce.com
How Many Questions Should You Ask On Your Landing Page Form, www.searchenginepeople.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
How Social Media is Impacting Web Design, smallbiztrends.com
Parallax Scrolling: Engaging Or Annoying?, www.usertesting.com
Using Sketch For Responsive Web Design (A Case Study), www.smashingmagazine.com
E-Commerce
Deep Dive on Amazon Home Services, blog.biakelsey.com
How to use digital tools to increase sales both in stores and online, www.internetretailer.com
Loyalty Program Membership Rises, but Participation Falls, www.emarketer.com
PayPal Wants You to Inject Your Username and Eat Your Password, blogs.wsj.com
Retailers need to better meld mobile, web and store shopping, www.internetretailer.com
The Lowdown on Personalized Recommendations, www.getelastic.com
Three ways retailers can raise prices without losing customers, econsultancy.com
Email Marketing
How Email Marketing Can Drive Customer Engagement, www.martechadvisor.com
How to Use Autoresponder to Make the Right First Impression, Every Time, blogs.constantcontact.com
General Internet Marketing
3 Ways People-Powered Marketing Can Make Your Brand Stronger, www.convinceandconvert.com
Maintaining outdated marketing silos will lead to a skills gap, econsultancy.com
Top Digital Marketing Trends, www.sempdx.org
Internet Marketing Industry
The Relationship between Fraud & Viewability, www.sizmek.com
MarTech
6 Vital Features to Look for in Marketing Automation Software this Year, blog.marketo.com
Guide to Driving Digital Transformation – A Start, www.martechadvisor.com
Marketing Technology Comparison Report, www.capterra.com
More Marketers Seek Automation For Digital Campaigns – But Not for Social, www.adweek.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
5 Ways Starbucks Turns a Global Business Into a Local Brand, streetfightmag.com
Amazon Shuts Down TestDrive, The Appstore Feature That Let You Try Apps Before Downloading, techcrunch.com
Apple Pay Plans to Launch in Canada This Fall, www.wsj.com
Does the Apple Watch Signal a Post-Browser World?, www.cmswire.com
Mobile: Get on-target by going off-channel, www.internetretailer.com
Spring shopping app attracts fashion brands and investors, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Where To? 8.0: iPhone local search app now on the Apple Watch, www.futuretap.com
Yelp for Apple Watch: Going Micro in a Big Way, officialblog.yelp.com
Social Media
5 Tips to Build a Twitter Following, www.martechadvisor.com
Creating a meme on Twitter could send you to jail in Tanzania, qz.com
Facebook Custom Audience CTRs Leave FBX in the Dust, www.emarketer.com
Facebook Marketing Partner Sprinklr Expands into Japan, www.adweek.com
Navigating the ‘Hotel California’ effect of social platforms, digiday.com
Pinterest’s Simple Secret For Getting Creative With Brands, Fast Company
Should You Delete Your Business Facebook Page?, blog.kissmetrics.com
Twitter executive: Here’s how we’re trying to stop abuse while preserving free speech, Washington Post
What We Learned By Looking at 90 Days Worth of Tweets, www.addthis.com
Why Social Marketers Need to Get Clear On “Engagement”, simplymeasured.com
Video
Animoto’s Brad Jefferson on Why SMBs Should Do Facebook Video, www.adweek.com
Former Hulu Chief Kilar Raises $58 Million for Vessel Video, adage.com
How Coca-Cola is Sharing its Sustainability Story via YouTube, www.reelseo.com
Jump-Start Your Video Optimization and Promotion, contentmarketinginstitute.com
Start me up: Rolling Stones tap YouTubers to tout tour, digiday.com
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