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:
FTC Issues Guidelines To Prevent Native Ads From Crossing Into “Deception” Territory Dec 23, 2015 by Greg Sterling As so-called “native ads” have become increasingly popular critics have argued they’re effective because consumers can’t tell them apart from actual “content.” Proponents say, by contrast, that they provide a better user experience and don’t disrupt enjoyment of content.
Modern Marketing Essentials Guide To Mobile Marketing Dec 23, 2015 by Digital Marketing Depot Practically the entire world has a mobile phone, and a whole bunch of them are smartphones. Obviously, that is not breaking news. We all know that every single day, more and more people turn to their smartphones or tablets to do nearly everything they can do on a computer.
Scaling Manual Link Building Dec 23, 2015 by Andrew Dennis Many SEOs agree that building quality links requires manual effort, but how can you scale that which cannot be automated? Columnist Andrew Dennis shares his thoughts.
The Six Quality Score & Ad Rank Questions Everyone Has For Google Dec 23, 2015 by Matt Lawson People have lots of questions about ads quality, Quality Score and Ad Rank in AdWords. Columnist and Googler Matt Lawson tackles what you want to know.
Reader Buy-In: Marketing Land’s Top 10 Retail Columns Of 2015 Dec 23, 2015 by Pamela Parker What was hot among online retail marketers visiting Marketing Land in 2015? Check out these great articles on mobile, analytics and more!
Content Culture: Our Top Content Marketing Columns For 2015 Dec 23, 2015 by Desiree Everts DeNunzio From simple content strategy “hacks” to diving into Google Analytics, here are the topics that resonated with content marketers this past year.
Trusted Media Brands’ Chief Digital Officer Is Focused On Improving User Experience Dec 23, 2015 by Amy Gesenhues Get to Know: Vincent Errico, the newly appointed Chief Digital Officer for Trusted Media Brands, Inc.
Hey, Santa, Check Out Our Marketing “Naughty & Nice” List For 2015 Dec 23, 2015 by Barry Levine Wherein we help the old guy figure out who deserves a candy cane or a lump of coal in the worlds of marketing, advertising and search.
Getting Attribution-Ready For The New Year Dec 23, 2015 by Eric Dezendorf Start your marketing program off on the right foot in 2016. Columnist Eric Dezendorf has some key tips on how to get attribution-ready for the coming year.
Facebook’s Most Popular 360 Videos For 2015: GoPro, BuzzFeed & Zuckerberg Make The List Dec 22, 2015 by Amy Gesenhues Since launching in September, a number of publishers have taken advantage of Facebook’s immersive video experience.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Blogs & Blogging
5 Hacks to Improve Your Blog and Get More Traffic, contentmarketinginstitute.com
How to clean up old blog posts, yoast.com
How to Create a Successful Editorial Calendar, www.problogger.net
Business Issues
Content Marketing
Content Marketing Outsourcing: The Agency Vs Freelancer Question, www.jeffbullas.com
Content Marketing Tips for Small Businesses Using WordPress, www.wpexplorer.com
Build Your Story to Engage Prospects, www.practicalecommerce.com
The Best Content Marketing of 2015, contently.com
The Platformization Of Content, adexchanger.com
TopRank Marketing’s 2016 Content Marketing Predictions, www.toprankblog.com
Winning the Lottery Is Easier Than Finding Your Content, www.convinceandconvert.com
Conversion Optimization
6 Ways to Use Clarity to Improve Your Conversion Rate, conversionxl.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
10 Ways to Build Authority as an Online Writer, www.copyblogger.com
Finding Inspiration to Write Unbeatable Copy for Landing Pages, unbounce.com
E-Commerce
Amazon Seeks to Ease Ties With UPS, www.wsj.com
Are international growth, shipping, & mergers the big ecommerce topics for 2016?, econsultancy.com
E-commerce growth outpacing brick-and-mortar, www.retaildive.com
It is the Season for Omnichannel Retail: 2015 Holiday Shopping Trends, www.martechadvisor.com
Retailers increase fulfillment center staffing to keep up with holiday web sales, www.internetretailer.com
Reviews, Quality Content Will Reach Tomorrow’s Most Powerful Shoppers, multichannelmerchant.com
Why data mining is the future of online retailing, econsultancy.com
Email Marketing
50 Creative Tips for Gathering Customer Emails, www.verticalresponse.com
7 Magnificent Email Marketing Best Practices for End-of-Year Reflection, www.silverpop.com
Email Design Best Practices: How to Design the Perfect Email in 2016, blogs.constantcontact.com
Retailers’ email volumes rise in Q3 and so do open rates, www.internetretailer.com
General Internet Marketing
5 B2B Brands That Get People to Pay Attention Over the Holidays, simplymeasured.com
5 Digital Marketing Trends and Predictions for 2016, multichannelmerchant.com
7 Ways to Humanize Your Brand, www.wordstream.com
A CMO’s Guide for Marketing Transformation, adage.com
Connecting Front & Back-End Marketing – What is In It For You?, www.martechadvisor.com
The Anatomy of the Perfect Infographic, blog.crazyegg.com
Internet Marketing Industry
Appnext Partners With Hisense To Deliver Fully Customized Mobile App Experience, www.prnewswire.com
MarTech
The Fortune 500 martech solutions the Fortune 30 Million can’t afford to miss, venturebeat.com
Top 5 Exits in Local Tech of 2015, streetfightmag.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
Holiday Report: Mobile Opens Up, Conversions Down, blog.movableink.com
Italy Leads the EU-5 in Mobile Internet Access, www.emarketer.com
Why 2015 was the year for m-commerce, www.retaildive.com
Reputation Management
Social Media
Facebook Business Manager Details Marketers Should Know, ignitevisibility.com
3 steps for effective Facebook and Instagram holiday advertising, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
5 Components of a Good Social Crisis Plan, simplymeasured.com
A Quick History of How Marketers Have Adapted on Facebook, contently.com
A social marketing wishlist for the holidays, 3qdigital.com
Don’t Sleep on These 4 Facebook Ads Manager Tools, www.takeflyte.com
Getting Twitter Ads Access As An Agency, www.clixmarketing.com
How to Extend the Life of Your Social Media Content, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
Larger Canvas with Rich Media Sponsored Updates, blog.adstage.io
Pinterest is offering a high-end data service to brands spending millions, digiday.com
Social Advocacy Programs Drive Visibility for Businesses, www.emarketer.com
Stop Reading About Social Media Trends And Start Listening, techcrunch.com
Twitter Partners With Chat App Lookup To Let Users In India Shop In 140 Characters, techcrunch.com
Twitter wants to patent a drone controlled by tweets, www.theverge.com
Using Facebook Ads to Make Local Markets Adore You, company-enterprise.myshopify.com
Why Facebook Advertising Is Great for Every Industry, www.ducttapemarketing.com
Video
5 things we learned about YouTube in 2015, digiday.com
Amazon uses cute animal videos to woo shoppers, www.internetretailer.com
T-Mobile “Binge On” Video Streaming Program Accused Of Throttling Traffic To YouTube, www.fastcompany.com
Why Facebook Moved Web Video to HTML5 From Flash, www.adweek.com
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