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:
My SEO optimized & UI-friendly e-commerce Frankenstein Jun 6, 2016 by Christian Sculthorp If you could create the perfect e-commerce website by combining elements from successful sites, which ones would you choose? Columnist Christian Sculthorp shares his picks.
Can you manage your inventory with Google Shopping? Jun 6, 2016 by Andreas Reiffen Contributor Andreas Reiffen shares how some companies are calculating yield values in order to better manage their inventory through competitive bidding.
Are we making SEO too complicated? Jun 6, 2016 by Ryan Shelley SEO has a lot of moving parts — and that can mean a lot of wasted time and effort if we’re not organized. Columnist Ryan Shelley shares his method for simplifying your SEO process by staying focused on results.
Enterprise SEO Platforms Marketer’s Guide — Updated for 2016 Jun 6, 2016 by Digital Marketing Depot Marketing Land’s “Enterprise SEO Platforms: A Marketer’s Guide” examines the market for enterprise SEO software platforms and the considerations involved in implementing this software into your business.
Supreme Court allows AdWords class action against Google to proceed Jun 6, 2016 by Greg Sterling Advertisers complained Google didn’t disclose that their ads might show up on parked domains and error pages.
Get an exclusive look into SocialPro, only 2 weeks away Jun 6, 2016 by Chris Sherman We designed Marketing Land’s SocialPro to help you understand, navigate and leverage the richly varied but often confusing channels that make up the social media marketing universe. We’ll show you the most advanced, cutting-edge tactics and techniques to reach and engage with those users, whether they’re on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or any of the other […]
[WATCH] Marketing Land Live #16: Amazon’s latest lawsuits, Instagram business profiles & more Jun 6, 2016 by Matt McGee In our latest weekly video show, we talk about Instagram’s business profile offering, Amazon’s decision to sue sellers that allegedly buy fake reviews and more.
Your brand refresh: What should you expect from social? Jun 6, 2016 by Chris Kerns When you’re planning new branding, icons or logos, how will your audience react? Columnist Chris Kerns dives into Twitter data to reveal what social media can tell you about brand refreshes.
4 strategies for stretching your summer marketing spend Jun 6, 2016 by Jordan Elkind With summer hot on the horizon, it’s a good time to think about how you can get the most out of your marketing budget. Columnist Jordan Elkind shares his top strategies.
Measuring email effectiveness in retail banking Jun 6, 2016 by Jose Cebrian As more consumers look to deal with their banks online, banks need to know the impact of email campaigns. Columnist Jose Cebrian discusses some key tactics.
Maggie: the essence of content strategy Jun 6, 2016 by Kyla Becker Content strategy is about more than keyword rankings and backlinks. According to contributor Kyla Becker, it’s about focusing on the customer’s needs.
AdWords’ new extra headline: 7 ways to make the most of it Jun 3, 2016 by Matt Lawson Google announced expanded text ads at its recent Google Performance Summit. Columnist and Googler Matt Lawson explains why the change was made and what you should do about it.
Decision trees for SEM segmentation Jun 3, 2016 by Aaron Levy There is an ongoing debate amongst SEM experts as to how to best segment your PPC accounts, and columnist Aaron Levy illustrates his process with a handy flowchart.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Analytics
43 percent of publishers say native ad metrics stink. Here are 5 that don’t., digiday.com
Survey: Most Marketers Use 6+ Measurement Tools But Don’t Trust the Data, www.convinceandconvert.com
Three Ways The Tech Industry (Still) Misuses Metrics, www.fastcompany.com
Viewability is the new mobile metric, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Blogs & Blogging
A New Model for Developing a Top-Tier B2B Blog, contentmarketinginstitute.com
How I Tweaked My Blog’s Design and (Almost) Doubled Signups, www.blogtyrant.com
Interviewing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them on Your Blog, www.problogger.net
The 4 Rs That Show a Brand Your Blog is Influential, www.problogger.net
Business Issues
How Mark Zuckerberg Led Facebook’s War to Crush Google Plus, www.vanityfair.com
Leaving the Nest., nest.com
Zuckerberg’s Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn accounts hacked, techcrunch.com
Content Marketing
7 Reasons Your Content Marketing Efforts Are Failing, www.thesaleslion.com
Funny Business: Storytelling for the ‘Theatre of the Mind’, www.convinceandconvert.com
How to Hook Your Audience with Interactive Content, www.martechadvisor.com
Conversion Optimization
13 Surprisingly Effective Tips for Conversion-Oriented Content, contentmarketinginstitute.com
How to Turn Your SaaS Lead Nurturing Efforts into Lead Optimization Wins, blog.crazyegg.com
Increase Conversions Rates leveraging users’ mental habits, www.adworldexperience.it
Copywriting, Design & Usability
3 Signs Your Website Is a Wreck, www.cmswire.com
How can we design experiences that increase customer happiness?, econsultancy.com
E-Commerce
Consumers Abandoning Shopping Carts Due to Slow Delivery Times, multichannelmerchant.com
E-commerce sales top half a trillion dollars in Europe in 2015, www.internetretailer.com
What Multichannel Brands Need to Know About Ecommerce and Marketing, multichannelmerchant.com
Why weddings are becoming big business for ecommerce retailers, econsultancy.com
Email Marketing
How to avoid overloading your customer’s inbox, myemma.com
How To Use Facebook & Twitter PPC To Build Your Email List, www.searchenginepeople.com
General Internet Marketing
15 Glorious Examples of Brands Using GIFs, www.searchenginejournal.com
4 Reasons Why Food Is Exploding as the Perfect Marketing Medium, www.adweek.com
Digital Context 2.0 – It’s Time for the “Real” Digital Revolution, smallbiztrends.com
The Smart Advice CMOs Are Listening to Now, www.silverpop.com
Internet Marketing Industry
MarTech
How to Prepare Your Organization for Marketing Automation, www.marketingprofs.com
How to Prove Marketing Technology Lives Up to the Sales Pitch, www.cmswire.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
19 Super-Creative Local Marketing Ideas, www.wordstream.com
20 Must-Have Mobile Apps for Busy Digital Marketers, www.toprankblog.com
Ad Network Partnership Report From MoPub, smallbiztrends.com
How to Do Mobile Social Media Advertising the Right Way, blog.adstage.io
Making The Most Of Mobile: Device Integration For Consistency, multichannelmerchant.com
Mobile commerce in review: Buttoning up sales, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Online Marketing Drives In-Store Sales [Report], smallbiztrends.com
Publishers give mixed reviews so far to Google AMP, digiday.com
The world isn’t ready for Google’s Instant Apps, venturebeat.com
Unlock Your App’s Performance: a Guide to SDKs, 3qdigital.com
Why The Guardian is building its own mobile ad units, digiday.com
Other Items
Introducing the Yahoo Sports App for Apple TV 4, yahoo.tumblr.com
Why It’s Time to Take Google’s PC Operating System Seriously, Wall Street Journal
Reputation Management
5 Steps to Build a Customer-Solid Reviews Strategy, multichannelmerchant.com
Four Things to Keep in Mind When Training on Brand Voice, www.marketingprofs.com
Storytelling Establishes Credibility With Your Prospects, smallbiztrends.com
Social Media
32 Marketing Tutorials for Facebook, Instagram, www.practicalecommerce.com
A First Amendment For Social Platforms, medium.com
As The U.S. Exports Social Media, Its Values Lead To Culture Clashes, www.buzzfeed.com
Connecting with Game Enthusiasts for #E32016 and Beyond, www.Twitter.com
Facebook to Users: “Notify a Few Friends About This Post”, www.adweek.com
How Starwood is learning Snapchat with branded geofilters, digiday.com
How to Create Twitter RSS Feeds for Better Prospecting, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
How to Target Your Facebook Ads to Business Locations, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
Instagram’s Platform Maturity in Two Charts, www.socialbakers.com
Introducing Premium Insights: Keeping You in the Know on Companies You Care About, blog.linkedin.com
Social media users cannot get enough of empowerment ads, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
The Power of Beauty on Instagram, blog.business.instagram.com
What are the Benefits of Facebook Instant Articles?, www.searchenginejournal.com
Which Twitter App a Tweet Was Sent From: Quick Tip, www.internetmarketingninjas.com
Video
12 Brand New Slides Every Video Marketer Should Read!, www.reelseo.com
A YouTube billionaire, Motor Trend revs up for Facebook Live, digiday.com
Facebook Live attacks Twitch with game streaming, techcrunch.com
Streaming Video Spending to Rise by Double Digits This Year, www.emarketer.com
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