Jul 9, 20182 min read

Marketing Day: Google to be fined, SMX Advanced, recaps, Quora ads & more

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:

Report: Second big EU antitrust fine against Google coming next week Jul 9, 2018 by Greg Sterling Reports speculate that Google will be forced to decouple Google Play access from app pre-install rules, clearing the way for new “default” apps.
How to use Quora ads for big results in every step of the funnel Jul 9, 2018 by Joe Martinez Contributor Joe Martinez overcomes a momentary feeling of greed to give up great insights and audience targeting tips using Quora Ads.
Analyst firm: Smart speaker market will reach 100M units by year-end Jul 9, 2018 by Greg Sterling The US is the largest market, followed by China, which is still undeveloped.
Be careful what content you cut from your site Jul 9, 2018 by Janet Driscoll Miller Contributor Janet Driscoll Miller helps you determine how to make your website lean and mean without eliminating big traffic drivers.
SMX Advanced session recap: Mobile-first and AMP Jul 9, 2018 by Patrick Stox Contributor Patrick Stox recaps an advanced SEO session where speakers shared how to perform audits in a mobile-first world and tactics to maximize the effectiveness of your AMP content.
If content is king, then context is queen Jul 6, 2018 by Matt Umbro In this age of sound bites and clickbait headlines, contributor Matt Umbro contends it’s more important than ever to dig deeper into what we’re told.

Get to know your virtual audience via their digital body language Jul 6, 2018 by Joe Hyland Contributor Joe Hyland explains how to read your prospects’ intentions online so you can offer them a solution that meets their needs.