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:
Liberty Mutual gets millions of views for parallel stories in a 360-degree video ad on Facebook Apr 15, 2016 by Barry Levine This is the first multi-narrative advertising use of spherical video, according to the insurance company.
HTTP to HTTPS: An SEO’s guide to securing a website Apr 15, 2016 by Patrick Stox Despite the numerous benefits of switching to HTTPS, many SEOs and website owners have not done so. For those feeling intimidated by the prospect of switching to HTTPS, columnist Patrick Stox breaks down the process.
How I use my marketing technology stack (SEO edition) Apr 15, 2016 by Michael Shearer What does your SEO technology stack look like? Columnist Michael Shearer walks through the tools he uses from keyword research to content creation to link-building outreach.
How to adjust SEO strategy to Google’s new SERP ad layout Apr 15, 2016 by Dan Bagby Google’s recent changes to their search results pages threw paid search marketers for a loop, but what about organic search practitioners? Columnist Dan Bagby discusses the impact on SEO.
6 remarkably effective ways to get higher conversions on your mobile site Apr 15, 2016 by Khalid Saleh From simplifying your payment process to improving product discovery, columnist Khalid Saleh reveals how you can increase conversions and sales on your mobile site.
How to ensure your campaign uses the best-available targeting data Apr 15, 2016 by Adam Grow Columnist Adam Grow discusses the differences between first-, second- and third-party data sources and reveals some strategies for using data to increase campaign performance.
Data: Cross-device campaigns 60 percent better than PC-only for offline conversions Apr 15, 2016 by Greg Sterling NinthDecimal says more brands using store visits to optimize campaigns in real time, compare ad performance across media.
Is an RTB supply crisis looming? Ad buyers and sellers debate Apr 15, 2016 by Ginny Marvin A look at whether the market is too RTB-focused for its own good and an argument for greater transparency across programmatic buying options.
Report: News organizations don’t get much out of Twitter Apr 14, 2016 by Tamar Weinberg Are you the typical publisher? You’re not getting a lot of Twitter traffic.
New Advrtas ad platform offers “first fully interactive 360-degree rich media ad” with VR mode Apr 14, 2016 by Barry Levine Its creator, Outlyer Technologies, says it works on any browser without a special player, and in any IAB ad format.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Google opens home service ads to HVAC services and electricians
Google local results get additional search filters on mobile
Search in Pics: Real-life keyword spam, alphorns at Google & more
Report: Google is testing trending topics in auto-complete search results
Report: Apple building AdWords-like ad product for the App Store
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Blogs & Blogging
To disclose or not to disclose? How bloggers could find themselves in the regulatory firing line., blog.affiliatewindow.com
Business Issues
Yahoo Modifies Change-in-Control Provision and Vesting, Wall Street Journal
Apple hints at future ‘MacOS’ name change on new environmental webpage, 9to5mac.com
Don’t Believe Everything You Read on Yahoo Sale, fortune.com
Google’s free public Wi-Fi hits 10 Indian train stations as Internet companies take control, venturebeat.com
Twitter names its first managing director for China to find advertisers beyond the Great Firewall, techcrunch.com
Content Marketing
“Sponsored” Is the Hottest Word in Advertising Right Now, 3qdigital.com
3 Resources to Help You Produce Stunning and Persuasive Content, www.copyblogger.com
Engaging content: A bespoke examination of the linguistic assault on ‘advertising’, digiday.com
Scanners Vs. Readers: How To Create Web Content That Engages Both Reader Styles, blog.crazyegg.com
Story for Business: How to Create Stories That Move People to Act, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
The 3 Most Effective Content Curation Strategies, contentmarketinginstitute.com
What is content marketing? An old school look at the technique, www.cornwallseo.com
Conversion Optimization
Does Your Call-to-Action Button Convert Leads Through Colors?, www.compukol.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
Create Memorable Customer Experiences with These Strategies, www.cmswire.com
Creating the Perfect Contact Page for Your Website, www.compukol.com
Invisible UI: a hidden opportunity for great UX, www.usertesting.com
What are the Best Colors for your Website?, ignitevisibility.com
Domaining
Facebook bought a registrar, domainincite.com
Squarespace starts offering domain name registration, domainnamewire.com
E-Commerce
Are You Making These 8 AdWords E-Commerce Mistakes?, blog.kissmetrics.com
eBay Now Selling eBay Branded Boxes for Sellers, smallbiztrends.com
Report: Jet’s mindshare growing, but still unknown to half of shoppers, www.retaildive.com
Email Marketing
3 Ways to Re-engage Cold Subscribers, blog.marketo.com
How NakedWines.com Used Email to Maximize Lifetime Value, sherpablog.marketingsherpa.com
Marketing Spring Cleaning: Naming Conventions, www.silverpop.com
General Internet Marketing
6 Major Challenges Which B2B Marketers Face Today, www.martechadvisor.com
7 Steps of Digital Experience Maturity, www.cmswire.com
Brands, Talk With People — Not To Them, adage.com
CMOs Reveal What They Really Think about Digital Projects, www.getelastic.com
Digital Marketing for Millennials, www.searchenginejournal.com
Four Ways to Measure Your Experiential Marketing Campaign, www.marketingprofs.com
How To Hire A Digital Marketing Analyst, www.ppchero.com
Why You Should Pay More Attention to Marketing Signals, www.marketingprofs.com
Internet Marketing Industry
Datonics Expands Data Offering; Launches Demographic Data Segments, www.prweb.com
MultiView Launches New High Definition Audience Targeting Solution, www.marketwired.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
Balancing App Monetization With the User Experience, www.adweek.com
Essential Mobile Marketing Tips For Small Businesses, authoritylabs.com
Inevitably, There’s a “Bot of Bots” Digging Up Local Services, streetfightmag.com
Mcommerce sales on iPhone catch up to iPad for first time, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Top Mistakes Businesses Make in Their Mobile Apps, www.martechadvisor.com
Why Local Publishers Shouldn’t Aim So Exclusively for Millennials, streetfightmag.com
Why mobile-originated data matters, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Will Facebook Salvage QR Codes from the Dustbin of Local Marketing History?, blumenthals.com
Social Media
As bots invade Messenger, brands still prefer human touch on Twitter, digiday.com
How Publishers Can Tweak Twitter and Engage Readers, www.cmswire.com
How to Create Sticky Social Media Content, simplymeasured.com
It’s a Good Time to Be a Publisher on Facebook, www.jonloomer.com
Targeting The MOST Passionate Audiences, www.aimclearblog.com
The 3 Biggest Learnings for Social Marketers at #F8, simplymeasured.com
Use Twitter to Engage With Niche Audiences During Breaking News Events, www.adweek.com
Your Definitive Guide to Social Media Image Sizes, www.convinceandconvert.com
Video
‘It’s about scale’: How 5 brands are using Facebook Live, digiday.com
Facebook Live and Kobe Bryant’s Final Game, media.fb.com
Gary Vaynerchuk on why he’s betting on Facebook Live, Snapchat and Musical.ly, techcrunch.com
Halo 5 YouTube Live-stream: Smashed Sales Records for Xbox, www.reelseo.com
Video Killed the Webinar Star: How On-Demand Content is Bringing Us More Customers in Less Time, unbounce.com
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