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:
How to avoid an outbound link penalty from Google Nov 14, 2016 by Tony Edward We’ve all heard of unnatural link penalties from having a spammy backlink profile, but columnist Tony Edward notes that your site’s outbound links need to be monitored as well.
Getting a clearer picture of local marketing attribution Nov 14, 2016 by Brian Smith It can be a challenge to get a clear picture of how effective your local marketing efforts are, so columnist Brian Smith outlines some of the more effective methods for tracking in-store attribution.
Coaxing smarter paid search bidding decisions out of sparse conversion data Nov 14, 2016 by Mark Ballard Columnist Mark Ballard explains how we can use statistics to supplement our conversion data and intuition when deciding on keyword-level bids in AdWords.
Boost your conversion rate by 45% today… no, really! Nov 14, 2016 by Jacob Baadsgaard Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard makes the case that proper conversion tracking in your AdWords accounts can provide better and more helpful insights for optimizing your campaigns.
4 marketing innovations headed to brick-and-mortar retail in 2017 Nov 14, 2016 by Tamar Weinberg Contributor Tamar Weinberg takes a look at the UX and marketing advances that are expected to shape brick-and-mortar retail in the coming year.
Will brands be forced to take sides in a more polarized marketplace? Nov 14, 2016 by Greg Sterling Being apolitical may no longer be an option for brands in the Trump era.
Facebook has created its own analytics tool for Messenger bots Nov 14, 2016 by Tim Peterson Facebook’s free Messenger bot analytics tool will cross-reference Messenger interactions with Facebook user data and can tie into mobile app, web analytics.
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Analytics
10 mobile metrics to track before the holidays, www.internetretailer.com
Data Ethics – The New Competitive Advantage, techcrunch.com
Marketers Can Now Track Every Time Their Brands Are Seen or Mentioned on TV, www.adweek.com
Blogs & Blogging
Content Marketing
A Simple Trick to Make Your Content Magnetic and Memorable, contentmarketinginstitute.com
How to Use Content Marketing to Enhance Brand Perception, contentmarketinginstitute.com
The Science Behind the Power of Storytelling, contently.com
The Ultimate Guide to Creating Visually Appealing Content, blog.crazyegg.com
Tips for Onsite Content Optimization With a Human Touch, www.marketingprofs.com
Conversion Optimization
4 Ways to Make Your Landing Page Experience More Relevant, www.wordstream.com
How to Improve Conversion Rates with Conscious Language, blog.crazyegg.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
What is design thinking?, econsultancy.com
E-Commerce
Amazon’s Home Services adds 20 more metro regions as it preps new “Assistant” role, techcrunch.com
E-commerce sales reach $17.8 billion on Singles’ Day, www.internetretailer.com
eCommerce Site Speed: Increase Conversions with a Faster Site, www.goinflow.com
The science behind Black Friday and Cyber Monday pricing, www.internetretailer.com
What Consumers Want Most in an Online Shopping Experience, www.adweek.com
Email Marketing
6 Simple Email Marketing Tips: Are You On the Money?, www.searchenginejournal.com
Email Marketing – What Email Marketers Can Do to Stop Unsubscribes, www.marketingprofs.com
How to lift email marketing conversion step-by-step | Email marketing consultant, www.emailmonday.com
General Internet Marketing
10 Ways to Update Your Marketing Strategy for 2017, smallbiztrends.com
4 Ways to Redefine the Global Agency, When Simply Being Global Is No Longer Enough, www.adweek.com
5 Ways to Scale Your Account-Based Marketing Strategy, blog.marketo.com
7 Excellent Branding Opportunities You Have Right Now, blogs.constantcontact.com
How Influencer Marketing Has Changed 8 Years Later, www.convinceandconvert.com
Why Brand Marketing Needs a New Formula, www.thinkwithgoogle.com
Internet Marketing Industry
MarTech
6 marketing clouds walk into Dr. Watson’s psychology lab at MarTech, chiefmartec.com
Machines are becoming smarter marketers, venturebeat.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
3 monetization strategies to boost ad revenue, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
4 Facebook Mobile Ad Techniques That Work, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
Google Play Music adds machine learning for better recommendations, thenextweb.com
Three Tools to Build a Mobile Digital Asset, www.internetmarketingninjas.com
Tracking the Mobile Millennial Shopper, multichannelmerchant.com
What do users really want, bots or apps?, venturebeat.com
Social Media
The Foursquare Blog — Thanks a (10) Billion, blog.foursquare.com
‘Black hole of nothingness’: Metrics concerns dog Snapchat’s ad expansion, digiday.com
13 Tools for Facebook, Social Analytics, www.practicalecommerce.com
6 Examples of How Marketers Are Using Snap Inc.’s Spectacles, www.adweek.com
Breaking Down The Facebook Auction For More Competitive Campaign, www.ppchero.com
Confessions of a brand manager on Twitter: ‘It’s more toxic than ever’, Digiday
Did Facebook really tolerate fake news to appease conservatives?, www.slate.com
How Brands Can Build Online Communities That Aren’t Lame, contently.com
How Facebook can escape the echo chamber, techcrunch.com
How To Run A LinkedIn Community That Amplifies Value, www.searchenginepeople.com
How to Use Twitter Moments for Business, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
Social Media Holiday Ads: 7 Steps to (Quickly) Prepare, www.practicalecommerce.com
The 2016 Marketer’s Guide To Snapchat Spectacles, mediakix.com
Twitter’s time to prove it can defend against harassment is now, venturebeat.com
Why (and how) you should utilize your online community, adsense.googleblog.com
Why Brand Loyalty Hinges on Social Media Engagement, www.adweek.com
Your Social Media is Talking. Are You Listening?, www.cmswire.com
Video
DoubleClick Publisher Blog: Publisher sustainability in a mobile and video world, doubleclick-publishers.googleblog.com
How Brand Marketers Measure Digital Video Advertising, www.emarketer.com
How to Take Advantage of Video-On-Demand & Keep Viewers Engaged, www.cmswire.com
Looking to Reach Affluents in Asia-Pacific? Try Digital Video Advertising, www.emarketer.com
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