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:
Uncovering the white spaces of opportunity for local search Dec 22, 2016 by Jon Schepke With “near me” mobile moments surging, contributor Jon Schepke contends that brands must use the context of location across all their search marketing efforts — paid, earned and owned.
6 questions to help you evaluate an attribution modeling vendor Dec 22, 2016 by Alison Lohse How do you choose the right attribution modeling vendor? Columnist Alison Lohse offers six questions to help you attain transparency and navigate the tricky waters of attribution.
Variations on a marketing stalwart: Our top email marketing columns for 2016 Dec 22, 2016 by Pamela Parker Don’t make the mistake of thinking you know all about email just because it’s been around a while. Marketing Land contributors highlighted plenty of new possibilities for innovation in the most popular columns of the year.
Should advertisers pressure Facebook to be audited? Dec 22, 2016 by Kevin Lee In the wake of Facebook’s latest metrics errors, contributor Kevin Lee discusses the impact on marketers and why an audit would help ensure the right level of measurement transparency.
Top 10 video creators in November: UNILAD, The LADBible, Viral Thread & Tasty keep top 4 spots Dec 22, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues The top 10 video creators did not change from October to November, but video views for the top 100 creators and brands was up 12% overall.
Improve search rankings and increase productivity with local marketing automation software Dec 21, 2016 by Digital Marketing Depot Managing online citations, claimed and unclaimed listings, reviews and ratings, landing pages and data feeds for hundreds or thousands of locations has become time-consuming and costly for enterprise brands. Automating these processes can improve search rankings, increase productivity and lower CPCs due to better SEO.
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Affiliate Marketing
How to Start an Affiliate Program That’s Actually Successful, blog.crazyegg.com
Analytics
How to Use Pinterest Analytics to Build Buyer Personas, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
Business Issues
Facebook’s secretive hardware team signs rapid collaboration deal with 17 universities, TechCrunch
If Twitter’s leadership were American Idol, we’d be down to the final seven, qz.com
Twitter didn’t fix itself in 2016 and Wall Street isn’t happy, techcrunch.com
Zuckerberg implies Facebook is a media company, just “not a traditional media company”, TechCrunch
Content Marketing
8 Tips to Improve your Content in 2017, www.copypress.com
Marketing Basics: How to Create Great Content to Reach your Buyers, www.webinknow.com
Stop Trying to Innovate With Your Content, contentmarketinginstitute.com
The Latest Trends in Native Advertising, www.jeffbullas.com
What Is Content Marketing Development?, www.komarketingassociates.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
12 Ways UX Design Affects Web Traffic, simplymeasured.com
Better Website Testing – A Simple Guide to Knowing What to Test, vwo.com
Conversational Design Essentials: Tips For Building A Chatbot, www.smashingmagazine.com
Performance optimization in an HTTP/2 world, yoast.com
Domaining
ICANN gives Whois privacy services breathing room on new transfer policy, domainnamewire.com
E-Commerce
7 ways to reduce shopping cart abandonment on mobile, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Ecommerce Companies Sought-after Acquisition Targets, www.practicalecommerce.com
Ecommerce in 2017: What do the experts predict?, econsultancy.com
Ecommerce Security Threats: 5 Trends Online Businesses Need to Know, www.cmswire.com
Retailers’ digital ad spending grows 22.5% this year, www.internetretailer.com
Shoppers have spent nearly $80 billion online so far this holiday season, Internet Retailer
The final push for online holiday sales, Internet Retailer
This is One Area Online Where Amazon Is Still Not No. 1, www.emarketer.com
What brands can learn from Amazon’s private-label strategy, www.internetretailer.com
Email Marketing
How to Promote Your Email Marketing on Social Media, blogs.constantcontact.com
Should You A-B Test Email Marketing Campaigns?, smallbiztrends.com
Your Quick Guide to Driving Holiday Sales with Email Marketing, www.martechadvisor.com
General Internet Marketing
4 Hard Truths I Learned Covering Marketing This Year, contently.com
Experts Share Influencer Marketing Predictions for 2017, www.toprankblog.com
Here’s What B2B Marketers Really Want for Christmas, www.cmswire.com
Real-Time Marketing: Five Tips for Surviving in Our Brave New World, www.marketingprofs.com
Seven ways marketers can jump-start digital transformation in 2017, econsultancy.com
Why Your B2C Strategy Needs Customer Value Marketing, www.convinceandconvert.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
3 misconceptions about location-based services, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
30 Top Social Media Sites to Market Your Small Business Locally, smallbiztrends.com
Brand Spend Moves In-App, www.martechadvisor.com
How brands and publishers used Facebook Messenger this holiday season, digiday.com
Small screens bring in big holiday sales, www.internetretailer.com
Other Items
Google will launch two flagship smartwatches early next year, www.theverge.com
High-speed Wi-Fi rolls into 100th railway station in India , https://blog.google.com
Yahoo is testing a new homepage, allgoogletesting.blogspot.com
Social Media
30 Top Social Media Sites to Market Your Small Business Locally, smallbiztrends.com
Facebook temporarily banned a social justice activist for commenting on racism, techcrunch.com
How Facebook’s Homegrown Data Centers Serve Billions Of Users, Now And In The Future, www.fastcompany.com
More Customer Service Brands Are Getting Creative With Twitter’s New Curated Profiles, www.adweek.com
Which Companies Were Most Influential on Facebook During the 2016 Holiday Shopping Season?, www.socialmediatoday.com
Why Bleacher Report has 11 people dedicated to Snapchat Discover, digiday.com
Video
Baidu Plans $1 Billion IPO for Video-Streaming Site iQiyi.com, www.wsj.com
How to Engage with Customers Using Facebook Live Video, www.ducttapemarketing.com
PlayStation VR now supports YouTube, www.theverge.com
These Are the 10 Most-Shared Holiday Videos, adage.com
YouTube’s biggest star is a 5-year-old that makes millions opening toys, www.theverge.com
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