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:
Google Announces New Advertising Support For AMP Pages Nov 24, 2015 by Danny Sullivan Fast-loading pages may also mean fast-loading ads, with advertising platform support for AMP that’s been announced.
Marketing Analytics Firm Moz Adds A New Content Tool Nov 24, 2015 by Barry Levine The offering provides Content Audit and Content Search to rate the content engagement of your site or competitors’.
Volvo Owners In Sweden Can Get Holiday Shopping Delivered To Their Cars Nov 24, 2015 by Pamela Parker In a move apparently designed to establish the brand’s tech credentials, Volvo is touting a just-launched service it says will help take the hassle out of Christmas shopping.
Google Drops Display Of Local Business Reviews in New Google+ Nov 24, 2015 by Martin Beck Some are questioning whether small local businesses need a Google+ page after redesign drops display of listing information.
Even If A Brand Can’t Do SEO, It Can Still Do Local SEO Nov 24, 2015 by Andrew Shotland Having trouble getting traction for your SEO campaign due to bureaucratic red tape? Columnist Andrew Shotland suggests that you consider thinking local.
Our SERP Sentiment Score For A Person’s/Brand’s Online Reputation Nov 24, 2015 by Brian Patterson Having trouble showing progress when it comes to online reputation management (ORM)? Columnist Brian Patterson explains his metric for tracking ORM campaign progress over time.
SEO For Featured Snippets Leads To Big Gains Nov 24, 2015 by Ben Goodsell Columnist Ben Goodsell explains what Google’s featured snippets are and shows how obtaining one can provide a huge boost to organic search KPIs.
What Bernie Sanders Can (Kind Of) Teach Us About SEO In 2016 & Beyond Nov 24, 2015 by Tom Demers Columnist Tom Demers shows how some websites supporting Sanders are gaining organic search visibility — and how these principles can apply to your business.
E-Commerce Conversion Rate Rose To 71% Higher Than October Average Last Week Nov 24, 2015 by Pamela Parker According to aggregated e-commerce data, online shoppers are jumping right in and placing their orders.
Google Shows Offline Analytics Capabilities With Holiday Store Traffic Data Nov 24, 2015 by Greg Sterling Like so many others, Google is putting out holiday shopping data this week. I’m sitting on 40 or more studies and surveys that discuss who’s going to show up (or not show up) in stores this Black Friday weekend.
New Google Play “Warning”: App May Contain Advertising Nov 24, 2015 by Greg Sterling Is “advertising” becoming a dirty word? In the broader climate of complaints about low-quality ads and ad blocking, it’s interesting to see new labeling in Google Play about apps with ads. According to Android Authority, Google Play will start to require developer disclosures about whether apps are supported by advertising.
Marketing And The Gravitas Issue Nov 24, 2015 by Rebecca Lieb Pack away those hoodies and jeans. If you want to move up in marketing circles, you need to project a certain level of legitimacy and gravitas, says columnist Rebecca Lieb.
Programmatic’s New Tenants: Brand Marketers Nov 24, 2015 by Melody Gambino Programmatic isn’t just for performance marketers. Columnist Melody Gambino explains why branding dollars are shifting to programmatic.
Snapchat Launches Story Explorer, A Swipeable Way To Get Different Visual Perspectives Nov 24, 2015 by Greg Finn With a quick swipe up, Snapchat users can now view a different angle on specific stories for a more robust story experience.
Social Media And The Data Management Platform Nov 23, 2015 by Digital Marketing Depot This white paper from Oracle provides marketers with background knowledge, practical use cases and sample performance of other cutting edge marketers as they explore ways to integrate data into their social marketing mix. Visit Digital Marketing Depot to download your copy.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Local Traffic “Diversion”: Google Claims It’s A Bug, Yelp Says It’s Intentional
Google Says AMP Will Come To Google Search “Early Next Year”
Bing Featuring Black Friday Flyer Ads On Some Retailer Brand Terms
Paid Search Spend On “Black Friday” Terms Began Surging A Month Earlier Than Last Year [Study]
Bing Images Launches “Places To Buy” For Holiday Shopping Season
Google Updates AdWords Android App To Include Video Campaigns
Who Is Lucy The Australopithecus? Google Logo Marks 1974 Discovery Of Early Human Ancestor Fossils
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Analytics
5 Ways to Uncover Powerful Website Analytics, blog.marketo.com
Blogs & Blogging
10 Reasons to Develop a B2B Blogging Strategy, www.komarketingassociates.com
The Blog is Dead, Long Live Blogging, www.ryanhanley.com
The One Simple Reason Not to Switch Off Blog Comments, dannybrown.me
Business Issues
Content Marketing
How to Scale Content Marketing Needs, www.searchenginejournal.com
How to Use an Iterative Loop to Dominate Your Niche, www.copyblogger.com
The Dartboard of Content Marketing ROI, contently.com
Conversion Optimization
How A/B tests improved add-to-basket levels by almost 30%: Case study, econsultancy.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
How To Write Product Descriptions That Don’t Suck, blog.crazyegg.com
No Hard Feelings: The Wait For “Hardboiled Web Design” Is Over, www.smashingmagazine.com
Optimize Mobile Screen Performance with UX Analytics, www.webanalyticsworld.net
Domaining
Bladel romps home in ICANN election re-run, domainincite.com
How Retailers are Using .BlackFriday Domain Names, www.domaininvesting.com
Verisign gets patent for evaluating typeability of domain names, domainnamewire.com
E-Commerce
9 Things to Check for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, www.practicalecommerce.com
E-retailers blanket the web with early holiday deals, www.internetretailer.com
Online sales register double-digit growth as Thanksgiving nears, www.internetretailer.com
Taking a cue from Black Friday, retailers stretch Cyber Monday deals, www.retaildive.com
The Shopping Carts Are Full, But Holiday Promotions Are A Slippery Slope, adexchanger.com
The ultimate ecommerce CRO & UX case study, econsultancy.com
Email Marketing
Internet Marketing Industry
Android leads across APAC, iOS leads in Australia, www.operamediaworks.com
The 2015 Q3 AppNexus Platform Index, blog.appnexus.com
MarTech
5 stages of maturity in marketing technology categories, chiefmartec.com
Breathe New Life Into Your Collaboration Tools, www.cmswire.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
Black Friday is a Mobile Commerce Holiday, multichannelmerchant.com
How We Increased Android App Installs By 5% In 6 Weeks, www.ppchero.com
Report: How Are Smartphones Sweeping Through Europe?, www.adweek.com
Should SMS be taken more seriously for mobile app engagement?, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Reputation Management
The 4-Step Code of Conduct for Winning at Online Reviews, www.convinceandconvert.com
These 3 Tips Will Raise Your Klout Score And Earn You Awesome Perks, www.adweek.com
Social Media
5 tips for holiday success when advertising on Facebook, www.internetretailer.com
Facebook Really Doesn’t Want You to Miss a Post or Notification, www.adweek.com
How Facebook Keeps Scaling Its Culture, www.fastcompany.com
How to Assess and Improve Your Social Media Marketing: A Monthly Plan, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
LinkedIn Group Changes: What Marketers Need to Know, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade coming to you as a Twitter Moment, digiday.com
Only One Direction for New Twitter Hashflags: Up, www.searchinfluence.com
The Most Popular Pins on Pinterest and Why, ignitevisibility.com
The New Rules of Social Marketing, www.convinceandconvert.com
Twitter Metrics Defined – Engagement, simplymeasured.com
Uber-Targeted Social Media Strategies, www.jeffbullas.com
What Makes Content Viral?, www.verticalmeasures.com
Video
Advocacy Groups Lambast Big Brands and YouTube for Junk Food Ads Aimed at Kids, www.adweek.com
How Are US Presidential Candidates Using Facebook Video?, blog.newswhip.com
Video Streaming Shakes Up Small-Business Owners, www.emarketer.com
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