Here’s our daily recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on
Marketing Land and other places across the Web.
From Marketing Land:
Today Twitter announced new options for targeting ads on mobile devices. No longer limited to device targeting, advertisers can now segment audiences based on mobile operating system version, specific device and whether or not the devices have WiFi connectivity. For example, app marketers can target only those users with compatible OS versions and with the […]
Unwanted and unused goods are a staple of garage sales, but it usually involves things like old clothes, games, toys and maybe even some old electronics. And that stuff usually fetches a fraction of the original price. Yahoo found some unwanted and unused goods, and is putting them up for auction. The big difference in […]
If Motorola’s Moto X smartphone is a sales disappointment, the forthcoming Moto G may rock the house. Moto G could do to the smartphone market what Kindle Fire did to the 7-inch tablet market — put massive price pressure on competitors. In a blog post today Google/Motorola formally introduces the phone and discusses the radical […]
Marketing Land strives to keep our readers informed and up-to-date on the news and events that impact our industry. Today, we’re taking it one step further with the launch of our newest series, Marketing Land’s “Get to Know…” column, where we introduce you to the top marketing executives from the world’s leading brands. We couldn’t […]
Imagine this scenario: your programmatic marketing campaign was a big success; you hit your goals and now your client wants to know why. Or, maybe your campaign failed — in which case, your client is demanding an even more elaborate explanation. In either case, you need to know the behind-the-scenes details of your campaign targeting […]
After Google launched a new platform for YouTube comments “powered” by Google+ in September, a YouTube Product Forum has been bombarded with backlash from users wanting Google+ out of their YouTube comment threads. Scrolling through the last few days’ worth of topics listed in the YouTube Product Forum shows most are complaints about the integration […]
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Google’s Matt Cutts: When Commenting On Blog Posts, Try To Use Your Real Name
European Publishers File New Antitrust Complaints Over Google News & Images
Google Updates AdWords Opportunities Tab With New Opportunity Types
Yahoo’s Most Recent Homepage Updates Roll Out In Select European Countries & South Africa
October Search Market Share: Bing Continues To Grow At Yahoo’s Expense
Google Offering Online Site Reviews This Monday, November 18th
3 Ways B2B Search Marketers Can Stand Out With Rich Ad Formats
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Analytics
Business Issues
Google gives first testimony before Congress since Snowden leaks, news.yahoo.com
Google Is the Cookie Monster, AdWeek
Snapchat Spurned $3 Billion Acquisition Offer from Facebook, Wall Street Journal
Yandex confirmed as Jolla’s Android app store partner, www.digitaltrends.com
Conversion Optimization
The Best 26 Ways To (And Not To) Optimise A Landing Page, www.koozai.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
14 ways to improve the UX of on-site search results, econsultancy.com
Branding: Elegant and Inspiring Examples, webdesignledger.com
Display & Contextual Advertising
Domaining
What Yahoo’s For Sale Domains Looked Like Before Yahoo Bought Them, www.theatlanticwire.com
E-Commerce
Email Marketing
Internet Marketing Industry
Introducing Our New VP of Global Supply, Scott Gifis, blog.adroll.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
Google begins Android 4.4 KitKat rollout for Nexus 7 and Nexus 10, www.pocket-lint.com
Reputation Management
Setting up and seeding your online reputation profiles, www.trackur.com
Social Media
Quora Signals It’s Favoring Search Ads For Eventual Monetization, Launches Author Stats Tool, TechCrunch
A Pin On Pinterest Is Worth 25% More In Sales Than Last Year, Can Drive Visits & Orders For Months, TechCrunch
Get More Traffic & Social Shares with the OnePress Social Locker Plugin (a Review), sugarrae.com
Get Your CEO to Tweet, Social Media Today
Google+ for Android gets auto ‘Locations’ updates, photo sharing via Android Beam, Daydream support, The Next Web
How a Winery Uses Social Media to Increase Sales and Brand Loyalty, Social Media Examiner
How to build brand advocates in social media, Social Media Today
How Twitter’s new expanded images increase clicks, retweets and favorites [New data], blog.bufferapp.com
LinkedIn Drops LinkedIn Today For Pulse Newsreader; Integrates LinkedIn Sign-On Into Pulse’s Updated App, TechCrunch
SimpleFeed Launches Predictive Publishing Service for Social Media Channels, www.simplefeed.com
What Should I Tweet? Tips for Corporate Twitter Accounts, www.stateofdigital.com
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