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:
5 must-do technical SEO audit items in 2017 Jun 23, 2017 by Aleyda Solis As the search world evolves, so must your technical SEO audits. Columnist Aleyda Solis discusses some new items to add to your audits in order to stay current.
Early performance results from Google’s update to close variants Jun 23, 2017 by Andy Taylor What impact has Google’s latest update to close variants had on paid search performance? Columnist Andy Taylor reviews the data.
A deep dive into online-to-in-store attribution Jun 23, 2017 by Michael Della Penna Columnist Michael Della Penna walks you through the various methodologies used to understand the impact of impressions on in-store visits and how they affect campaigns.
Facebook to launch app for video creators later this year Jun 23, 2017 by Tim Peterson Facebook’s app will enable creators to add intros, outros and Snapchat-style frames to live and recorded videos produced through the app.
How content drives revenue (and how to prove it) Jun 23, 2017 by Rachel Lindteigen Not everyone understands what content can do for your bottom line. Columnist Rachel Lindteigen breaks it down so that your clients or team members will recognize the results of your efforts.
Top 15 smartphone apps becoming a static list owned by Google, Facebook, Apple Jun 23, 2017 by Greg Sterling Top apps list shows power is concentrated in just a few companies.
Sprout Social releases first non-developer bot-building platform for Twitter Jun 23, 2017 by Barry Levine It’s not AI, but the idea is to manage customer inquiries before turning the inquiring user over to a live agent.
YouTube tops 1.5 billion logged-in viewers every month Jun 22, 2017 by Tim Peterson YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki debuts product tweaks, including responsive video and 180-degree video formats, at VidCon.
Get answers to your content marketing questions Jun 22, 2017 by Digital Marketing Depot When it comes to content marketing, we know you have questions. Marketing Land’s Content Marketing Tools: A Marketer’s Guide has you covered. This guide examines the current market for content marketing tools and answers the following questions: Why is content marketing growing so quickly?
Save the Date: SMX East is back in NYC Oct 24-26 Jun 22, 2017 by Marketing Land Mark your calendars for SMX East: October 24-26! Don’t miss your only chance this year to attend the largest search marketing conference on the East Coast. An agenda obsessed with SEO & SEM! SMX is the only conference series dedicated to search marketing.
How SEO can create budget efficiencies in paid search campaigns Jun 22, 2017 by Thomas Stern Columnist Thomas Stern provides data showing that when used together, SEO and PPC can better achieve desired marketing outcomes such as more qualified traffic and budgetary efficiency.
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Affiliate Marketing
The Risks, Mistakes, Myths that Surround Affiliate Marketing, MarTech Advisor
Blogs & Blogging
7 Tools to Help You find Out How Fast Your Blog Loads, The Blog Herald
Content Marketing
Copywriting, Design & Usability
Tackling B2B and B2C challenges – Q&A with Leah Russell, Vice President of User Experience at HomeAdvisor, UserTesting Blog
Top 4 Threats to Creative Copywriting and How to Overcome Those Blocks, MarketingProfs
What All UX Designers Want You to Consider in Web Design, 3Q Digital
WordPress’ New Gutenberg Editor Now Available as a Plugin for Testing, WordPress Tavern
Display & Contextual Advertising
Google is Compressing Its Display Ads So Pages Load Faster, Search Engine Journal
Domaining
Domain Investors Need To Learn Some Trademark Law, The Domains
The future of the WordPress economy, Post Status
E-Commerce
42 percent of Amazon Echo owners have bought a second device (or more), TechCrunch
Alibaba Considering Distribution Center in Detroit, Multichannel Merchant
Amazon’s vision for the future: delivery drone beehives in every city, The Verge
Prepping for Amazon Prime Day, Multichannel Merchant
Why publishers’ e-commerce ambitions are extending to subscriptions, Digiday
Email Marketing
General Internet Marketing
What is the Fold?, Crazy Egg
MarTech
Mobile/Local Marketing
Social Media
4 Emerging Trends Defining Social Media Advertising Today, Adweek
Advanced Audience Targeting: What Facebook Marketers Need to Know, Socialbakers
Facebook launches UK initiative to counter online extremist material, Reuters
Growing Your Practice on Facebook, Part 4: Reach Your Audience, Search Influence
How to Use Facebook as Your PR Engine, Kiss Metrics
Instagram tests favorites, a major rethinking of private sharing, The Verge
Introducing Facebook Safety for Journalists Resources, Facebook Media
Why Weekends Are a Great Time for Brands to Lift Their Instagram Engagement, Adweek
Video
5 best practices for effective vertical video, Mobile Marketer
How to Create a Marketing Video: Questions You Need to Answer, MarketingProfs
Live Video Strategy: How to Create a Show That Engages, Social Media Examiner
More Spending on Social Video Ads Is Planned, eMarketer
Periscope vows fix for broadcasters mad that they forfeit tips by deleting replays, TechCrunch
Reddit Looks to Lure Advertisers With Video and Redesign, Wall Street Journal
The world as you see it with VR180, Official YouTube Blog
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