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:
Survey finds most SMB advertisers on Facebook spend less than $50 per month Apr 21, 2016 by Greg Sterling Generating awareness the most common marketing scenario for local businesses on Facebook, says Alignable survey data.
Get your mobile apps in shape with these 7 engagement practices Apr 21, 2016 by Digital Marketing Depot Getting engagement right or realizing the potential of the mobile channel isn’t always simple or easy. What can you do to get your mobile apps in great engagement shape? Download this white paper from Insert to learn how to use engagement features to drive interaction with your app and impact your business results.
Katch pulls the plug on its live video sharing & storage platform; will shut down May 4 Apr 21, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Unable to secure capital, the live video storage platform announced today that it will stop “katching” videos on April 22.
Brand bidding & PPC optimization: effective bidding techniques (part 7 of 8) Apr 21, 2016 by Lori Weiman How do you deal with a rival trying to steal a SERP spot where your brand belongs? In part 7 of her 8-part series on brand bidding, Lori Weiman shows some examples of companies who are doing it right.
US digital ad revenues top $59.6 billion in 2015, up 20 percent to hit another high Apr 21, 2016 by Ginny Marvin The IAB’s annual report shows growth continuing to come from mobile, which now makes up 35 percent of search and display ad revenues.
Facebook starts counting time spent when ranking links in people’s feeds Apr 21, 2016 by Tim Peterson Facebook will start counting time spent when deciding which links to put in people’s mobile feeds and stop showing so many posts from the same pages.
Automated CRM Signpost ups its game with built-in AI agent Apr 21, 2016 by Barry Levine Called Mia, the new intelligence is designed to apply learning from larger sets of data and is authorized to take more actions.
Google Analytics’ mobile app gets a major upgrade on iOS & Android Apr 21, 2016 by Matt McGee New app available now offers customized reports, sharing options, updated look and feel with new navigation and more.
How to ask customers for reviews (and actually get them) Apr 21, 2016 by Brian Patterson How do you get a satisfied customer to become an online advocate? Columnist Brian Patterson offers tips on how to ask for reviews to help bolster your business.
Google launches DoubleClick Dynamic Ad Insertion to personalize TV ads across devices Apr 21, 2016 by Ginny Marvin New features in DoubleClick For Publishers are aimed at giving TV broadcasters more control over ad experiences across screens.
What’s your brand’s story, anyway? Apr 21, 2016 by Erika Trautman Once you know what story you’re telling, you need to make sure your audience cares. Columnist Erika Trautman explains why interactive video storytelling can help you tell a better story that captivates your audience.
LiveWorld launches first public tool — a high-speed management platform for social conversations Apr 20, 2016 by Barry Levine 20-year-old community/social management provider claims moderators on its platform can process conversations up to 10 times faster than with other tools.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Analytics
How Analytics Enables Marketing Leadership, adage.com
Blogs & Blogging
Use a Blog to Build Loyalty, Increase Conversions, www.practicalecommerce.com
Business Issues
Content Marketing
4 Elements of Successful Content Marketing on LinkedIn, www.toprankblog.com
7 Ways To Turn Your Employees Into An Army Of Content Creators, www.searchenginepeople.com
8 Tips for Effectively Outsourcing Your Content, www.convinceandconvert.com
Affinity Content: The Key to Growing Your Community, www.copyblogger.com
Ask a Content Guy: What’s the Difference Between Sponsored Content and Native Advertising?, contently.com
Four Tools for Endless Content Ideas, www.marketingprofs.com
How Kindness Makes Your Content More Successful, contentmarketinginstitute.com
How to Increase Your Authority with Evergreen Content, www.jeffbullas.com
How to Pivot Your Content Strategy When Results Don’t Turn Out as Expected, www.komarketingassociates.com
How to Thrive in the Era of Interactive Content, www.convinceandconvert.com
On Viral Headlines & Bad Listicles, seocopywriting.com
Seven Steps to Combat Blog Content Thieves, www.problogger.net
The Content Lie That Destroys Campaigns, www.searchenginejournal.com
When Your Conference Ends, Let the Content Repurposing Begin, www.marketingprofs.com
Conversion Optimization
5 Ways Data Improves Your SaaS Conversion Funnel, blog.kissmetrics.com
How I Use Facebook’s Detailed Targeting to Get 60%+ Conversion Rates, blog.adstage.io
How To Get Conversions From Conversations, blog.crazyegg.com
Learn How to Make Your Landing Pages 247% More Awesome, www.wordstream.com
Domaining
.Tech Crosses the 100,000 Domain Registration Mark, www.thedomains.com
E-Commerce
Amazon Shuttering Myhabit.com, wwd.com
Are retailers ready for shift to virtual reality shopping?, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Are You Meeting the Needs of Today’s Multi-Device Shopper?, multichannelmerchant.com
Chinese shoppers spend $10 billion in 2015 through cross-border e-commerce, www.internetretailer.com
Merchants fear Amazon’s focus on private label brands, www.retaildive.com
Survey: Retailers blame poor data insights for omnichannel struggles, www.retaildive.com
Email Marketing
Email Marketing for Media, Publishing and Entertainment, blog.movableink.com
Just Let Go! Why Unsubscribing is Critical to Email Marketing Success, www.distilled.net
General Internet Marketing
3 Tips for Proving the ROI of Influencer Campaigns, www.adweek.com
5 Tips for Incorporating Infographics Into Your Marketing Strategy, www.copypress.com
Account Based Marketing is Fueling a Revolution, Demandbase Claims, www.cmswire.com
Adding Referral Marketing to Your Campaign: 7 Proven Tactics, www.ducttapemarketing.com
Real-time marketing: The key to real success?, econsultancy.com
Internet Marketing Industry
MarTech
Mobile/Local Marketing
Half Of Small Businesses Will Have A Mobile App by 2017, smallbiztrends.com
Publishers find Google’s AMP speeds up pages, but ads are still slow, digiday.com
Why Online Locations Matter Even More in the New Retail Landscape, streetfightmag.com
Social Media
5 Elements of a Successful Instagram Marketing Strategy, www.toprankblog.com
Facebook #SHOPPER Persona Targeting, www.aimclearblog.com
Facebook glitch causes pages to automatically like its own posts, digiday.com
Instagram may be key to fashion’s see now, buy now democratization, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Is there such a thing as ‘bad publicity’ on social media?, econsultancy.com
LinkedIn makes all Lynda.com courses available on Apple TV, venturebeat.com
Market To Millennials With Snapchat, smallbiztrends.com
New research: 8 ways early tech adopters use Twitter, www.Twitter.com
Pinterest acqui-hires founder of design app Curator, venturebeat.com
Report: Love Is the Most Popular Facebook Reaction, www.adweek.com
Solving the 10 Most Common Social Media Marketing Challenges, blog.bufferapp.com
The Conversations You’re Missing on Social May Be Killing Your Brand, www.cmswire.com
The Ultimate Guide to WhatsApp Marketing Strategy, www.searchenginejournal.com
Video
5 Ways To Use Video To Showcase Handmade Products, smallbiztrends.com
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