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:
Amazon To Webstore Sellers: No New Orders As Of May 1st, Two Months Ahead Of Platform Closure Feb 26, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Migration deadline effectively moves up by 60 days.
WATCH: “Marketing Land Live” Show #2 Talks About Google AdWords Changes, AMP & More Feb 26, 2016 by Matt McGee If you missed our second episode, watch the video replay below.
How Much A Snapchat Geofilter Costs At The Oscars & 5 Other Big Events Feb 26, 2016 by Tim Peterson Check out how much it would cost to run a Snapchat geofilter around the Academy Awards, at SXSW or during spring break in Las Vegas.
Google Is Fixing The “Permanently Closed” Problem For Local Businesses Feb 26, 2016 by Joy Hawkins Columnist Joy Hawkins discusses how you can fix issues with old business locations being marked “Permanently closed” — and what Google may be doing to address the issue.
Setting Local SEO Expectations: 3 Points To Hit Early And Often Feb 26, 2016 by Jenny Foster When it comes to providing SEO for local businesses, it’s crucial to set realistic expectations. Columnist Jenny Foster discusses three points she likes to drive home with clients to ensure a strong relationship and a smooth campaign.
The Death Of Marketing Expertise Feb 26, 2016 by Andrew Goodman Where have all the search professionals gone? Contributor Andrew Goodman explores the state of the search agency industry today and wonders if we can be doing better.
Optimizing Conversions Isn’t Everything! Don’t Neglect What Happens Before & After Feb 26, 2016 by Dale Hursh Are you maximizing your conversion potential? Columnist Dale Hursh discusses the activities and efforts that occur both before and after the conversion point, noting that focusing efforts here can increase conversions and ROI.
Bullet-Proofing Your Business From The Inevitable Online Reputation Attack Feb 26, 2016 by Chris Silver Smith If your business hasn’t yet been hit with an online reputation attack, chances are it will be. Columnist Chris Silver Smith has tips on how to proactively prepare to help reduce the seriousness of an attack.
10 Best Practices For Digital Ad Breakthrough Feb 26, 2016 by Peter Minnium With the overflow of content available today, how do you get viewers’ attention? Columnist Peter Minnium offers up his advice on how to break through the noise.
Cardlytics Opens Up Its Treasure Trove Of Purchase Histories To Ad Targeting Feb 25, 2016 by Barry Levine Atlanta-based company is now making its 120 million anonymized profiles available beyond bank-related sites and apps.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
The Content Strategist Playbook: Evangelizing Content And Setting Yourself Up For Success
Search In Pics: Coca Cola Google Cardboard, Googley Volvo & Animated Google Sign
Google Confirms Review Stars’ Mysterious Disappearance In Search Results Was A Bug
Google App Updates Will Include New Animations & Ability To Change Google Logo Colors
AdWords And Bing Ads Both Having Late-Week Reporting Troubles
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Blogs & Blogging
Blogging and Content Marketing: What is the Relationship?, www.blogherald.com
How to Use Instagram to Boost Your Blog Followers, www.blogherald.com
The Three Core Tenets Every Successful Blogger Needs to Have, dannybrown.me
Business Issues
Head of Wikimedia resigns over search engine plans, www.theguardian.com
Mark Zuckerberg tackles question on what he would do as Twitter CEO, venturebeat.com
Report: Google, Twitter, Facebook, & Microsoft to file court motions officially supporting Apple in FBI fight, 9to5mac.com
Samsung wins appeal in patent dispute with Apple, www.reuters.com
Strengthening our commitment to racial justice, Official Google Blog
Content Marketing
Conversion Optimization
How to Increase Conversions at Each Stage of the Customer Journey, contentmarketinginstitute.com
The 4-Hour Website Optimization Challenge: What Would the Experts Do?, unbounce.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
Domaining
Coalitions vs. Communities and new top level domains, domainnamewire.com
E-Commerce
Alibaba in Talks With Banks for up to $4 Billion Loan, www.wsj.com
AMP for Ecommerce, www.practicalecommerce.com
How Tinder has changed ecommerce, www.econsultancy.com
Lisa Abbott of Genesys: Chat on Your Website Decreases Customer Abandonment by Half, smallbiztrends.com
Retailers Should Focus on the Customer Journey, Not the Channel, www.usertesting.com
What Online Shopping Trends Mean for Fashion Retailers, www.facebook.com
Why Marshawn Lynch Chose Shopify Plus to Power His Flagship Store Two, company-enterprise.myshopify.com
Email Marketing
How to Create an Award-Winning Email Communications Experience, multichannelmerchant.com
Sharper images for sharper emails, myemma.com
General Internet Marketing
How Community Outreach Can Boost Customer Acquisition & Retention, blog.kissmetrics.com
Internet Marketing Industry
MarTech
3 Ways to Keep Your MarTech Stack Tidy, blog.marketo.com
Eric Siegel on Predictive Analytics, www.searchenginejournal.com
Programmatic: It’s More Than Technology, adexchanger.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
As Advertisers Clamor For Location Data, Can Publishers Deliver?, adexchanger.com
Google Play now lets Android app developers see review highlights, ratings charts, VentureBeat
Make Sure Mobile-Marketing Effort Doesn’t Land You in Court, adage.com
Making the Second Move: 3 Steps to Engaging New App Users, www.tune.com
Marketing on the move: The 6 principles of engaging mobile consumers, venturebeat.com
Mobile advertising in the age of ad blockers, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Mobile provides rich fodder for breaking down silos, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Why Some CMOs Believe Mobile Marketing Isn’t Worth It, www.convinceandconvert.com
Social Media
16 Twitter Tools for Social Media Marketers, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
28 Memorable Social Media Quotes to Make You Think, www.wordstream.com
5 ways to use Twitter’s Direct Messages as a small business, blogs.constantcontact.com
Bringing Facebook Live to Android and More Countries, newsroom.fb.com
Can Facebook reinvent its mobile ads?, www.internetretailer.com
Facebook Canvas: How to Create an Immersive Facebook Ads Experience, www.jonloomer.com
Facebook’s Atlas Struggles To Serve Its Market, adexchanger.com
How Your Agency Can Use Social for Market Research, simplymeasured.com
You Want a Dislike Button? Here’s Why Facebook Isn’t Giving You One, www.adweek.com
Video
11 YouTube Ranking Steps, www.searchenginepeople.com
5 Tips for Increasing YouTube Engagement, www.adweek.com
Facebook 360 Trend: Fashion, media.fb.com
Periscope Would Like You to Reenact the Best Picture Nominees. But Please, No Bears, www.adweek.com
TubeMogul To Issue Automatic Refunds For “Nonhuman” Video Traffic, adexchanger.com
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