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:
Local SEO in 2017 and beyond: managed strategy vs. automation Sep 7, 2016 by Andrew Beckman There are many great software options for automating local search tasks, but columnist Andrew Beckman argues that a human-managed approach may still be necessary to see results.
Snapchat’s Local Stories shift could help it fend off Instagram’s Live Stories clone Sep 7, 2016 by Tim Peterson Snapchat has decided to stop producing daily Local Stories for cities like Los Angeles and New York City to focus on more event-specific Stories.
Is Google filtering your business in the local search results? Sep 7, 2016 by Joy Hawkins Seeing a shift in Google’s local results? It’s not just you. Columnist Joy Hawkins documents what appears to be a recent refresh to Google’s local ranking filter.
Google is adding a second ad slot in Play Store search results Sep 7, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Two updates were introduced for search ads in Google Play store.
Adobe adds live video ad insertion and tighter video stream measurement Sep 7, 2016 by Barry Levine The announcements are the latest in the company’s ongoing effort to tie online video/TV more closely to online marketing tools and techniques.
MarTech Europe is just 2 months away, don’t miss out! Sep 7, 2016 by Scott Brinker We’re now less than two months away from MarTech Europe, which will take place in London on 1-2 November, and my anticipation is building. The high-velocity exchange of ideas and experiences at MarTech always teaches me so much about the rapidly evolving practice of marketing technology in B2B and B2C organizations.
From insight to action: 3 common pitfalls and strategies for more actionable data Sep 7, 2016 by Jordan Elkind How do you turn customer insights into actionable data? Columnist Jordan Elkind offers techniques for aggregating your customer data and better using it for your marketing strategy.
How most startups do events wrong…and 6 ways to do them right Sep 7, 2016 by Megan Hannay Looking to get the most out of an event? Whether you’re sponsoring or attending solo, columnist Megan Hannay discusses six tips to consider when choosing what to attend.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Analytics
Do You Have the Skills it Takes to Be a Data Scientist?, www.cmswire.com
The 3 layers of the mobile analytics stack, www.tune.com
The New Social Metrics You Need to Know, simplymeasured.com
Blogs & Blogging
5 Link Building Methods Every Blogger Should Be Using, www.blogherald.com
6 Core Steps for Starting a Revolutionary New Blog, www.socialmediaexplorer.com
How to Turn Your Business Blog Readers Into Paying Customers, www.problogger.net
Business Issues
Apple is donating iPads to 50,000 students and 4,500 teachers, venturebeat.com
Pinterest hires Google’s former head of image search to lead engineering, venturebeat.com
Content Marketing
3 Remarkable Ways to Scale Your Content Marketing, www.jeffbullas.com
Content Marketing Audit 101: Spotting Gaps & Identifying Opportunities, www.aimclearblog.com
How to Grab C-Suite Attention With Relevant Content, contentmarketinginstitute.com
What “Better” Content Creation Actually Means, www.verticalmeasures.com
Conversion Optimization
Copywriting, Design & Usability
23 mobile UX mistakes that Google doesn’t like, econsultancy.com
3 Things UX Designers Can Learn From Industrial Design, www.fastcodesign.com
Breaking Out Of The Box: Design Inspiration (September 2016), www.smashingmagazine.com
How to Create a Consistent Customer Experience, blogs.constantcontact.com
WordPress 4.6.1 Security and Maintenance Release, wordpress.org
E-Commerce
4 Ecommerce Optimization Case Studies With Results That May Surprise You, company-enterprise.myshopify.com
Amazon launches restaurant delivery for Prime members in London, techcrunch.com
Gearing up for the holidays: how big brands plan to reach shoppers this year, adwords.googleblog.com
What Apple’s new iPhone means for e-retailers, www.internetretailer.com
Email Marketing
Holiday-Themed Retail Email Benchmarks From 2015, www.marketingprofs.com
How to Use Customer Testimonials in Your Email Marketing, movableink.com
The One Little Known (but Scientifically Proven) Email Marketing Change You Can Make to Turbo-Charge Open and Click-Through Rates, blog.kissmetrics.com
What is DMARC and How Will it Affect Your Email Marketing?, smallbiztrends.com
General Internet Marketing
Cialdini’s 7th Persuasion Principle: Using Unity in Online Marketing, conversionxl.com
Kickstart Your Personalization Program With This 4-Step Guide, vwo.com
The Flip Side of Targeted Marketing, www.marketingprofs.com
The Philosophy Behind Influence Marketing (and Why It Matters), www.convinceandconvert.com
Want to Build a Strong Brand? Get Messaging Right. Here’s How., www.marketingprofs.com
Why Experiential Is the Heart of Branding, adage.com
Internet Marketing Industry
Evolution of Podcast Metrics, iabtechlab.com
Infer Infuses Microsoft Power BI with Predictive Intelligence to Deliver Next-Generation Sales Analytics, www.infer.com
MPP Global Appoints Jon Strudwick to Lead Finance Team as CFO, www.mppglobal.com
NNearly Two-Thirds of Podcast Listeners Are More Inclined to Consider Purchasing Products & Services They Learn about During Podcasts, www.businesswire.com
TubeMogul Partners with Factual, www.factual.com
MarTech
Is Technology Building a Barrier Between Sales and Marketing Teams?, www.martechadvisor.com
Technology Meets the Real World – NFL Goes Digital, www.martechadvisor.com
What Tech Tools Do Marketers Use for Personalization?, www.emarketer.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
5 performance marketing techniques that mobile marketers overlook, www.tune.com
Instagram App Hits 1 Billion Downloads, Following Facebook, Whatsapp and Messenger, smallbiztrends.com
Mobile Platforms for B2B Users Must Simplify Complex Workflows, www.emarketer.com
Turn to Real-Time, Personalized Mobile Offers to Win Customers, www.cmswire.com
Other Items
Amazon Just Blew the Lid Off the iPhone 7, gizmodo.com
Reputation Management
How to Reinvent Your Brand, adage.com
How to Supercharge Your Online Authority an Hour at a Time, www.copyblogger.com
Social Media
Facebook Recommends Psychiatrist’s Friends Connect, Completely Violates All Privacy Policies, www.blogherald.com
Facebook’s path into the messaging future, techcrunch.com
How to Optimize Your Instagram Posting Schedule, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
LinkedIn’s search algorithm apparently favored men until this week, qz.com
Neil Patel’s Advanced Secrets for Twitter Lead Generation, blog.crazyegg.com
Twitter Kicks Off NFL Teams’ Hashtag-Triggered Emojis, www.adweek.com
Why Have B2B Brands Fallen Behind on Social Media?, www.adweek.com
With Facebook’s power growing, publishers scramble to connect directly with audiences, digiday.com
Video
5 Huge Insights: Get the Most Out of Twitter’s Video Monetization Feature, tubularinsights.com
A Tools Guide to Live streaming on Facebook, www.razorsocial.com
Celebrities Launch On YouTube With Multi Channel Networks, mediakix.com
How This Agency Built a Viral YouTube Channel From Rejected Ideas, contently.com
Influencers weigh in on YouTube’s ‘censorship’ controversy, digiday.com
Three Things Marketers Need to Know About the Future of Digital Video, www.martechadvisor.com
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