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:
SEO? SEM? SMX East has you covered. Jun 29, 2016 by Marketing Land One thing is certain: profound changes are coming to your profession, whether you’re an SEO or SEM. This year’s SMX East agenda was created to ensure that you’d succeed in spite of the dramatic developments in organic search marketing and paid search advertising.
7 types of keywords to boost your SEO strategy Jun 29, 2016 by Ryan Shelley Wondering what kinds of keywords you should be targeting? Columnist Ryan Shelley shows how to categorize keywords using a personalized and industry-focused approach.
Why Google is mining local business attributes Jun 29, 2016 by Adam Dorfman What are business attributes, and why should local businesses care? Columnist Adam Dorfman explores.
From the Editor’s Desk: Why we publish articles you may not agree with Jun 29, 2016 by Matt McGee In this month’s column, Editor-In-Chief Matt McGee talks about two recent columns that readers didn’t agree with, and why we handled each situation differently.
The what, how, who and YOU of the future of marketing Jun 29, 2016 by Sanjay Dholakia What do you need to know to succeed in the marketing world of tomorrow? Columnist Sanjay Dholakia shares what he learned from industry veterans at his company’s marketing summit.
Amazon adds 50+ Dash brands, but data shows only 47% use purchased buttons Jun 29, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues E-commerce analytics firm, Slice Intelligence, says less than half of people buying Amazon Dash Buttons are making purchases with them.
Yelp announces expanding “Yelp Knowledge” social analytics program Jun 29, 2016 by Greg Sterling Yelp adds new companies that get direct access to full Yelp reviews database.
Scaremongering in digital: Why ad blocking isn’t as dire as you think Jun 29, 2016 by Rob Rasko Columnist Rob Rasko believes current ad-blocking predictions aren’t accurate. He offers his take on a realistic projected industry impact.
Facebook makes Pages’ organic reach in News Feed even more dependent on shares Jun 29, 2016 by Tim Peterson To stay in the friend zone, Facebook will take a harder look at whether friends are sharing a Page’s post before putting it in people’s feeds.
Amazon finally makes it easier to find skills for Echo Jun 29, 2016 by Matt McGee Like an app store, Alexa’s skills are now organized by category with new search and refine features.
Report: What marketers can learn from the biggest brands on Instagram Jun 29, 2016 by Tamar Weinberg TrackMaven has released a report of how Fortune 500 companies are engaging with Instagram. Some of the findings may surprise you.
Beware of shady link schemes from black-hat SEOs Jun 28, 2016 by Tony Edward Have you received an offer for a link that seems too good to be true? According to columnist Tony Edward, it probably is.
The right way to get dynamic with Google AdWords Jun 28, 2016 by Todd Saunders Want to create more personalized, more effective search ads? Columnist Todd Saunders discusses four dynamic ad varieties and how to make them work for you.
Is selling SEO services getting harder or are SEOs just not good at it? Jun 28, 2016 by Myles Anderson In light of recent survey data from BrightLocal, columnist Myles Anderson shares tips for local search marketers looking to acquire new business.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Analytics
How Sentiment Analysis Helps Brands Sell, www.emarketer.com
The Benefits Of Tracking Page Scroll Depth, www.searchenginepeople.com
Using Analytics to Drive People-First Marketing, thedma.org
Why Marketers Are Lagging in Their Adoption of New Analytical Tools, www.marketingprofs.com
Business Issues
Amazon Building the Workplace of the Future With Biospheres, adage.com
Google’s Alphabet just appointed a former Federal Reserve official to its board, www.recode.net
LinkedIn Purchase Will Spark Brands into Buying Media Companies, contentmarketinginstitute.com
Content Marketing
2016 Native Advertising Trends, www.toprankblog.com
Create a Data-Driven Content Strategy in 1 Day, unbounce.com
How to Create a Lean, Mean Content Creation Machine, blog.marketo.com
Never Sacrifice Quality Content for Speed When Publishing, smallbiztrends.com
Conversion Optimization
25 Ideas to Boost Your Conversion Rate, www.searchenginejournal.com
5 Outdated CRO Best Practices, www.goinflow.com
5 Steps to Recovering from Low Landing Page Conversions, blog.kissmetrics.com
Turn Your Business Blog into a Conversion Machine with These 8 Methods, blog.crazyegg.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
5 Writing Habits You Should Develop for Better Website Content, smallbiztrends.com
How to Solve Your Biggest WordPress Page Speed Problems, www.razorsocial.com
The 6 Best WordPress Front End Editing Plugins, www.wpexplorer.com
Domaining
Brexit probably no big deal for UK domain owners, domainincite.com
Survey: more people know about new gTLDs but fewer trust them, domainincite.com
E-Commerce
A Look at B2B Online Sales Reveals Room for Growth, www.cmswire.com
Amazon will start subsidizing Android phones with ‘special offer’ ads on the lock screens, www.theverge.com
eBay Launches Open for Business Podcast to Serve Entrepreneurs, smallbiztrends.com
Four things to know about the FAA’s rules about commercial drone usage, techcrunch.com
How effective were e-commerce marketers this spring?, www.internetretailer.com
Lessons from 99 Retail Website Footers, www.practicalecommerce.com
Looming Canada Post Strike Would Hit SMB Ecommerce Shippers, multichannelmerchant.com
Report: Amazon Prime Day deals pale compared to Black Friday offers, www.retaildive.com
Seven inspiring examples of ecommerce lookbooks, econsultancy.com
Email Marketing
Autoresponders 101, www.verticalresponse.com
How to Use Emojis in Your Email Campaigns, movableink.com
US Marketers Push Personalization Most on Email, Websites, www.emarketer.com
You can’t kill email, techcrunch.com
General Internet Marketing
5 Ways Online Marketing Offers Better ROI Than Traditional Approaches, www.searchinfluence.com
How to Craft a B2B Online Marketing Plan, www.searchenginejournal.com
How to Recognize and Use the Six Major Types of Influencers, www.convinceandconvert.com
Powerful Moments in Marketing: Standing out With Surprise, Delight and Rewards, thedma.org
Internet Marketing Industry
CabinetM SkillStacks’ Enables Marketers To Showcase Digital Marketing Specialization and Proficiency, www.businesswire.com
Neustar MarketShare and Twitter Team Up to Measure Social Media’s Effectiveness on TV, www.realwire.com
RetailJump Launches ineed App: Search Products at Local Stores, bostinno.streetwise.co
MarTech
5 Ways to Use IT to Deliver Exceptional CX, www.cmswire.com
Building Blocks: Sushil Kumar, CMO at Robin Systems Talks Marketing Tech, www.martechadvisor.com
How Marketing Automation Can Grow Your Business And Save You Money, www.webpresence.tv
The Poor Man’s Marketing Stack: How to Hack Marketing Automation, blog.kissmetrics.com
What Can Machine Learning Do?, www.emarketer.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
8 Data Points That Marketers Need to Know About China’s Biggest Mobile Player, www.adweek.com
An update to the AMP Roadmap to close out Q2, amphtml.wordpress.com
Are Community Networks the Final Frontier for Local Publishers?, streetfightmag.com
Cross Device Insights, blog.affiliatewindow.com
Digital ad spend sees fastest growth in 7 years, but marketers underestimate power of mobile, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
How mobile studios can use game influencers to overcome overcrowded app stores, venturebeat.com
How to design a better mobile shopping experience, www.internetretailer.com
How Yahoo’s Design Team Breathes Life into its Apps, yahoomail.tumblr.com
Mobile: Your Personal Butler, adexchanger.com
The 10 Most Popular iPhone Apps, www.marketingprofs.com
Reputation Management
The Selfie Strategy: Build Brand Loyalty Like a Kardashian, www.marketingprofs.com
Social Media
9 Tips to Write the Best Facebook Ads Ever (with Examples), www.wordstream.com
A Publisher’s Guide To Facebook’s News Feed Updates, www.newswhip.com
Facebook Audience Network Block List Added to Business Manager, www.adweek.com
Facebook reveals a redesigned Like button for websites, digiday.com
Facebook Wins Belgian Court Appeal Over Storing Non-User Data, www.bloomberg.com
Facebook’s political influence under a microscope, www.reuters.com
Instagram Distinguishes Itself From Other Social Networks by Touting Product Discovery, www.adweek.com
Instagram Marketing: How to Grow Your Community, blog.tailwindapp.com
NetBase Report Reveals 2016 Top Global Brands Based on Social Media Conversations, www.netbase.com
Penn State Researchers ‘Like’ What Instagram Offers Marketers, www.cmswire.com
Snapchat is slashing its ad prices for brands, sources say, digiday.com
The 5 Social Media Customer Service Stats You Must Know, www.convinceandconvert.com
Video
3 Ways to Use Live Video for Small Businesses, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
Facebook 360 Video: Who’s Doing it Best?, www.socialbakers.com
No brand favorites: 360-degree videos are popular on both YouTube and Facebook, digiday.com
The Top Publisher Videos on Facebook and How They Do It, www.newswhip.com
Twitter is putting together a team focused on VR and AR, techcrunch.com
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