Imagine you’re on vacation, it’s approaching noon and you’re starting to feel hungry. You’re eager to enjoy the best local cuisine your destination has to offer. So you go to Google Maps and search for “best lunch restaurant near me”, a topic that’s more than doubled in search volume on Google in t…
It’s no secret that Google’s helpful content update has caused quite a stir in the SEO community. While Google’s emphasis on “people-first” content may have come as a surprise to many content creators, users (and many SEO professionals) have been craving this change since the gain in popu…
Email shows no signs of slowing down. With an average ROI of $42 for every invested dollar , it’s still a star among marketing channels. If you don’t feel the same way, it may be time to look at why email isn’t working for your business. Often, the reason is poor email deliverability. …
Search Engine Optimization is no longer a do-it-yourself project unless you have a solid decade or so handling digital marketing and the latest Google algorithm changes. Making websites and web pages more relevant, authoritative, and mobile-friendly is now an essential part of any overall b…
As marketers, we got used to letting social media platforms (and Facebook in particular, a.k.a. Meta) do our work for us. We let these platforms follow the customer journey from our ads all the way to conversion. We let them watch. We let them learn and we let the algorithm optimize and targe…
Link building isn’t easy, especially if you want it to be done right (i.e., stay compliant with Google’s Webmaster Guidelines). Nevertheless, if your goal is to siphon more organic traffic through high search engine rankings, it is vital to study the intricacies of modern white hat SEO. …
Google has announced a new way to create ads. The Ads Creative Studio was officially launched after a beta last year and is now available globally. Ad customization is possible. In the ACS, advertisers or creators can create multiple versions of a single display or video ad. The ads can be …
There are numerous ways to measure paid search and its contributions across channels. Your PPC strategies can guide specific user behaviors, and in turn, change how you measure attribution and cross-channel lift within your marketing mix. In this session at SMX Advanced 2022, Alyssa Altman and A…
Lots of people are fascinated by dinosaurs. But being a dinosaur brand doesn’t make you fascinating. In fact, it’s the quickest way to lose credibility in the eyes of your customer. How do brands become dinosaurs? No brand ever thinks they are stuck-in-their-ways or will beco…
Web analytics company SimilarWeb acquired rank tracking and monitoring tool Rank Ranger last month. Terms of the deal, announced on May 16, were not revealed. I recently had a chance to conduct a Q&A with SimilarWeb VP, GM Digital Marketing Solutions Baruch Toledano , as well as Rank R…
