When Google’s Search Quality Senior Strategist Andrey Lipattsev was asked about Google’s most important ranking factors, he gave three: content, links, and RankBrain. We’ve known for a long time that links impact websites’ search rankings and Google has for a…
Month: October 2018
For HR, the Key to the Future is Embracing Technology for the Betterment of Humans
“The thing about human resources that I’ve noticed is that I think we are really approaching the time where the end of business as usual is happening and human resources and business follows as a consequence,” noted Gerd Leonhard, Futurist and Author…
Google.com mobile home page no longer just a search box, now shows Google Discover feed
Your mobile Google home page now shows Google Discover by default. If you visit google.com, Google’s home page, on your mobile device, you will no longer just see a simple search box. You will now see the new “Google Discover”…
Advertisers shifting budget from search to Amazon
A recent survey of advertisers suggests that many are spending more on Amazon at the expense of traditional search. NEW YORK – Amazon has become the third largest digital ad seller behind only Facebook and Google. And more than 30…
Advertisers shifting budget from search to Amazon
A recent survey of advertisers suggests that many are spending more on Amazon at the expense of traditional search. NEW YORK – Amazon has become the third largest digital ad seller behind only Facebook and Google. And more than 30…
SMX East session recap: Aligning marketing with your customer journey
The session offered a sophisticated blueprint to calibrate marketing, sales and content for different personas at each stage of the buyer journey. NEW YORK – Aligning Your Messaging and Marketing With the Customer Journey, a session at the SMX East…
Is Facebook the only platform using 2FA for ad targeting purposes?
After Facebook confirmed it used two-factor authentication phone numbers to target ads, we questioned if other platforms did the same. Here’s what we learned. Last month, Facebook confirmed that when a user enters a phone number to protect their account…
Apple search ads expected to generate $2 billion in revenue by 2020
The ad units are on track to bring in $500 million by the end of this year, according to an industry analyst. Apple search ads are likely to generate $2 billion in revenue for the company in 2020, reports Apple…
Loose match types, bid-caching, and getting what you pay for in digital marketing
When a lack of advertiser control — whatever the platform’s motives — results in unintended purchases, trust inevitably erodes. As new close variants start trickling into search query reports, paid search marketers are still peeved at Google’s decision to expand…
Facebook Attribution now available to all advertisers
The attribution solution was in beta for more than a year. Facebook started beta testing an attribution solution for marketers to analyze the impact of their campaigns both on and off Facebook in March 2017. On Friday, the company released…