Is Account-Based Marketing Right for Your Business?
If you’re in B2B marketing today, Account-Based Marketing (ABM) is likely sitting somewhere in your 2016 initiatives. It’s an exciting concept but one that requires a ton of research, planning and grunt work. It also might not be right for Read More
Google Seeks to Humanize its Brand With New “Google Assistant” Female Persona
Siri, Cortana and Alexa are virtual assistants with female personas — though Siri can be a man, too. Until today, Google voice search didn’t have an identity or persona, though it has a female voice. That is changing with the Read More
Allstate: Offline Call Data Improved SEM Performance and the Customer Experience
Call tracking, now generally rebranded as “call intelligence” or “call analytics,” went from being a novelty in the SEM world a few years ago to a perceived commodity today. However, the benefits of using call analytics extend well beyond campaign Read More
Up Close at SMX: Using Paid Search and Social Together
No news flash here. Marketing teams cannot afford to exist in silos. Paid search and social are no exception. You can amplify the reach of both of these channels by combining your efforts and leveraging data from each together. In Read More
Ladislao José Biro Google Doodle Honors the Inventor of the Ballpoint Pen
Today’s Google doodle marks the 117th birthday of Ladislao José Bíro, the man responsible for the ballpoint pen. Working with his brother, Google says Bíro introduced the first ballpoint pen at the Budapest International Fair in 1931. Eight years later, Read More
Forrester Study: How Marketing Analytics Can Boost the Bottom Line
Google recently asked Forrester Consulting to survey 150 marketing, analytics and IT executives about the measurement challenges they face. The results showed that: Only 26 percent believed that their marketing analytics tools are well-integrated and work seamlessly together. On the Read More
Google AMP Error Report in Search Console Scans for Errors Differently Now
Google’s AMP error report in the Google Search Console now scans for AMP errors differently from the way it did in the past. That means some of you who have deployed AMP for your site may see a new vertical Read More
Google – Yellow Stars is Replaced With Percentage of Positive Rating
Google has long featured star ratings in search ads and organic listings. In a new test, the eye-catching yellow stars and rating number are replaced by a percentage of positive ratings. The desktop search results were sent to Search Engine Read More
Facebook Give Preference to Friends and Family Updates
Facebook will soon alter the way its 1.65 billion users discover stories in their News Feed. The social network will give preference to updates from friends and family over brands, the company announced. Why Is Facebook Making This Change? In Read More
4 New Pinterest Features To Increase Sales
Pinterest is upping its ecommerce game and wants to become the go-to social shopping platform. Here are the four new shopping features Pinterest has introduced to help businesses boost their online sales. 1. Pinterest Expands Buyable Pins To The Web Read More