Monday, 29 February 2016

SearchCap: Bing’s Search Wave, Mobile Page Speed Insights & Leap Day Google Doodle

 
 
Featured story
 
Bing's "Search Wave" Showcases Search Volume For 2016 Presidential Candidates
 
Feb 29 2016 by Amy Gesenhues
In preparation for tomorrow's Super Tuesday primaries, Bing rolled out a new tool that determines the top-searched candidates.
 
From Search Engine Land
 
SEO & The Zero Moment of Truth
  Feb 29, 2016 by Marcus Miller

Columnist Marcus Miller discusses how the customer journey has changed in the digital age and recommends ways to reach consumers at each stage of the journey via SEO.

 
The Need For Speed: 7 Observations On The Impact Of Page Speed To The Future Of Local Mobile Search
  Feb 29, 2016 by Wesley Young

Having a mobile website may soon not be enough to get users to patronize your local business if it doesn’t deliver a fast and positive user experience. Wesley Young takes a look at the latest data and developments with regard to mobile websites.

 
Why Is There A Leap Day? Today’s Google Doodle Sheds Light On Leap Year’s Extra Day
  Feb 29, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues

Google’s Leap Day logo leads to search results aimed explaining why we get an extra day every four years.

 
From Marketing Land
 
mNectar Expands Its App Streaming Ad Network To Cellular Data Transmission
 
DiCaprio’s Oscar Win Sets New Twitter Record
 
Prioritizing Local Search Profile Listings: 2 Methods
 
Connecting Demographics To Search Queries
 
Programmatic Display: 3 Tactics to Master in 2016
 
To Maximize The Value Of Testing, Start With A Strategy
 
5 Ways Calls Can Reduce Search Marketers’ Cost Per Lead
 
Most Mobile Marketers Are Using Location, But How Do You Do It Right?
 
MarTech Today: Cardlytics’ Treasure Trove, Fixing “Permanently Closed” & AMP Not Yet A Ranking Signal
 
EU & US “Privacy Shield” Data Transfer Agreement Faces Skeptics In Europe
 
News360 Launches Free Audience Analytics Tool For Publishers And Content Marketers
Search News From Around The Web
 
Industry
 
Google Prompting Users To Control Their Privacy & Security, Search Engine Roundtable
 
Why Machine Learning Is Revolutionizing Search, Stone Temple
 
Local & Maps
 
Easily add pit stops to your trips – all over the world, on Android and iPhone, Google LatLong
 
Google Maps solves the mystery of a plane spotted at the bottom of a US lake, Stuff.co.nz
 
Street View comes to Réunion, Google Earth Blog
 
Search Marketing
 
How to Scrape Every Single Page on the Web, iPullRank
 
PageSpeed Insights Help: The Speed "Fixes", Marketing Mojo
 
Searching
 
Ride Search Wave into Election Data and See Super Tuesday Bing Predictions, Bing Search Blog
 
What Google's Four Ads Above the Fold Mean for Organic Search Results, Internet Marketing Ninjas Blog
 
Why Machine Learning Is Revolutionizing Search, Stone Temple Consulting
 
SEM / Paid Search
 
Meet extended geotargeting feature in Yandex.Direct, Russian Search Tips
 
3 Easy Ways To Be Proactive On New PPC Accounts, PPC Hero
 
AdWords CTR Increases As Right-Side Ads Dropped, AccuraCast
 
Debunking 5 Myths about Yandex.Direct Automatic Bidding Strategies, Russian Search Marketing
 
Google AdWords Benchmarks for YOUR Industry [NEW DATA], Wordstream
 
Google AdWords Layout Change: Who Will Win & Lose, Search Engine Roundtable
 
How to Grow PPC Conversions Without Spending More, Metric Theory
 
How to Use the Google AdWords iOS App, SEM Rush
 
iOS Google Mobile Ads SDK 7.7.0 - now with bitcode support!, Google Ads Developer Blog
 
Making Sense of Google's Changes that Just Blew Up Online Ads for Local Businesses, Street Fight
 
The Google Analytics Add-On for Sheets: An Intro to an Underutilized Tool, Moz
 
SEO
 
Ask Yoast: product feeds and duplicate content, Yoast
 
Google Search Console Search Analytics Stuck At February 23rd, Search Engine Roundtable
 
Google Suggest Optimization: How To Optimize For Google Autocomplete, Search Engine People
 
How Important are Tags in 2016 for SEO?, Search Engine Journal
 
HTML Sitemaps Can Help Google But Seem Unnecessary For Crawling, Search Engine Roundtable
 
The Converging Worlds of Digital PR and SEO, State of Digital
 
Triggering Manual Action Won't Fix Algorithmic Search Issues in Google, The SEM Post
 
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Friday, 26 February 2016

SearchCap: Google AdWords & Bing Ads Bugs, AMP Ranking Signal & Review Stars Bug

 
 
Featured story
 
AdWords And Bing Ads Both Having Late-Week Reporting Troubles
 

Feb 26, 2016 by Ginny Marvin

Issues began Thursday for both platforms and continue to affect reporting on Friday.

 
From Search Engine Land
 

Google: AMP Not Yet A Search Ranking Signal
  Feb 26, 2016 by Barry Schwartz

In December, Google said AMP might become a ranking signal. It is not yet, but it still may become a ranking factor when it is more widely launched.

 

Google App Updates Will Include New Animations & Ability To Change Google Logo Colors
  Feb 26, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues

9to5Google.com reports users will be able to change the color of Google logo using a “finger painting-like” feature.

 

Google Confirms Review Stars’ Mysterious Disappearance In Search Results Was A Bug
  Feb 26, 2016 by Barry Schwartz

Google review snippets are now back after a bug that caused them to drop out of much of the search results for about a week.

 

Connecting Demographics To Search Queries
  Feb 26, 2016 by Andrew Ruegger

Frustrated by the lack of demographic data available for search ads? Contributor Andrew Ruegger shares his method for obtaining demographic information at the keyword level.

 

The Content Strategist Playbook: Evangelizing Content And Setting Yourself Up For Success
  Feb 26, 2016 by Digital Marketing Depot

Content marketing is a popular practice right now, and it’s easy to see why. Interruptive advertising simply isn’t working, and as a result, creating content people actually choose to read, watch, and interact with is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative for brands. This guide from Contently outlines the Why, When, and How of content marketing and shows: Why content […]

 

Prioritizing Local Search Profile Listings: 2 Methods
  Feb 26, 2016 by Lydia Jorden

Looking to start building those citations for local SEO? Columnist Lydia Jorden shares her strategy for determining which local business listing sites are worth investing in.

 

Search In Pics: Coca Cola Google Cardboard, Googley Volvo & Animated Google Sign
  Feb 26, 2016 by Barry Schwartz

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. View From Google’s San Francisco Office: Source: Google+ GIF: Google Cardboard From Coca Cola Box: Source: […]

 
From Marketing Land
 
Amazon To Webstore Sellers: No New Orders As Of May 1st, Two Months Ahead Of Platform Closure
 
WATCH: “Marketing Land Live” Show #2 Talks About Google AdWords Changes, AMP & More
 
How Much A Snapchat Geofilter Costs At The Oscars & 5 Other Big Events
 
Google Is Fixing The “Permanently Closed” Problem For Local Businesses
 
Setting Local SEO Expectations: 3 Points To Hit Early And Often
 
The Death Of Marketing Expertise
 
Optimizing Conversions Isn’t Everything! Don’t Neglect What Happens Before & After
 
Bullet-Proofing Your Business From The Inevitable Online Reputation Attack
 
10 Best Practices For Digital Ad Breakthrough
 
MarTech Today: AdTheorent’s Attribution Service, Location Data For Addressable TV & Fixing “Permanently Closed”
 
Cardlytics Opens Up Its Treasure Trove Of Purchase Histories To Ad Targeting
Search News From Around The Web
 
Industry
 
Googler Gary Illyes Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the Google Dance, BruceClay.com
 
SEO Consultant/Agency Pricing, Structure, & Services (US & Canada Survey Results), moz.com
 
Local & Maps
 
Ghostly planes in Google Earth 3D imagery, Google Earth Blog
 
Review Stars, Zen and the Art of Local Search, Mike Blumenthal
 
Link Building
 
Google May Discount Links In Cases Even When Intent Is Not To Manipulate Search Results, Search Engine Roundtable
 
SEO
 
Are Your Competitors Using Black Hat SEO Techniques? These 5 Steps Will Help You Find Out, ahrefs.com
 
"Top Stories with AMP" Added to Google Structured Data Site, seoskeptic.com
 
11 YouTube Ranking Steps, Search Engine People
 
Don't be Sucked in by SEO Lies, Search Engine Journal
 
Google Notices For Fix Errors On Your AMP Pages, Search Engine Roundtable
 
SEM / Paid Search
 
4 Multilingual Social PPC Psychographic Tactics to CRUSH Overseas Campaign ROI | Targeting Hot House, aimClear Blog
 
#AskBingAds Episode 3: Do we have an ETA on Labels?, Bing Ads Blog
 
Search Marketing
 
Overcoming Objections on Your Landing Pages - Whiteboard Friday, Moz
 
Video: Google AMP Live, AdWords Remove Ads, Compare Going Away & Paid Links, Search Engine Roundtable
 
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