61% of companies’ name “growing SEO†as their biggest priority in 2018Â
Just 61% of 6,399 global professionals believe their marketing strategy is effective, with many putting SEO as their top priority for 2018, according to new research. Online marketing and SEO firm Reboot sought to investigate how companies feel toward marketing in 2018 – establishing what is a priority, challenge and trend. Key findings include: • […]
9 Bad SEO Habits to Leave in 2017
As we enter 2018, it’s time to say goodbye to some old SEO habits. These are SEO tactics that just plain don’t work, or even worse, can get a website penalized. Below is a list of the top nine habits that need to be kicked to the curb. 1. Creating One Page for Each Keyword […]
SEO BasicsÂ
85% of consumers search for local businesses on the internet. That fact, more than anything else I’ll say in this article, explains the importance of SEO. As I said last week, there are a variety of internet marketing strategies that can help your business get found online. But one of the most important is organic […]
5 SEO Risks Worth Taking (Plus 3 You Must Avoid)
There are almost always risks involved when optimizing a website. Say you’re planning on re-platforming your website with a new site design and URL structure change; you risk the rankings that you currently have. They could plummet, or maybe not — it’s a risk you have to weigh. But the risk of decreasing the SEO […]
How To Start An SEO Campaign With (Almost) No Money
If you’ve been thinking about starting a search engine optimization (SEO) campaign, you’ve likely run into a serious obstacle: money. Big-name agencies charge upwards of tens of thousands of dollars a month to manage a campaign, and hiring a new full-time manager and/or a suite of specialized contractors to help you execute the work could cost you […]
What the development of visual search will mean for SEO
The arrival of the Pinterest Lens and Google Lens has ignited a battle for visual search engine supremacy. Beyond opening up a new revenue stream for e-commerce stores, visual search could completely alter consumer habits and purchasing decisions. In a world driven by instant gratification, visual search can open the door toward “snap and surf†purchasing, streamlining the search […]
6 facts to nail your PPC strategies in 2018 | Marketing Interactive
A research from OMD China tracked search behaviors of 150 individuals for two weeks across all their devices to understand what truly works for search advertising. Search remains an essential component of every marketer’s arsenal, yet in China there is little understanding of the practice beyond spends, keywords and bidding. Bhasker Jaiswal, managing partner of marketing sciences […]
It’s Google Home vs. Amazon Alexa at CES in the battle for the voice ecosystem
Google and Amazon both announce new device partnerships; the Google Assistant will be on new “smart display” devices, more TVs, speakers and in cars. Last week Google announced that the Google Assistant was available on 400 million devices. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this evening it announced an array new device partnerships. Rival Amazon is […]
Why Building a Brand Is the Most Viable SEO Strategy in 2020
Google has always given brands preferential treatment. They get better rankings with fewer links. They get “penalized†for improper conduct, only to resurface a few weeks later. Small brands, on the other hand? Never get the benefit of the doubt. Need to earn twice as many links. And never resurface. Ever. And this is only accelerating. It’s only getting more pronounced. […]
Top 4 Reasons Your SEO Isn’t Increasing Sales
Due to the degree of difficulty and ever-increasing complexity of search engine optimization, you can’t fully erase the qualms of small businesses when it comes to ROI. You can’t really blame them though. After all, if I’m pouring in over a thousand dollars a month on a strategy that doesn’t improve my sales, I’d begin to […]