Google To Shut Down Google Compare Products In US And UK On March 23

The vertical lead generation programs for credit cards, auto insurance, mortgages and travel insurance will start winding down Tuesday, February 23.Google’s lead generation product known as Google Compare, will start sunsetting this week. In an email sent to partners and acquired by Search Engine Land, the Google Compare Team told Compare partners on Monday night that the product will […]

Mark Cuban’s Big Idea to End the Apple Encryption Battle

The FBI is pressuring Apple to help the agency bypass the iPhone’s security features to unlock the San Bernardino terrorist’s smartphone. Here’s Mark Cuban’s thoughts on the matter. Mark Cuban, entrepreneur and owner of the basketball team the Dallas Mavericks, says Apple is doing the right thing by refusing to build special software to help […]

App Store SEO: The Inbound Marketer’s Guide to Mobile – Moz

As the app ecosystem grows, many marketers are turning their sights towards mobile app marketing. Today’s post provides a high-level view of App Store Optimization, and gives tips on how to break into the rapidly expanding world of apps. How to Optimize for App Store Search Engines Let’s dive into search in the app stores, […]

SEO is a Long-Term Investment- Marketers Feel Pressure

Even though SEO is a long-term investment, marketers often feel pressured to show progress quickly. Columnist Dan Bagby for Searchengineland provides some ideas for quick wins that can show value while waiting for your longer-term initiatives to start gaining traction. When you start at a new company as the SEO specialist or pick up a new client, […]

Special Edition Batman v Superman Galaxy S7 Edge Coming? | Digital Trends

  The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel will finally do battle on March 25, with Samsung possibly cooking up a special-edition Galaxy S7 Edge to commemorate the occasion, reports South Korean outlet Naver. According to the publication, Samsung will launch a Batman v Superman edition of the Galaxy S7 Edge, which will reportedly […]

AdWords Automated Bidding Gets An Overhaul: Welcome, Portfolio Bid Strategies

Terminology changes come with some new functionality, including the ability to set different CPA targets at the ad group level within the same bid strategy. Google is going to be rolling out a revamp of AdWords automated bidding. Some of the changes are just semantic, but the workflow is also getting an update. First the […]

Super Bowl Ads drove 7.5 incremental searches for Advertisers

Google stated that 82% of TV ad-driven searches during the Super Bowl occurred on mobile devices. This year, the ads drove 7.5 million incremental searches during the game which was a 40 percent higher lift than last year. The winning Super Bowl Ad of 2016? Audi, “Commander” won the top spot.  Four of the top […]

Google and Deep Learning

W I R E D  just released a pretty cool article about Google Search’s artificial intelligence.  Will “Deep Learning” be the 2016 buzz word? YESTERDAY, THE 46-YEAR-OLD Google veteran who oversees its search engine, Amit Singhal, announced his retirement. And in short order, Google revealed that Singhal’s rather enormous shoes would be filled by a […]

Why Guardian Owl Digital Marketing

Guardian Owl Digital is a search engine marketing company in Louisville, Kentucky.  Check out why you should choose us to handle your paid search!

Google Gives Away Free Ads to Fight Radicalism

Great article by Search Engine Land explaining the Google Grant program and how advertising can be used to fight radicalism. ——> A story coming out of the UK today suggested that Google might be preparing to alter search results, triggered by “extremist” queries, and “divert” users to anti-extremist or anti-radical content and sites instead. Fighting […]