I had a unique experience a couple months ago that confirmed that Google weights local ranking factors differently for branded search terms than they do for non-branded ones. Before I explain what happened, I need to first clarify that there are currently two different kinds of local 3-packs (branded vs. non-branded), and my conclusion is…
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Brief change suggests local SEO ranking factors are different for branded queriesJun 17, 2016 by Joy Hawkins What are the differences between branded and non-branded local packs in Google, and how…
You’re probably going to start noticing more advertorials adopting Facebook’s Instant Articles format. On Friday, Facebook added some cosmetic changes to branded Instant Articles that highlight the brand involved and give them a little more flexibility with the look of their content. The changes are pretty minor — automatically adding a brand’s logo to the…
A partnership of Twitter and video company Innovid is giving advertisers more useful data on video performance as posted on the microblogging site, it was announced today. Innovid will be serving data analytics for ad performance on both mobile and desktop, inclusive of video views, viewability, engagement, time spent and more. This partnership recognizes Twitter’s…
From Kiosked Kiosked, a Helsinki-based company with offices in LA and elsewhere, makes its living primarily by optimizing where ads go on a publisher’s desktop and mobile web sites. Its real-time technology analyzes user attention on different parts of a page, as well as other factors like the page’s content, and recommends the optimal ad…
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Kiosked launches wrapper so any 360-degree video/still can fit into any mobile IAB ad formatJun 16, 2016 by Barry Levine The wrapped video/still can then be served through a brand’s regular…
From EngageSciences’ website Sometimes, when two companies combine, they create a kind of Frankenstein monster — disparate parts not quite coming together in harmony. Sun Microsystems co-founder and former CEO Scott McNealy sees a lot of what he called “Frankenstein architecture” in the current digital marketing space. This industry resembles the fragmented “computer industry in…
Twitter is pushing its live video this week, rolling out a new live video button on iOS and Android phones, in addition to confirming that a Periscope embed feature will be available in the coming weeks. Twitter announced its new live video button yesterday via a tweet showing how users can now film live Periscope…
Sublime Text is, no doubt, one of the most powerful text editors out there. The number of satisfied users attests to that. If you explore it, you will eventually see how beautifully its powerful features are hidden behind a simple and elegant interface. If you have been using Sublime Text for some time, now is…
Bloomua / Shutterstock.com YouTube just launched a new tool called “YouTube Director” — a video ad-creation tool aimed at SMBs that allows them to film professional video ads from their phone. According to the announcement, YouTube Director includes a suite of products “… that make video ads more accessible to businesses.” YouTube says no editing…
