Recently, one of my clients received an unsolicited email from a person named “Nicholas Salmons” offering to feature their business on Huffingtonpost.com with a do-follow link for a fee of $550. Nicholas also claimed in his email that he is the only marketer providing this service at an affordable price. Here is screen shot of…
To be honest, AdWords hasn’t changed much since its launch in 2000. And that’s coming from someone who spends all their time either advertising, testing, reading, or writing about all things PPC and SEM. Sure, AdWords has added a ton of capabilities over the years — from Gmail Ads late last year to extended display…
Evan Lorne / Shutterstock.com Remember bookstores. Remember how if you wanted a book you had to put in the extra effort required to physically go somewhere to get it. Then remember when you started buying books online and it was so much easier and the bookstores started going away because it was cheaper for them…
We’ve all heard the stats: This year, marketers plan to produce 70 percent more content than they did in 2015. Content marketing has become the most significant part of the marketing mix and is showing no signs of slowing down. However, brands and agencies often still struggle to really define their ROI. One primary challenge…
Traditional “live TV” still commands the most time of any media channel, says Nielsen in its first-quarter 2016 Total Audience Report. However it no longer dominates for the most coveted consumer segments. The report, released earlier today, focuses on three primary areas: reach, time spent with media and audience composition. Nielsen’s legacy business is TV…
We live in a mobile-first, cloud-first world powered by technology that changes by the nanosecond. And search is no different. Search is changing in look, form and function to become part of the fabric of our everyday lives, barely recognizable from its inception as a text box. By 2020, 50 percent of searches will be…
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: How “Do It With Me” marketing services can help SMBs access the latest marketing practicesJun 24, 2016 by Digital Marketing Depot Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the new frontier for…
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the new frontier for digital services. The enterprise is armed with excellent digital marketing tools that need to be right-sized to SMB needs and budgets before a small business will enjoy the same digital advantages. This BIA/Kelsey report, sponsored by Vendasta, introduces an emerging online services category which will…
Persuasion. Influence. Psychology. The conversion rate optimization (CRO) crowd is adept at tapping into these to drive the actions of their audiences. When it comes to ad copy, there may not appear to be a lot we can do to actively influence our search audience. Short of a screaming headline (not allowed), all we have…
I love to fish. Over the years, I’ve enjoyed many excellent fights and satisfying catches, but I’ve also spent days staring at my line without so much as a nibble in reward. On those days, it can be pretty tempting to give up and assume, “There are no fish in this river!” Of course, it’s…
