Although we hesitate to use the term post-pandemic with any confidence, marketing takes place today in a space changed — perhaps irrevocably — by COVID-19. Yes, marketers are making their way back to the workplace; many conferences and expos are back in person; it’s possible to meet and greet prospects face-to-face instead of face-to-video. But
Read MoreEveryone’s favorite new Google product, Google Analytics 4 (GA4), has just released 12 new item and event-scoped ecommerce metrics and dimensions. Why we care. Ecommerce advertisers and retailers will now be able to view and analyze specific information about products, services and interactions. You should also be able to see Items purchased and purchases by
Read MoreApple has revamped the Apple Business Connect service, where businesses can update what Apple Maps shows about their business. This service initially launched Apple Maps Connect in 2014, and it is similar to how Google Business Profiles works. Apple Business Connect. Apple said this is a “free tool allows businesses of all sizes to customize
Read MoreGoogle Business Profiles will only allow product pricing when the price is a single price, not a range of prices, starting on February 15, 2023. Also, Google said that it will no longer allow custom call to actions in Google Business Profiles. Google’s message. Google posted a message in the Google Business Profile products section
Read MoreGoogle reinstated indented search results at the end of 2021. Indented search results are when Google shows additional page(s) from the same domain that it thinks are relevant to your query. These usually occur on Page 1. Many people might think having two search results on Page 1 is a good thing, but I will
Read MoreWith continuous Google algorithm updates and feature changes, paid search marketers live in a world where their efforts to generate clicks or conversions are constantly disrupted. Add the layer of economic uncertainty to the table; now, revenue is at the top of everyone’s list of priorities. Now is the time to power into 2023 the
Read MoreSearch is amazing – and there are compelling reasons why it is the cornerstone of all of our media plans: It’s extremely targeted, reaching exactly the people who are looking for our content, so they can be served with highly targeted ads. It’s highly transparent – you can see the exact performance metrics. It’s very
Read MoreThe mobile intrusive interstitials penalty In 2017, Google started rolling out the mobile intrusive interstitials penalty. In August 2016, Google announced plans to lower the rankings of pages “where content is not easily accessible to a user on the transition from the mobile search results” – and that crackdown would begin on Jan. 10, 2017.
Read MoreYour holiday campaigns were a success but keeping customers engaged throughout the rest of the year can be hard – particularly if you operate in a highly competitive market. Join our live, interactive webinar with Kate Richardson, Director of Customer Retention Marketing at Artifact Uprising and Toby Yuen, Customer Success Manager at Blueshift and discover
Read MoreAs we begin 2023, it’s a good time to reflect on the macro-level trends we’ve observed last year. Here are a few trends that I believe have some staying power and should be considered as you build out your 2023 search marketing strategies. 1. A slow economy and heightened focus on efficiency In case you
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