SEO

Economic uncertainty and evolving employee preferences have transformed hiring dynamics. This makes recruiting top talent challenging for businesses and even agency partners supporting these efforts.  While skilled recruiters excel in traditional hiring methods, digital marketers can also contribute to ensuring the recruitment process’s efficiency and effectiveness. PPC advertising can be hugely impactful for attracting and

In this article I’ve curated some of the most commonly misunderstood elements of entity and semantic SEO, aiming to clear the fog around them. Here’s our roadmap: What are the differences between entities, topics and keywords? How do entities affect keyword research? What is a topical map? How do you do on-page optimizations in the

Google probably won’t ever tell us how its algorithms work – but that doesn’t mean it won’t drop a few hints. Google’s Search Quality Rater guidelines mention E-E-A-T (experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness) 126 times – which is a pretty big indicator that this is important, according to Melissa Fach, lead SEO content manager at

Much has been written about Google Search Generative Experience (SGE), but the most important questions remains unanswered: If and when Google SGE goes live, how will it impact organic traffic? Will our traffic drop, and if so, by how much? And what can we do about it? This article presents a framework that can provide

Q4 is looming, and many brands are strategizing how to optimize their budgets to get more traffic to their products when buyer intent soars.  One humble suggestion from this longtime affiliate marketer: TM+ partners (also known as Trademark+ partners or affiliate search partners), who work with brands to bid on brand keywords to drive traffic

Universal Analytics is still processing data two months after Google advised it would sunset. The search engine had warned that everyone would be forced to migrate over to Google Analytics 4 by 30 June 2023 or else they would lose the ability to track the performance of their websites and campaigns. However, two months later,

A steady decline in organic click-through rate has posed a real challenge for SEOs over the last few years. With organic ranking becoming increasingly competitive, the best way SEOs can continue to excel is to shift their focus to SERP features and rich results, according to Tanner Zoromski, SEO manager at Merkle, a customer experience

Decision fatigue refers to the progressive decline in the quality of choices made by an individual, brought on by the sheer volume of decisions one must make.  Essentially, the brain has a finite reserve of decision-making power, and as one navigates through many choices, this cognitive reserve becomes increasingly depleted. As a result, the quality

Having an effective email marketing program has never been more crucial. If you’re feeling stuck and don’t know how to improve, our comprehensive email marketing audit checklist can help. Download the free email marketing audit checklist here. Today, there are more than 4.3 billion email users across the globe, making email a powerful tool to

Two groundbreaking developments have taken center stage in the ever-evolving digital advertising landscape: Performance Max and Google’s Black Box. These innovations are reshaping how businesses approach online marketing and redefining the boundaries of success in an increasingly competitive digital realm. In this article, we delve into the intricacies of these game-changing concepts, exploring their significance

A fundamental catalyst for innovation, data fuels growth and success. Now with AI, businesses can have an actual dialogue with customers. Instead of having one-way conversations where customers provide elements marketers seek, we can help customers navigate the breadth of information we make available. In turn, we receive the information necessary to segment them. Sponsored

How you provide performance reports or insights can impact the rest of your project.  If a client or boss doesn’t understand your analysis of what’s happening in their PPC accounts, that can lead to more questions and stress for all parties – even if you’re doing great work. The three steps outlined below will give you

Most digital agencies today are willing to hire beginner marketers. Unfortunately, many do not provide meaningful training on pay-per-click (PPC) marketing. Even worse, some colleagues might hide or misrepresent essential information. While you can find much of that information online for free, it’s often a complicated mess. To address this, here is a basic five-step

Google Ads has started rolling out its paid customer support service for small businesses. PPC expert Natasha Kaurra spotted the new feature on her account for the first time and decided to provide a sneak preview of what it looks like on X (formerly known as Twitter).: As you can see in the image above,

Meta is widely rolling out its web version of Threads. This move is aligned with the company’s goal of introducing fresh features to tackle its retention challenges. Why we care. The expansion to the web could potentially enhance Threads’ active user count and provide a solution to its retention issue. While Threads currently doesn’t display

Reddit has launched two first-party measurement tools, Reddit Brand Lift and Reddit Conversion Lift. These are meant to help Reddit advertisers more efficiently monitor campaign performance. Why we care. Advertisers can now access improved campaign performance data, empowering them to validate investments, optimize strategies more efficiently, and enhance their attribution models. Ultimately, this could lead to maximizing

Microsoft told us that we should expect Bing Chat data in Bing Webmaster Tools by May 2023, well, we are now a few months after that deadline and we still do not have any Bing Chat data in Bing Webmaster Tools. In fact, Bing has been talking about this feature since February and guess what, now

YouTube has confirmed that it is trialling a redesigned, smaller ‘Skip Ads’ button. The CTA button’s new look features: Smaller text A background with reduced opacity A curved border No capital letters in the word ‘Ads’ Here is a preview of the new button: In comparison to the older version: What has YouTube said? A