Google Still Dominant, But Baidu Benefitting From Google Ban In China Says eMarketer

As China’s search revenue share continues to grow, Google will largely be missing out while its sites are blocked on the mainland.

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Content Marketing & Promotion To Drive Quality Links: Up Close @SMX West

Contributor Mark Traphagen recaps a session from SMX West 2015 on how to create link-worthy content.

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4 Super Smart Rising Stars In PPC Marketing To Read & Follow

Many of us are familiar with the big names in SEM, but columnist Larry Kim has called out four relative newcomers that you should be keeping an eye on: Luke Alley, Erin Sagin, Maddie Cary and Keri Boerner.

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The Next Generation Of Structured Data: Taking Markup To The Next Level

Contributor Janet Driscoll Miller recaps an SMX West 2015 covering the latest in structured data.

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Here’s What To Expect When You Hire A Paid Search Agency

You’ve found a great partner to manage your paid search advertising campaigns. What now? Columnist Pauline Jakober explains how to get off on the right foot with your PPC agency.

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Performance Marketing Benchmark Report Holiday 2014: Mobile Has Arrived

Contributor Matt Ackley summarizes key findings from Marin’s recently released report.

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The 4 Hardest Parts Of SEO

I have been doing search engine optimization (SEO) since 2002, and I’ve overcome a fair number of SEO challenges since then. Ultimately, though, the hardest things about the job are not what you might expect. In my opinion, here are the four most difficult parts about achieving SEO success:…

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2015 SEO Not A Playbook: The Half-Decade Edition

Search engine optimization shifted dramatically during the first half of this decade. I wonder how it will evolve? Google Got Intelligent Google has always been smart. When it launched, the PageRank algorithm changed everything, so much so that Google …

SEMPO Opens 10th Annual State Of Search & Digital Marketing Survey

Take the 10th annual SEMPO State of Search & Digital Marketing survey now for a chance to win an all-access past to SMX West 2015 in San Jose, CA or an iPad 3. All participants will receive a free, advance copy of the findings.

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TopSEOs: “We Have Not Been Banned By Google”

Despite Google apparently dropping two of its domains this week, TopSEOs denies that it has been banned and says it’s in contact with Google to discuss the situation. On Wednesday, Mark Jackson at Vizion Interactive posted that TopSEOs had been deindexed in Google’s search results. Sure…

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Up Close @ SMX: Making Mobile SEO Perform For You – Design, Approach & Speed

Mobile SEO differs from desktop and its importance its growing rapidly.

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Lessons From Google@Manchester: You Don’t Need To Be Big To Be Best

Two talks at the annual Google@Manchester conference in the UK this week revealed the light at the end of the tunnel for SMEs everywhere.

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Marin Software, Kenshoo Named As Facebook’s Atlas Paid Search Partners

This morning, Facebook announced the expected relaunch of Atlas, the ad serving and measurement challenger to Google’s DoubleClick. Both Marin Software and Kenshoo have been named as Atlas’ paid search partners. Facebook describes the partnerships working this way: Using a Search Engine…

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