Eight steps for a bulletproof local search strategy
Local search takes a lot of hard work and is competitive, but get it right and the pay-off can be huge. Manish Dudharejia shares his eight fundamental actions to get you started.
Google’s ‘More Results’ button: a search marketer’s POV
Google is continually making its SERPs richer, more feature-led, and increasingly intuitive on desktop, but how the SERPs are being displayed across mobile devices deserves special attention from marketers. It’s a space that presents its own challenges and opportunities, writes Luke Richards.
SEW Interview: Clark Boyd on visual search
Visual search is still quite an abstract concept for most of us, but it is already impacting our marketing and SEO strategies in a huge way. We sat down with Clark Boyd to pick his brains on the developments and how he recommends approaching them.
Four ways you can use AI to optimize your AdWords campaigns
As AI becomes mainstream within the PPC industry, marketers will need to begin shifting their areas of expertise away from micromanaging keywords and bid prices, and towards higher-level strategy. Manish Dudharejia shares four ways to use AI in your AdWords campaigns.
The future of search
Will artificial intelligence (AI) ultimately make search better or worse? Is the future SERPless? And what are the ramifications for SEOs? Jessie Moore shares just a few of the key themes coming out of the plethora of predictions for the future of search
Using the new Google AdWords dashboard
The new AdWords interface has many features that can help users save time when managing their PPC account. Ann Stanley documents all the latest updates.
Three factors to consider when building a local presence
Developing a local presence takes a great deal of time, effort, and consistency. But with almost half of all Google searches now being local, you can’t afford not to focus on it. Pratik Dholakiya shares three factors to start your local journey.
How Dynamic Search Ad campaigns could unlock SEO success
This article aims to cover just one of the ways to use PPC Dynamic Search Ad data alongside SEO metrics, the range of exports you need to combine, and the questions you need to ask of your data to uncover optimization opportunities for SEM.
A beginner’s guide to paid search
Fountain Partnership provides an overview of paid search for beginners. When done properly, paid search can grow businesses exponentially. Set your goals, forecast your outcomes and avoid the pitfalls we’ve listed in this article, and you will benefit from the results.
What data do you need to find, pitch and win new SEO clients?
Conveying the specific remedies and additions that you would pursue to optimize a client’s site and search strategy serves as a strong introduction and major first step toward becoming indispensable to the client as the one hired to execute a winning SEO game plan. Kim Kosaka explains
Where we’re going, we won’t need websites
As voice becomes dominant in search, and users turn to social media, apps and news aggregators for their content – and not to mention the rise in virtual reality – Kevin Gibbons asks whether we will still need websites in future.
Four ways Google is making SEO easier
One of the best ways to stay up-to-date with SEO and search marketing developments is to keep a close eye on Google’s developments. However, just doing that can be a full-time job. Luke Budka highlights four recent updates you may not be aware of.
Five ways to use predictive analytics
Predictive analytics, along with associated artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies, are changing the way in which we deal with data. They provide a glimpse into the future, as well as access to strategic insights. Manish Dudharejia shares how you can put predictive analytics to use.
Tools to assist your SEO check-up
Whether you are new to SEO and looking for a litmus test of your website’s health, or have an ongoing campaign that may need a little refreshing, it’s always a good idea to perform regular check-ups or audits. Simon Ensor reviews some of the tools you can use to provide indicators of success, or areas for improvement.
The 12 most important elements of a technical SEO audit
There are a number of technical SEO elements you can check during your next SEO audit. From XML Sitemaps to duplicate content, being proactive about optimization on-page and off is a must, writes Marcela De Vivo
An introduction to innovation in consumer search optimization
The digital retail space has seen a huge number of disruptive innovations over the years, from artificial intelligence (AI) offering tailored recommendations to smart chatbots transforming and streamlining customer service and the new additions of drone deliveries and augmented reality. Despite these leaps, most search technologies still used by modern retailers and brands are lagging behind. Markus Stripf explains
Consumers lose trust in businesses with inaccurate NAP
Over the years we’ve seen the importance of the humble business listing change. While citations were once considered key link sources and their accuracy a contributing ranking factor for local search, today their impact has waned somewhat.
Pricesearcher: The biggest search engine you’ve never heard of
If you ask Siri to tell you the cost of an iPad near you, she won’t be able to provide you with an answer, because she doesn’t have the data. Until now, a complete view of prices on the internet has never existed. Enter Pricesearcher, a search engine that has set out to solve this problem by indexing all of the world’s prices.
Six most interesting search marketing news stories of the week
Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from the world of search marketing and beyond.
Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative acquires AI-powered search engine Meta
The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative has made its first acquisition – of an AI-powered search engine called Meta.