Wise Up on Penalties and Updates with the Latest DistilledU Module
More than a year after the previous Penguin update (2.1), last month Google launched Penguin 3.0. So far, the update has affected less than 1% of US/English queries.
Workin’ 9 to 5? Songs to Get Productive
A deadline looms. The clock is ticking. Yet it’s too loud in the office – your desk mate’s yakking on the phone, the coffee machine is whirring. So you relocate, ahhh… No actually, now it’s too quiet.
A New CEO at Distilled
In order to avoid any confusion, I thought I’d start with the facts:
Last month, Will Critchlow took the reins as CEO of Distilled. Co-founder Duncan Morris is moving to become Chairman and will be bolstering our growing investment in R&D.
Pinterest: Not Just Interior Design & Cats – There’s Real Money To Be Had
This month’s guest post on all things social comes from Marketing Insights Analyst, Natalie Meehan. Natalie has worked in marketing for almost a decade, and forms part of Brandwatch’s marketing insights team – writing reports and other content about all things social. She keeps a big, well-stocked tin of sweets on her desk at all times.
This is SearchLove
Excited for our online marketing conference? This trailer will give you a flavour of what the two-day event is really all about.
After all, SearchLove is hitting San Diego in less than three weeks’ time (whoop!) and who better to talk you through the idea behind our conference series than Head of Events and Marketing, Lynsey Little and Distilled founder, Will Critchlow?
You Could be a Better Presenter, Here’s How
When Steve Jobs gave the graduation speech at Stanford University, the audience fell into an awe-like silence.
The Schedule is Now Live! Paradise Awaits…
The SearchLove San Diego 2014 schedule is now live, folks! So let’s see what’s in store this September 11th and 12th for our annual West Coast conference.
The Long and Short of Responsive Design
This is a guest post from Corey Eastman of design and development whizz kids, Climax Media, the enterprise web architect agency who help both large enterprises and funded startups innovate through connected web platforms. When conjuring up ideas for our Creative month here on the blog, we couldn’t think of a better bunch to rope in than these guys, the experts behind a whole slew of great blue papers.
Expecting the Unexpected: Edge Cases in Web Design
In 1976, Swiss watchmakers Omega were responsible for constructing the scoreboards for the Montreal Olympics. They asked the International Olympic Committee how many digits the boards would be required to display for the gymnastic events, and were informed that three digits ought to be sufficient.
Researching Creative Ideas: 10 Dos and Don’ts
Back in March, I spoke at BrightonSEO on the not-so-SEO subject of design. Slightly taken aback by the love I got from Slideshare and Twitter for my speaker deck, I thought it time to do a quick refresher, focusing specifically on the often-overlooked research and analysis stage in these easy-to-digest dos and don’ts.
Why Niche Markets Should Keep Big Websites Up at Night
“Uneasy is the head that wears the crown” – Shakespeare
In his recent Webmaster video, Matt Cutts talks about how to compete in search with other well established brands online:
Invite Your Audience Backstage: 4 Tips For Making Content About Your Business
Taking viewers ‘behind the scenes’ has been a staple of DVD extras for years – it’s a relatively cheap way to create additional content for hardcore fans to enjoy. The Game of Thrones crew, say, have gone all out on their ‘backstage’ strategy, with a dedicated blog full of production notes made during filming, a site that includes footage from the team after every episode, as well as efforts to make sure that lots of journalists could write behind the scenes pieces.
The Only Way is Up: This Week’s DistilledLive Video
This week we’re pretty excited to be hosting the very first DistilledU Masterclass.
During this jam-packed day, our expert consultants will give an introduction to search marketing at a central London venue.
Is the Internet Making Us More Intelligent as a Society?
This week the internet turned 25. Hard to imagine a time without it, huh? But how much is it doing to expand our minds and share knowledge? Is the internet really making us more intelligent?
A Collective Approach to Content Creation, this week’s DistilledLive video
Hot on the tails of our last guide on brand tone of voice, we’re busy working on another training resource on how to create focused content. It only seemed fitting, then, to ask our Content Coordinator (and one of the brains behind the project) Kyra Kuik to host this week’s DistilledLive on that very subject.
Riding the Waves of Digital Disruption, this Week’s DistilledLive Video
Will is joined by the Chairman of the Board (no, not you Iggy) John Varney for this week’s DistilledLive video which takes a look at the digital disruption set to hit our screens.
Trendsetting in 2014, this week’s DistilledLive video
As we gear up for our latest futuristic feature here at Distilled, Tom Anthony, Paddy Moogan and Will Critchlow take the reins of this week’s DistilledLive video.