UX matters for search: Here are two reasons why
Your search engine marketing success hinges upon your site’s UX. Two elements of UX that are particularly relevant to SEO.
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How to make sure your local search marketing is up to scratch
For local businesses, having a strong presence in the local search results is fundamental to those all-important conversions. And when users are searching for a local term, they are far more likely to be looking for a service or product. Hence why the conversions on local search tend to be higher, and why you need to ensure that your local search engine marketing is up to scratch.
What is SEM?
If you are coming to this article as a novice, I know what you are thinking. Not another damned 3 letter acronym! Don’t we have enough?
5 remarketing strategies to prep for Q4
Remarketing is always one of the most powerful tools in an ecommerce marketer’s belt, but it takes on added importance in Q4. With the holidays fast approaching, you can do a good amount of prep now to put yourself in a great position to capitalize on the holiday rush. Here are 5 remarketing strategies that can help do just that.
Digital Attribution’s Ladder of Awesomeness: Nine Critical Steps
Culture is a stronger determinant of success with data than anything else. Including data. [People + Process + Structure] > [Data + Technology] It seems hard to believe. Yet, it is so fantastically true. At least for now. At least until AGI takes over. Why is this formula material? The first part of the equation, […]
Digital Attribution’s Ladder of Awesomeness: Nine Critical Steps is a post from: Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik
Digital Attribution’s Ladder of Awesomeness: Nine Critical Steps
Culture is a stronger determinant of success with data than anything else. Including data. [People + Process + Structure] > [Data + Technology] It seems hard to believe. Yet, it is so fantastically true. At least for now. At least until AGI takes over. Why is this formula material? The first part of the equation, […]
Digital Attribution’s Ladder of Awesomeness: Nine Critical Steps is a post from: Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik
Presidential candidates, here’s how to win (at search marketing)
How Hillary Clinton is sweeping up in the presidential search marketing category.
Kelvin Newman on the major search trends of 2016 [podcast]
Today sees the release of the ClickZ Digital Marketing Podcast series, featuring some of the experts who contributed to our Digital Trends 2016 report.
Crushing It With Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Best Metrics, Reports
Half-way through this post, you’ll seriously wonder why you’ve spent so much time obsessing with Adobe/Google Analytics/Chartbeat or other web analytics tool. When you are done reading the post, you’ll be super mad that your marketing strategy is not more influenced by your competitor’s data! Such is the power of being able to proactively identify […]
Crushing It With Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Best Metrics, Reports is a post from: Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik
Smart Dashboard Modules: Insightful Dimensions And Best Metrics
My last post, perhaps provocatively, called for a reduction of data in executive dashboards (digital, online, offline). More English (IABI, specifically) would lead to a smarter understanding of performance, and of course glory for data practitioners. Here’s the post: Strategic & Tactical Dashboards: Best Practices, Examples. In the post Adil commented that he’s observed that […]
Smart Dashboard Modules: Insightful Dimensions And Best Metrics is a post from: Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik
Excellent Analytics Tip #26: Every Critical Metric Should Have A BFF!
There is unlimited amount of data thrown off our digital existences. (Or to use sexy term du jour , we have big data!) Our leaders (companies, agencies, teams) have to deal with an incredibly complex landscape, and they don’t have enough time. The very natural outcomes is this ask of us: “Can you make it […]
Excellent Analytics Tip #26: Every Critical Metric Should Have A BFF! is a post from: Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik
6 Steps To Boost The Profitability Of Your SEM Acquisition Program
Imagine that your job is to stand outside a barber shop and bring in new customers. If a businessman with shaggy hair comes walking by, you give him a big wave and a hello. If a bald man walks by, not so much. This analogy is used by Google AdWords to describe its Enhanced cost-per-click […]
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7 Data Presentation Tips: Think, Focus, Simplify, Calibrate, Visualize++
There are three elements to our “big data” efforts, or unhyped normal data efforts: Data Collection, Data Reporting, and Data Analysis. (More on that here: DC-DR-DA: A Simple Framework For Smarter Decisions .) We are all aware that the best companies in the world have an optimal DC-DR-DA allocation when it comes to time/money/people: 15%-20%-65%. […]
7 Data Presentation Tips: Think, Focus, Simplify, Calibrate, Visualize++ is a post from: Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik
How Google Glass Will Change Search — And What It Means For You
Last week, Google officially announced that Glass will be made available for purchase to the general public by the end of the year. The impending launch of Glass is exciting, but it does present some new challenges for search marketers. Given the differences between how Google Glass handles search…
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Empowering Analysis Ninjas? 12 Signs To Identify A Data Driven Culture
Every indicator we have is that companies are investing more in every facet of analytics. Tools. People. Consulting. Processes. Yet, it is unclear if that increase in investment is being followed by a commensurate increase in value delivered to the organization’s bottom-line. A part of reason for this mis-match in value delivered is that there […]
Empowering Analysis Ninjas? 12 Signs To Identify A Data Driven Culture is a post from: Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik
Digital Marketing And Analytics: Two Ladders For Magnificent Success
The most common mistakes digital practitioners and leaders make is to either do things in the wrong order, or to try and do too much at one time. Progress in digital marketing and analytics in either scenario becomes painful (the organization / systems / thinking is simply not in the optimal position). People become frustrated […]
Digital Marketing And Analytics: Two Ladders For Magnificent Success is a post from: Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik
Search: Not Provided: What Remains, Keyword Data Options, the Future
In late 2011, Google announced an effort to make search behavior more secure. Logged-in users were switched to using httpS from http. This encrypted their search queries from any prying eyes, and kept from being passed on to websites the users visits after seeing search results. This led to the problem we, Marketers, SEOs, Analysts, […]
Search: Not Provided: What Remains, Keyword Data Options, the Future is a post from: Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik
Paid Search And Marketing Grow Further & Further Apart
A few months back, I wrote an article for Marketing Land called “Is The Art Of Paid Search Marketing Dead?” in which I foolishly suggested there was still a small bit of art left in search marketing. Art? Are you kidding me? Ugh. I haven’t been so wrong or felt so foolish in a long […]
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Six Visual Solutions To Complex Digital Marketing/Analytics Challenges
Two things I love a lot: 1. Frameworks, because if I can teach someone a new mental model, a different way of thinking, they can be incredibly successful. 2. Visuals, because if I can paint a simple picture about something complex it means I understand it and in turn I can explain it to others. […]
Six Visual Solutions To Complex Digital Marketing/Analytics Challenges is a post from: Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik
AdWords Editor Update Brings Upgraded Sitelink Management And More
Google released an update to AdWords Editor, version 10.2, that supports upgraded sitelink management and several other smaller feature updates. Apparently now dubbed upgraded sitelinks, these new sitelinks rolled out in June just prior to the enhanced campaign roll-out. They give advertisers the…
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