Who Is Google listening To? And Should They Be?

not-listeningGoogle has different types of ‘clients’: those searching, those trying to rank and those paying for ads. Who should they listen to?

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Who Is Google listening To? And Should They Be?

Build B2B Brand Awareness, Not Links

Given the ample warning and increased transparency Google provided in advance of Penguin 2.0, it surprises me that B2B search marketers still blew up the forums about being penalized for link spam after it hit. There’s no reason webmasters should not have cleaned up their act before the…

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SEO Branding: Appearance In Search Results Impacts Brand Perception

Stop a search marketer on the street, whether a grizzled veteran or relative newcomer, and ask him/her to list the top goals of ranking in the search results; they will talk to you about traffic, revenue and conversions. Likewise, in reflecting what is…

Google Autocomplete: Your Personal Brand’s First Impression

Pop Quiz:  What is the first thing a searcher sees when they type your name into the Google search bar? If your answer was related webpages found in SERPs, you’re wrong — that would be the second thing. The first thing they see are the Autocomplete suggestions that drop down from the…

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