In times of social and economical crisis, it is understandable for companies to have an initial reaction to pause or postpone marketing, reining back on all deemed areas of expense. This is often the human reaction to changing circumstances. And in most cases, this is not an effective marketing strategy during a time of crisis.…
In our next SEO video interview, or vlog as the cool kids say, I spent a few minutes talking with Alexis Sanders (@alexisksanders) of Merkle, she is a senior account manager at the company. You may have heard of Alexis already, she is a contributor here on Search Engine Land and speaks at many of…
As an agency owner or manager, these are extraordinary times. We are all desperately trying to figure things out in this era of COVID-19, just like you. What follows are four tips on managing a digital agency in the current crisis I hope these thoughts prove helpful to you. I will also share some resources…
Do you want the entire internet to know you have your facts right? If so, then you should take a look at the Fact Check structured data. In this post, I’ll cover everything you need to know about it. What is Fact Check structured data? It’s part of Schema.org markup. Specifically, the Fact Check structured…
In a Google After Hours Office Hangout Google’s John Mueller answered a question about links and rankings. Along the way he demonstrated that sometimes what we think we know about SEO isn’t entirely correct. He then offered advice on how to fight for the top rankings. Everyone Knows You Need Links The publisher started off…
Eric Wu has been doing the SEO thing since 2000 and he is someone I have always enjoyed talking to about that subject, amongst others. Back in December I convinced Eric to spend a few minute with me on camera to talk about his history, and two topics he is passionate about. We first talked…
Social media. It’s entertaining, controversial, and widespread. It’s an undeniable part of the modern lifestyle. But social media isn’t only about fascinating vacation photos, late-night chats with your BFFL, and funny GIFs. It’s also a huge business platform. With 3.8 billion users, it’s the perfect place to reach out to your prospects and audience. That…
Changes to Google’s image search results over the years, and current best practices, are discussed in a newly uploaded presentation. The presentation was given by Francois Spies, Product Manager for Google Images, at Google’s Webmaster Conference in November. Google just published a batch of videos from the conference so, for most people, this is their…
Facebook announced the ability to publish hours updates and service changes on Facebook Pages Friday. Businesses can mark themselves “temporarily closed” (as with Google My Business) or communicate other types of changes, which respond to the coronavirus outbreak (e.g., takeout, online classes or e-commerce offerings). Businesses can also pin posts to the top of their…
Amazon has released product targeting for Sponsored Display ads. Merchants can now target similar or complementary products and categories via Seller Central. Product discovery targeting. With new options, for example, you could target running shoe ads to appear on category pages for running shorts, says Amazon. Similarly, you can cross-promote your own products. “If you…