BrightLocal has just released a “Google Analytics for Local Businesses Study.” It looked at “anonymous data of 11,016 local businesses in the USA, Canada, Australia, and the UK” in an effort to establish benchmarks across a number of categories such as traffic sources, monthly users, page views, session duration, bounce rates and others. The data…
Thinking up unique blog post ideas can seem like a struggle, especially when it feels like blogs have covered just about every topic under the sun. Is there such a thing as a “unique” blog post idea anymore? How do you write fresh, interesting, and search engine optimized content your audience actually wants to read?…
NEW YORK – As brands look to compete in today’s market, identifying ways to connect with audiences is critical – especially since growth relies so heavily on the marketer’s ability to find better ways to meet the needs of customers, said Christi Olson, head of evangelism at Microsoft Advertising and Bing, during a keynote session…
As an agency, your reputation matters. And one element of building and maintaining that reputation is winning recognized industry awards. Winning a Search Engine Land Award not only feels great, but can lead to closing new business, finding new clients and being recognized as an industry leader. We’re thrilled to announce to our audience that…
As someone who likes to think he is organized – or, as someone who at least likes to organize things – I’ve attempted to treat digital marketing terms similarly. The same can be said for now-Googler and search industry pioneer Danny Sullivan when he began routinely using the term “search engine marketing” in 2001 to…
As we covered in our newsletter Tuesday morning, there has been a lot of speculation around a Google search ranking update over the weekend. Google has now somewhat confirmed an update, but said, “We did, actually several updates, just as we have several updates in any given week on a regular basis.” Some have asked…
What does the future hold for PPC? This is a question we ask every year here at Search Engine Journal. Last year, audiences and automation were just a couple trends PPC marketing experts expected to dominate. But what will be the most important PPC trends in 2020? That’s the exact question I asked 39 of…
On Oct. 31, Google announced the launch of its Site Kit WordPress plugin that, “enables you to set up and configure key Google services, get insights on how people find and use your site, learn how to improve, and easily monetize your content.” This plugin allows you to easily connect the following Google Services in…
Managing pay-per-click campaigns (be they search, social, or display based) usually becomes a series of habitual tasks. While this allows for stability and scalability, sometimes it causes blind-spots in legacy accounts (working together more than a year). Here are my favorite tactics to break the mold. Tactic 1: A Single Long-Tail Broad Match Keyword, with…
A captivating headline will draw you in. A good opening line – a hook – will entice you to keep reading. And a well-placed, eye-catching visual will keep you focused and will be remembered long after the words you read have been forgotten. Not only will images captivate your audience, but using visual content is also a…