Today’s Google doodle marks the 197th birthday of the British-born physician Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in the US to earn a medical degree. After moving to the states from Bristol, England, Blackwell worked as a teacher. Her propensity to take a stand against social norms — and fight for what was right — was…
In advance of this weekend’s Super Bowl LII game, YouTube has pulled together data around how people are watching — and searching for — sports-related video content on the site, and a few of the growth stats are quite remarkable. There has been a 90 percent increase in searches for “football highlight” videos during the…
Shares 530 Welcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore Instagram’s new API with scheduling with Alisa Meredith, more Facebook news feed updates, new Instagram…
A new ad unit is coming to Instagram stories, as advertisers can now feature up to three pieces of media per stories ad. Stories ads will display multiple pieces of media in a carousel-style format, similar to stories you would see posted by any of your Instagram contacts. Users can tap through, swipe back and…
Bing Ads is introducing a way for advertisers to manage multiple accounts with a one email address and password. Building off the Multi-Linking feature introduced last fall, Bing Ads’ multi-user access eliminates the need to sign into different accounts individually. Advertisers can easily jump back and forth from one account to another, which will no…
Recently, Google reported 80 percent of users churn within three months of downloading an app. Meanwhile, over on TechCrunch, a study showed people only interact with a total of 30 apps per month. Those numbers are fairly significant, but not surprising considering the large number of apps available. Not every app downloaded will resonate with…
Shares 680 Wondering how video can support your sales process? Looking for tips on how to use video in your marketing funnel? To explore how video can turn leads into customers, I interview Marcus Sheridan. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Social Media Examiner. It’s…
Google My Business announced a new update on Thursday that is sure to make many restaurant owners happy. Restaurant owners who are managing their own Google My Business (GMB) listings can now access a new editor to create and edit the menus that may display in their listings in Google mobile search results. The editor…
The audience targeting options available to PPC advertisers across both search and social are constantly evolving. In the past few years, advertisers have begun to be able to target custom audiences through search network campaigns, create similar audiences to mimic users who have completed a desired action on their website and target users via mailing list upload features…
Shares 459 The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. [embedded content] Watch The Journey: Episode 15 The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production. Episode 15 of The Journey follows Michael Stelzner, founder of Social Media Examiner, as he continues to…