15 SEO Myths That Just Won’t Die by @schachin

Editor’s note: This is a chapter from Search Engine Journal’s new e-book, SEO 101: Learn the Basics of Search Engine Optimization. Want to read the full guide? Download your copy of SEO 101 now! In digital marketing, and specifically search engine optimization (SEO), there are tidbits of information that in their retelling lose context and become what we…

Instagram Launches New API With Scheduling

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…

Instagram to Feature Carousel Ads in Stories by @MattGSouthern

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 Introduces Single Sign-in for Multiple Accounts by @MattGSouthern

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…

Four new search trends in mobile app discovery

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…

How to Use Video Content to Sell

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…

Restaurant owners can now edit menu listings in Google My Business

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…