Archive for May, 2013

Google News Snippets, YouTube Embedded Videos Face Legal Challenges in Germany

2013/05/20

A newly approved bill states that Google, other search engines, and news aggregators can only use short snippets of material from publishers. Separately, Germany is also in the midst of a battle regarding the use of embedded video on websites

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Nofollow Your Links? How Long Until Google Notices

2013/05/20

A WebmasterWorld thread has one SEO/Webmaster asking how long will it take for Google to show him the fruits of his efforts after nofollowing a bunch of links on his site. He wanted to know how long will it take Google to notice the nofollows and see those results in the Google search results…

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Google Testing Ads In New Google Maps, Pushes AdWords Location Extensions

2013/05/20

If you needed another reason to get your location extensions set up in AdWords, Google has announced its testing new ads in the new Google Maps. AdWords search ads set with location extensions can appear directly below the search box and on the map itself. Ads without location extensions can appear..

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PPC Tracking and Goals – You May Be Getting Them Wrong by @JCorriganSEO

2013/05/20

What makes up a paid search account? Of course you have your website and your account manager platform(s), most likely AdWords and Bing Ads. You also have your campaigns, ad groups, keywords, & ads.

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Google AdWords Express Gets a Facelift

2013/05/20

Google’s AdWords Express is the latest Google property to receive a makeover. AdWords Express, designed to be an easy introduction to AdWords for local businesses, has been redesigned to make it easier for new users and to streamline the process.

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Optimizing Your Digital Assets To Boost Rankings & Branding

2013/05/20

Let’s say you’re responsible for developing revenues from both traditional and non-traditional advertising. You work with a digital staff of talented people to create lead-generating Web-based content, or perhaps you are in e-commerce and sell products. Maybe you’re a brick and mortar with a…

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How to Use a Military Concept to Manage SEO in a Data-Scarcity Reality

2013/05/20

The OODA loop concept – Observe, Orient, Decide, Act – is one way to face uncertainty and make educated decisions based on partial or no data. Here are the basic steps in the framework and how to apply it to advance your SEO and content campaigns.

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Integrating Digital Marketing & PR – Breaking Down Silos Through Content

2013/05/20

For a recent presentation at a corporate communications and PR conference, I polled my network of digital marketing and PR pros working client-side about the most pressing questions they’re dealing with when it comes to integrating Marketing and Public Relations. Since we’ve been working in the digital marketing and PR space at TopRank Marketing for well over 10 years, it was interesting to see  the diverse feedback from companies of various sizes and industries.

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10 Unique Ways Small Businesses Can Win at Link Earning (Part I of II) by @DholakiyaPratik

2013/05/20

We’re seeing the industry shift now that massive corporations finally understand the value of online marketing.

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APIs for Data-Driven Marketers

2013/05/20

Posted by Dr. Pete Data is everywhere, and companies are virtually climbing over each other to give it away.

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