Archive for January, 2014

Google, Bing Gain Search Share to End 2013

2014/01/16

Google’s search share was at near record levels in the U.S. in December, while Bing also continued its pattern of slowly growing its share, according to the final 2013 installment of comScore’s monthly look at U.S.

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Google Apologizes For The Hotel Listing Hijack In Google Places

2014/01/16

I have to assume most of you by now heard about the huge mess going on with Google Maps business listing in the hotel sector…

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Keyword Rich Domain Names Improving Search Rankings is a Myth, According to Bing by @mattsouthern

2014/01/16

Duane Forrester, Sr. Product Manager of Bing, claims it’s a myth that keyword rich domain names improve search engine rankings in a post published yesterday on the Bing Webmaster Blog. This came about after Forrester attended Namescon and overheard people discussing how keyword rich or exact match domain names can make or break your site.

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Yelp CEO Confirms Sting Operations to Clean up Paid Reviews

2014/01/16

In a recent interview, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppleman discussed what his company has been doing for the past two years to combat fake reviews, and how the Yelp team studies fake reviews, seeking commonalities and abnormalities they can filter for.

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REVIEW: How WordStream’s AdWords Grader Gives Perspective on AdWords Performance by @AndrewLolk

2014/01/16

Editor Note: Although Larry Kim is also a contributor to SEJ, this review was written on Andrew’s own volition and we weren’t paid or perked for publishing it. A couple of days ago, I started the year with a personal review of the new AdWords Grader Plus from Larry Kim and WordStream.

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Covario: Global PPC Click-Through Rates Hit New Highs, Spend Up 17 Percent YoY In Q4

2014/01/16

Though the numbers vary, the Q4 reports we’ve covered all point to solid year-over-year increases in paid search spending. Covario’s Q4 analysis of the global paid search advertising landscape is no different. Based on results from their high tech, consumer electronics and retail..

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RKG Report: PLAs Fuel AdWords Growth, Bing Ads Spend Rises Sharply In Q4

2014/01/16

RKG has released its Q4 2013 Digital Marketing Report, and as other reports have indicated, paid search saw solid year-over-year growth in the holiday quarter. Paid search spend among RKG’s retail-heavy client set rose 23 percent year-over-year. Overall click volume increased 19 percent, and..

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RKG Report: PLAs Fuel AdWords Growth, Bing Ads Spend Rises Sharply In Q4

2014/01/16

RKG has released its Q4 2013 Digital Marketing Report, and as other reports have indicated, paid search saw solid year-over-year growth in the holiday quarter. Paid search spend among RKG’s retail-heavy client set rose 23 percent year-over-year. Overall click volume increased 19 percent, and..

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There’s No SEO Without Mobile SEO

2014/01/16

It’s 2014, which means we are officially one year away from the year that Kelsey Group predicted mobile search will eclipse desktop search. Are you making your mobile resolutions to ensure you’re ready for when that time comes? I’d like to start the new year with a short..

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There’s No SEO Without Mobile SEO

2014/01/16

It’s 2014, which means we are officially one year away from the year that Kelsey Group predicted mobile search will eclipse desktop search. Are you making your mobile resolutions to ensure you’re ready for when that time comes? I’d like to start the new year with a short…

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