98% of your website visitors do not convert. Perfect Audience keeps your brand in front of lost prospects giving you many more chances to convert those valuable visitors into customers

Hootsuite announced today that the company has closed a US$60 million financing round, bringing Hootsuite’s total financing to-date to US$250 million. Ryan Holmes, Hootsuite’s CEO, stated in a release: This financing will help us scale even faster on a global level and bring the most innovative products to market.

Here’s one from the “shaking my head” department: If you assumed that all of the “Right To Be Forgotten” (RTBF) requests that people in the European Union are sending to Google are for unflattering or inaccurate web pages written by third parties, you’d be wrong…. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google is sending out a new form of notifications via Google Webmaster Tools, one you may get after you verify a new web site in Google Webmaster Tools for the first time…

In this episode of Marketing Nerds, SEJ’s new podcast, SEJ copy editor Danielle Antosz and I discuss getting started as a freelancer in the online marketing and copywriting world. Because we are freelancers ourselves, we cover a variety of different topics from our experiences, including:  How to make the leap from working full-time for “the man” to “living the dream” as a freelancer Our favorite tactics for handling the work day Drawbacks of working at home, including what we miss the most from working at an office And more! Danielle and I are planning on making the Freelancers Forum a recurring […] The post New #MarketingNerds Podcast: Freelancers Forum- Getting Started in Freelancing by @wonderwall7 appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

The Search Agency (TSA) analyzed how top restaurants and catering businesses fared against its mobile SEO criteria in its latest “mobile experience scorecard” report.

Pubcon Vegas 2014 is set to be one of the largest gatherings of digital marketing, social media, search, and optimization industry leaders ever. In addition to being hosted in one of the most exciting cities in the country, this year’s event also marks the 15th anniversary of Pubcon. With over 130 sessions, hundreds of speakers, and plenty of chances to learn and network, Pubcon Vegas 2014 is truly an event you don’t want to miss.

We’ve come a long way from the “10 blue links” search results page. Columnist Trond Lyngb

Even the toughest clients want the same results that you do; the drive to strategic success in search is often wrought with missed directions.

Google announced on Google+ improvements to their bulk workflow features within the AdWords interface…