by Govind Agarwal April 25, 2016 Follow @submitedgeApril 25, 2016 Ever since its inception in 1998, Google was seen as a pioneer in search. It was however un-assumedly thought of as something that would be consistent across platforms. Consistency was thought to prevail all across and would never dub down. This assumption of a static … Continue reading Google Mobilegeddon – The Phone and Desktop Search Ranking Differentiation
Lead ads come to desktop and get features to give users more information — and enticement — to submit leads from the ads. Ginny Marvin on January 19, 2016 Facebook lead ads launched in October to make it easy for users easily fill out lead forms with their Facebook account information with a couple of taps on … Continue reading Facebook Lead Ads Get More Features & Come To Desktop
Columnist Stoney deGeyter argues that in order to succeed with digital marketing, we may need to shift our mindset from “mobile-friendly” to “mobile first.” Stoney deGeyter on October 27, 2015 I think we are well beyond the point where we are making websites “mobile-friendly” or “mobile-ready.” Doing so still places the focus on the desktop, … Continue reading Mobile Vs. Desktop: Mobile Won, But You Might Still Be Losing
iPhone generates 42 percent of opens, but only 18 percent of conversions. Greg Sterling on August 6, 2015 It has been true for some time that the majority of email opens are on mobile devices (roughly two-thirds). However, Movable Ink’s Q2 “US Consumer Device Preference Report” provides some additional nuance on top of that basic … Continue reading Majority Of Email Opens Are Mobile, But Most Conversions On The Desktop
Jeff JulianJuly 27, 2015 On July 20th, Instagram made this announcement on their twitter feed: Starting today, you can search people, places and hashtags on web. Now, if you open your browser from a laptop or desktop machine, you can use search bar to find people or brands, places, and hashtags. Since the beginning on … Continue reading What Does Instagram Desktop Search Mean for Content Marketers?
Google research finds only 53 percent of PC video advertising is viewable. Greg Sterling on May 11, 2015 Last December Google released research that showed 56 percent of online display ads weren’t ever seen. This startling finding was generally consistent with older studies (e.g., comScore) that showed a large percentage of online ads were not being seen. Advertisers were still … Continue reading Mobile Video Ad “Viewability” Beats Desktop By 30 Points
Mobile trends are consistent across platforms despite differences in user behavior and intent. Ginny Marvin on January 16, 2015 In its Q4 2014 Benchmark Report, Marin Software looked at performance by device across social, display and search campaigns running through its platform. Overall, desktops lost 6.3 percent of click share, primarily to smartphones which … Continue reading Compare Search, Social & Display Performance On Mobile & Desktop [Report]
Cyber Monday delivered biggest online spending day of the holiday season with $2.038 billion in sales for purchases made via desktops. Amy Gesenhues on January 8, 2015 According to comScore’s latest reports, this past holiday season proved to be another gangbuster two months for online retailers. Desktop e-commerce sales increased 15 percent over 2013′s … Continue reading U.S. Holiday Desktop E-Commerce Sales Up 15% In 2014 Resulting In Another Big Year For Online Retailers [ComScore]
