Gavin O’Malley @mp_gavin, (June 12, 2015) The future of search is seriously mobile, in total conflict with current privacy standards, and personalized to a degree that would completely freak out today’s average consumer. At least, that’s the picture of tomorrow’s search experience painted by Amy Labroo, Senior Director of Innovation for IT at hotel and … Continue reading Future Of Search Is Scary At Heck
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3 Ways Smarter Search is Strengthening Visual Channels
Stacy GoodmanJune 11, 2015 In the early days of social, it was the brand’s job to determine what products to promote, what content to create and what messaging to share. Whether publishing a line of text, an elaborate image or an experiential video, the goal was the same: to get your content in front of … Continue reading 3 Ways Smarter Search is Strengthening Visual Channels
How Search Marketers Must Challenge Their Assumptions
Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, (June 12, 2015) Marketers assume they know how consumers search, but they need to challenge their assumptions. Nathan Safran, CEO at Blue Nile Research, sent that message during a presentation Thursday at the MediaPost Search Insider Summit. He said tools are valuable, but they lull marketers into a false sense of security. … Continue reading How Search Marketers Must Challenge Their Assumptions
3 On-Site Search Add-ons Proven to Increase Conversions and Average Order Value
Sanjay AroraJune 9, 2015 It’s becoming more and more essential that all ecommerce businesses, regardless of size, implement sophisticated on-site search technology to help their shoppers find the items they want as quickly and conveniently as possible. This is due to a shift in consumer shopping habits, by which internet users have become accustomed to … Continue reading 3 On-Site Search Add-ons Proven to Increase Conversions and Average Order Value
How To Leverage Changes In The Search Interface
Jeremy Walker, (June 09, 2015) Every day, the world of search becomes more complex. Google is a constant, while Bing increases share and Yahoo descends. YouTube, Facebook, Yelp, Amazon, TripAdvisor, Google Maps and other platforms each have their own unique results interface, and for specific industries, these might be more important than what takes place … Continue reading How To Leverage Changes In The Search Interface
Branding Tactics for Search
Mike MoranJune 5, 2015 Sometimes, yes. “Raising brand awareness” is the last refuge of the marketing hack. But more and more, studies are showing that search marketing does aid branding. Searchers have higher brand recall than those exposed to banner ads. What’s more, searchers recall higher-ranked results far more than others. Understanding the decision points … Continue reading Branding Tactics for Search
10 Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips For Blogs – Updated For 2015
Priya Florence ShahJune 4, 2015 I wrote this article (originally called Search Engine Optimization For Blogs) in 2004 and when I revisited it, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was not as outdated as I feared. A lot of these tips are still valid, but I have added a few new ones and … Continue reading 10 Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips For Blogs – Updated For 2015
Refresh Web Content to Maintain Search Engine Status
Steve HammJune 4, 2015 After the initial setup of your website, it remains static for a long time. As soon as updates occur, update your website. When you perform content development, go through these steps. Update addresses, phone/fax numbers, email addresses, social media accounts, and copyright year in the footer. Add new contact info for … Continue reading Refresh Web Content to Maintain Search Engine Status
Google Drops Google+ Promotion From Gmail, Search & Other Google Services (DD)
Google takes another step away from the days of heavy promotion of the social network on other Google products. Martin Beck on June 1, 2015 Back when Google was promoting Google+ strongly, it added a link to the social sharing service from many of its other properties, including Gmail, YouTube and the main search page … Continue reading Google Drops Google+ Promotion From Gmail, Search & Other Google Services (DD)
In Search Engines We Trust?
Charlie PownallMay 31, 2015 Concerns about privacy and piracy aside it seems search engines can do little wrong. Google is regularly rated one of the most trusted companies in the world. A 2013 study by media agency OMD discovered Britons trust Google as much as they do the church. Baidu is one of the five … Continue reading In Search Engines We Trust?