Tag Archives: Signals

Social Signals Suck: Why Google Still Prefers The Gameable Link

By Gary Dek October 8th, 2015 Aren’t you tired of constantly hearing about how Google is going to replace traditional links with social links soon? Every few months, an “expert” publishes a case study explaining that social links are ranking factors, and then surmises that social media will become the new SEO in a couple years. … Continue reading Social Signals Suck: Why Google Still Prefers The Gameable Link →

It’s Alive: The Power Of First-Party Intent Signals

How do you achieve true people-based marketing? Columnist Mike Sands explains why it’s all about reaching customers at the right time with the right message. Mike Sands on September 22, 2015 My last column dissected the difference between first-, second- and third-party data and why first-party data in particular is critical to people-based marketing. But … Continue reading It’s Alive: The Power Of First-Party Intent Signals →