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Top Marketing Predictions For 2014

Marketing Insider Group

Last year in my 2013 marketing predictions post , I predicted that content marketing would mature in many organizations, that brands would take themselves out of the stories they tell and finally put an end to the notion that marketing equals promotion. But many brands are still struggling to stay connected to the buyer journey.

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The 2014 Content Marketing Imperative

Marketing Insider Group

They are looking for brands that put buyers first. They are looking for brands that know how to connect on a human and emotional scale. In fact, the Corporate Executive Board’s latest report shows that “ emotion beats promotion ” by a factor of 2 to 1. Will you make 2014 the year of content marketing at your company?

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This day in search marketing history: January 28

Search Engine Land

Google begins experimenting with featured snippets in 2014, Google started answering complex questions at the top of its search results with detailed responses (or answers) taken from websites. We know from Google that featured snippets were introduced in January 2014. Does that sound like featured snippets? Because it was. Not at all.

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This day in search marketing history: March 18

Search Engine Land

Brands, especially restaurants, need FAQs and ‘coronapages’ fast 2020: It was critical that precautions being taken were discoverable in search results. A Dilbert On Search Engine Keyword Research 2014: There was a fun search marketing-related Dilbert strip on the topic of doing and presenting your keyword research to your boss.

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This day in search marketing history: February 25

Search Engine Land

Nearly half of users have a bad reaction to ‘not secure’ browser warning, survey finds 2019: Survey found the flag affected user behavior and brand perceptions. The Marquee HTML Google Easter Egg 2014: When you searched for [marquee html], the results count would scroll from right to left on the page.

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This day in search marketing history: March 24

Search Engine Land

Google announces global launch of property promotion ads for hotels 2021: Property promotion ads helped hotels capture demand from users looking for places to stay. Nearly A Year Later, Google’s Penalty Notices Remain Confusing 2014: Notifications continued to be confusing when they should have been getting easier to understand.

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This day in search marketing history: February 3

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Report: Releasing Super Bowl ads early jump-starts lifts in brand search 2017: Snickers and Budweiser saw by far the biggest jumps in brand search volume. To Fight Radicalism In The UK, Google’s Giving Away Free Search Ads 2016: NGOs that promoted anti-radicalization would be able to use $10,000 worth of AdWords credits each month.