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The Ultimate User-Generated Content Guide

Sprout Social

With audiences becoming more hyper-focused, brands are seeing success on social by providing user-generated content. For marketers who aren’t seeing much interaction or social media engagement , it might be time to consider user-generated content. What Is User-Generated Content?

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This day in search marketing history: January 5

Search Engine Land

In 2010, Google sent out notification to its AdWords advertisers that “your location-specific business phone number will display alongside your destination url in ads that appear on high-end mobile devices. Users will be able to click-to-call your business just as easily as they click to visit your website. Also on this day.

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This day in search marketing history: January 18

Search Engine Land

2019: Amazon’s advertising offerings were getting more sophisticated, presenting marketers with new opportunities and complexities. 2018: Advertisers could make more on-the-go changes. 2016: Gary Illyes from Google said the weekend fluctuations were “core algorithm” and “not Penguin.”. It’s a Google bug. Sign of Hope?

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This day in search marketing history: March 16

Search Engine Land

Google Univeral Analytics: The beginning of the end In 2022, Google announced its plan to deprecate Universal Analytics on July 1, 2023. Previously processed data in Universal Analytics will be stored for at least six months after the deprecation date. Why was Google making the switch to Google Analytics 4?

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This day in search marketing history: January 14

Search Engine Land

TL;DR: “We have seen very little disruption to our traffic and have reaped the benefit of having a clearer picture of our audience analytics.” 2016: Amit Singhal, Google’s senior vice president of search, did almost all of his searches for more than a year on mobile devices. Bing Set To Advertise During Golden Globe Awards.

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Boosted Posts vs. Ads: Tips for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn

Hootsuite

The language of digital advertising can be confusing: ROI, UTMs, CTRs… One particularly common question is: what exactly is the difference between a boosted post vs ad on social platforms? It’s a bit of a tricky one to answer because boosted posts are technically a form of social advertising. What’s a boosted post?

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This day in search marketing history: March 10

Search Engine Land

Also on this day Russia-based advertisers can no longer reach global audiences on Google properties and networks 2022: This policy change took widespread ad suspensions from platforms across the industry into new territory by targeting businesses in Russia. Users could follow news publications/blogs or industries.