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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: 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: March 10

Search Engine Land

Pinterest adds in-app checkout and personalized shopping recommendations 2022: Billed as a “personal shopping concierge, powered by a taste-driven algorithm,” the “Your Shop” feature was a recommendations engine designed to suggest products, brands and creators to users based on their activities and preferences. 2011: Spoiler alert: No.

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This day in search marketing history: January 12

Search Engine Land

In 2016, Google Panda became baked into Google’s core ranking algorithm. 2022: Newly granted users had to wait 7 days before they could manage all the features of the profile. 2016: Google confirmed what was described as a “massive update” was a core ranking algorithm update, not an expected Penguin update.

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19 Key Market Research Statistics

Backlinko

From mobile-first surveys to social media analytics, researchers have access to a growing toolkit helping companies make data-driven business decisions. Online traffic/web analytics 9.7% Market measurement 15% User experience 12.4% Market research is a growing multi-billion-dollar industry. billion) and China ($2.88 Other 0.4%

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This day in search marketing history: January 5

Search Engine Land

Users will be able to click-to-call your business just as easily as they click to visit your website. Google fixes user and permissions issue with Search Console. 2016: Here’s what the move meant for those managing Bing Ads campaigns. The Strange Explanation Of Why Windows Phone Users Lost Access To Google Maps.

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This day in search marketing history: January 18

Search Engine Land

2016: Gary Illyes from Google said the weekend fluctuations were “core algorithm” and “not Penguin.”. 2016: Roughly half of searchers (48%) said that when they were seeking information on a “familiar topic,” they would start at a vertical or content-specific site (e.g., 2017: Another effort to monetize local queries on mobile.