Fri.Oct 28, 2022

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Old Google Page Speed Algorithms Are No Longer Used

Search Engine Roundtable

Google's John Mueller confirmed this morning that Google no longer uses the old Google page speed algorithms from 2010 or 2018. Instead, he said, Google only uses the page experience update, looking at the core web vital metrics.

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4 digital marketing pain points SMBs face today by Microsoft Advertising

Martech

To succeed as a small or medium-sized business (SMB), employees must work smarter. Tight budgets and scrappy teams require innovation at every level — from the Founder and CMO, e-commerce Marketing Director to VP of Marketing, Social Media Director to Paid Search Strategist. This opportunity to bring creativity and agility to the table is one of the many reasons why employees find SMBs rewarding workplaces.

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Google: Human Written Content Doesn't Necessarily Make The Content Useful Or Helpful

Search Engine Roundtable

Google's John Mueller said on Twitter that just because a piece of content is written by a human, it does not make that content necessarily helpful and good content. Having a human write content won't guarantee the content ranks well in Google Search.

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13 essential SEO skills you need to succeed

Search Engine Land

What is the greatest skill in SEO? If you believe this tweet , it’s patience. Although patience is a great answer, I would never say there is a “greatest” SEO skill. Why? Because SEO requires various hard skills (things you can learn or be taught) and soft skills (how you work and interact with others) to succeed. As I’ve always found, asking many SEO professionals one question will get a wide variety of opinions.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.

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Google: You'd Be Lucky To End Up In The Same Place After Changing URLs

Search Engine Roundtable

Google for years has recommended against SEOs changing URLs for the purpose of adding keywords to the URL. If you can keep the same URLs and change other things, that is your best bet. The other day, Google's John Mueller not only doubled-down on that recommendation but added that you'd be lucky to end up in the same place after changing URLs.

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10 Creator Economy Startups Marketers Should Know

Hubspot Marketing

As the creator economy continues to expand, so do the needs of content creators. Whether it's crowdfunding, financial guidance, or new ways to connect — there are many moving parts content creators must consider to be successful. Fortunately, new creator economy startups are providing the tools, resources, and platforms needed to make the business side of content creation easier for digital creatives.

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Google Ads Performance Max Adds Performance Planner, Scheduled Asset Groups & More

Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads has added several updates to Performance Max campaigns. The updates include support in performance planner, scheduled asset groups with automated rules, first-party data segmentation, and up to 15 headlines from only 5 headlines.

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Havas Media partners with Samba TV to integrate streaming, gaming and linear TV data

Martech

Havas Media Group (HMG) North America announced a new partnership with connected TV (CTV) analytics company Samba TV that will help advertisers find and manage audiences on streaming, gaming and linear TV channels though HMG’s Converged platform. Samba TV’s insights are derived from over 20 television manufacturers, sourcing viewership data on U.S. households across gaming and OTT (over-the-top TV) devices, as well as linear TV services (aka cable).

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Meta Tags: What You Need To Know For SEO via @sejournal, @BrianHarnish

Search Engine Journal

Optimize your web pages and the effort to get more clicks will pay off when you follow best practices with meta tags. The post Meta Tags: What You Need To Know For SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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4 digital marketing pain points SMBs face today by Microsoft Advertising

Search Engine Land

To succeed as a small or medium-sized business (SMB), employees must work smarter. Tight budgets and scrappy teams require innovation at every level — from the Founder and CMO, e-commerce Marketing Director to VP of Marketing, Social Media Director to Paid Search Strategist. This opportunity to bring creativity and agility to the table is one of the many reasons why employees find SMBs rewarding workplaces.

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Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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Google Analytics 4 Adds New Reporting & Features

Search Engine Roundtable

Google announced new features and reporting for Google Analytics 4 including behavioral modeling in real-time reporting, custom channel reporting for data-driven attribution, and integration with Campaign Manager 360. Plus, Google also changes to the Setup Assistant and pushed back the Universal Analytics 360 properties' sunset date from October 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024.

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How to make the most of Performance Max this holiday shopping season

Search Engine Land

Performance Max is one of the biggest shifts to automation that we’ve seen from Google. How do we make it work this holiday shopping season? Ideally, you should’ve prepared everything in advance. Black Friday is in ~30 days! If you’re just starting now, you’re already behind. Below are some ways you can still get ahead. 1. Audience signals.

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Our Top 6 Takeaways from Litmus Live 2022

Litmus

And just like that, Litmus Live 2022—the premier email event of the year—is over. We had a blast connecting with email geeks from all over the globe, especially our speakers, who left us with tons of ideas and inspiration to fuel our own email program. With day one and day two in the books, what were our biggest learnings? Read on for top insights and takeaways from Litmus Live 2022.

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The Best Web Design Company Will Do These 5 Things

InTouch Marketing

Most web design companies will promise to give your business a presence online. However, there’s a big difference between getting your company’s website up and running, and making sure it is ready to stack up against your competition.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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How do recessions impact marketers?

Quikly

Money is tight, and prices are up. A recession is looming, and many marketers are left wondering what that means for business.

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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Spam Update Hits Hard, Query Data Analytics Bug Fixed, Google Ads API, PMax Updates & Earnings Reports

Search Engine Roundtable

This week, we covered how the day after Google announced the Google October 2022 spam update was done, only then did we see some really massive changes. Google fixed a month-long bug with Google Analytics 3.

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Jeter Campaign For Grand Wagoneer Evokes Best Of Jeep’s Approach

CMO Network

The new Jeep Grand Wagoneer ad campaign starring Derek Jeter, debuting during the World Series, is a throwback to some of the brand's best TV commercials of the past decade.

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Top 7 Email Marketing Interview Questions For Your Next Job

OnPassive Marketing

Email marketing is one of businesses’ most commonly used marketing strategies today. Because of its popularity, many job opportunities are available in this field. However, landing an email marketing job can take time and effort, especially if you need to prepare for the interview process. To help you out, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most common email marketing interview questions you might encounter.

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service

Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 28, 2022

Search Engine Roundtable

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today.

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From capturing leads to generating demand: Breaking down B2B marketing’s pivot

Martech

B2B marketing leaders are at a crossroads. Organizations demand that efforts must continue to have a direct impact on the sales pipeline and company revenue. But the go-to-market (GTM) strategies, systems and plays many teams use are not connecting with how buyers and companies research and make purchase decisions. . To predictably generate revenue and customers in today’s digital-first world, marketing and GTM leaders are rethinking and reformulating demand strategies, tactics and mindsets that

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Locker Room At Google Poland

Search Engine Roundtable

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