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Instagram confirms it is testing increased ad loads in Stories

The company reports it is experimenting with running back-to-back Story ads from different advertisers. Last month, Marketing Land talked to multiple marketers who reported a noticeable uptick in ad load on Instagram, with ads accounting for as much as 22% out of 45 posts and 23%...
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The technical SEO hierarchy of needs

What makes a site become the best site it can be? Healthy, functional sites that have reached their full SEO potential have been optimized based on market and keyword research, E-A-T, content relevance to search intent, backlink profiles, and more. But they all have one thing in...
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Google is aware of sites hosted on another’s subdomain

It’s improving its systems to recognize such content and treat it accordingly. Google has stated that hosting content in a subdomain or subfolder of another entity’s site is not against its guidelines, but that it is improving its systems to recognize that content and treat it...
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The Over-the-Top Marketing Juggernauts Have Arrived

“Netflix versus Disney is the right comp,” says Laura Martin of Needham. “Netflix just raised price and Disney is now saying they are going to do a $12.99 bundle for Hulu, ESPN Plus, and Disney Plus, That feels like bundling is a smart idea and free services feel like a better...
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Leverage machine learning to optimize SEM performance

PPC Bidding Optimization has come a long way over the years! The bid calculation process for at-scale SEM programs has tons of moving parts and can be intimidating. QuanticMind’s new guide explains the concepts and process to fully optimized PPC bid management in the modern...
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Americans record lowest ‘satisfaction’ with Facebook since 2015, according to ASCI

Yet revenue and usage are still growing. Greg Sterling on August 5, 2019 at 12:01 pm A steady stream of surveys and anecdotal evidence indicates Americans are less trusting and engaged with Facebook since the Cambridge Analytica data-privacy scandal broke in 2018. But t...
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We Want To Be the World’s First Global Sleep Brand, Says Casper CEO

“We really consider ourselves the sleep company,” says Casper co-founder and CEO Philip Krim. “Everything we do is about helping our customers sleep better. It’s about getting a great mattress but it’s about everything that could help you sleep. We’re trying to take products to...
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Bing is asking for feedback on its Webmaster Guidelines

“Any shady tactics you think are not penalized enough?” Bing project manager tweeted. Frédéric Dubut, web ranking and quality project manager for Bing, is embarking on a journey to refresh the company’s webmaster guidelines. “SEO friends! I’m kicking off an effort to refresh our...
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TF-IDF: The best content optimization tool SEOs aren’t using

Term frequency–inverse document frequency uncovers the specific words that top-ranking pages use to give target keywords context. TF-IDF, short for term frequency–inverse document frequency, identifies the most important terms used in a given document. It is also one of the most...
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SMX replay: Brand to demand, the full funnel approach

Helen Provost of Google shares how businesses can use YouTube to serve the full funnel and make use of automation to deliver their messaging. Being present at every turn of your customers’ path to purchase can help you guide their journey. During her Insights session at SMX...