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How Bing is enhancing search and apparently growing as a result

Sure, Google is still bigger, but contributor Adam Dorfman notes that Bing has been introducing significant innovations. Here’s why the underdog search engine is worth another look. When Microsoft announced strong annual financial results July 19, the growth of t...
Posted On 08 Aug 2018
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How to invest in your SEO for the highest ROI

Every business owner’s dream is to have consistent business growth. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done. In fact, 20% of small businesses fail in their first year and only 30% of businesses make it past the 10-year mark. Therefore, SEO is a key component of inbound sales...
Posted On 07 Aug 2018
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Google Ads account admins can require multi-factor authentication for all users

Some Google Ads accounts have several users logging in at any given time. Now account owners can ensure every one of those users has enabled 2-Step Verification. Administrative-level users of Google Ads accounts can now implement an authentication policy for all users who have...
Posted On 07 Aug 2018
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Seven tools to help build relationships and increase your sales

The sales process is all about nurturing long-term relationships and building trust, and luckily there are some great tools to help! There is no magic spell for better sales, no matter how much we wish there were. Likewise there is no special set of words, prospect investigation...
Posted On 06 Aug 2018
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[Report] Shopping ads are eating text ads: accounted for 60% of clicks on Google, 33% on Bing in Q1

Shopping campaigns on Google and Bing continued to fuel paid search spend in Q1 2018, according to digital agency Merkle’s latest quarterly report. Overall, search spend increased 21 percent year over year among the sample of Merkle clients’ US campaigns included in the report...
Posted On 06 Aug 2018
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Intel is Now Warning Customers NOT to Use its Spectre Patch Due to Flaws

If your PC is running on an Intel processor, it’s best not to run those Intel patches designed to address the Spectre vulnerability just yet. Apparently, Intel’s bug-fixing patch has a bug itself causing unwanted reboots. Intel issued an announcement Monday confirming that it has...
Posted On 04 Aug 2018
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Growing Number of Millennials and Gen Z’ers are Quitting Social Media According to New Research

Millennials and those in Generation Z are the most avid users of social media. Almost everyone in these demographics has one or more social media accounts. So the news that an increasing number of people from these two groups are quitting social media is surprising to many...
Posted On 04 Aug 2018
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Stripe is Now Allowing Businesses to Issue Their Own Credit Cards

Stripe has just revealed that it will be offering businesses the capacity to make their own credit cards. The online payments company also announced that they will be using Mastercard and Visa as the operating networks for their new service, aptly called “Stripe Issuing.” The...
Posted On 03 Aug 2018
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Google adds deep breathing exercises to search results

Google wants their searchers to take a breather with this new relaxing search result. Google has quietly added a deep breathing exercise and meditation technique to the search results. All you need to do is search for [deep breathing], [breathing exercise] and similar terms in...
Posted On 03 Aug 2018
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Lenovo debuts Smart Displays featuring Google Assistant

The first Google Smart Displays devices, from Lenovo, hit stores Thursday. They are similar to Amazon’s Echo Show but with a number of Google services baked in, including Maps, YouTube, Calendar, Duo (a free FaceTime-like video calling service) and Photos. Users can interact with...
Posted On 01 Aug 2018
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