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Maximizing the potential and value of your SEO team

Wondering how best to invest in your SEO talent? Columnist Bobby Lyons shares his management philosophy based on his experience as an in-house SEO director at a major brand. The complexity of working an SEO program has grown exponentially over the years, creating both challenges...
Posted On 26 Aug 2021
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Sorry, No Emoji Allowed In Google PLAs (Frown Face)

The emoji moment was short-lived, if already technically not allowed. Just when it looked like the newest frontier for emoji could be PLAs, Google has fixed the glitch, so to speak. At least one intrepid advertiser figured out how to get an emoji to appear alongside the display...
Posted On 25 Aug 2021
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F-150 Plant Will Shut Down Due to Semiconductor Shortage

On the heels of news Toyota would cut September production, Ford’s F-150 plant in Kansas City will shut down as a result of the semiconductor shortage. The semiconductor shortage has been impacting automakers around the world, with many forced to close plants, cut back production...
Posted On 24 Aug 2021
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Intel Giving Employees $250 to Get COVID Vaccine

Intel is ramping up its efforts to encourage its employees to get the COVID vaccine, offering a $250 incentive. Companies are increasingly rolling out vaccine mandates for their employees as the Delta variant continues to surge around the world. While Intel has not yet gone that...
Posted On 23 Aug 2021
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Compare 13 leading SEO platform vendors

SEO software comes in many shapes and sizes, from rank-checking tools and keyword research toolsets to full-service solutions that manage keywords, links, competitive intelligence, international rankings, social signal integration and workflow rights and roles. How do you decide...
Posted On 21 Aug 2021
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Brand Bidding & PPC Optimization: Best Practices For Brand Bidding (Part 3 of 8)

Columnist Lori Weiman continues her series on brand bidding by discussing best practices for creating and optimizing successful branded PPC campaigns. Welcome to Part 3 of a series on PPC brand bidding, where I answer the biggest question facing PPC advertisers in 2016: How do I...
Posted On 20 Aug 2021
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No, Firefox Hasn’t Dropped to 50 Million Users, Still Has 200 Million

Despite some losses, Firefox is still sitting at a relatively healthy 200 million users a year — not 50 million. A recent article in Gizmodo cited a Firefox Public Data Report, saying the browsers usage “number has sagged to just under 50 million.” In point of fact, the Firefox...
Posted On 18 Aug 2021
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Panera CEO: Ecommerce Pivot Sparks Dramatic Growth

“Close to 60 percent of our sales are coming from e-commerce,” says Panera CEO Niren Chaudhary. “By focusing on servicing customers through our off-premise channels, leveraging e-commerce, and then rapidly innovating we’ve seen a very smart recovery on our brand and also a...
Posted On 17 Aug 2021
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Bing Ads To Launch Excel Add-In To Streamline Campaign Management

In good news for PPC Excel enthusiasts, Bing Ads announced it is beta testing an Excel Add-In to manage campaign data and download and post directly to the Bing Ads data center. Here’s what the process will look like: Essentially users will have the option to use Bing Ads Editor...
Posted On 16 Aug 2021
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Google officially launches SeekToAction for key moments for videos in search

Previously announced at Google I/O, SeekToAction markup is now out of beta. At Google I/O, the company announced new ways for Google to understand how to timestamp your videos for key moments in Google Search. Today, Google said that SeekToAction markup is now out of beta and can...
Posted On 14 Aug 2021
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