Competition for top-level search results is fierce, and some spammers and web developers are trying to stack the odds in their favor with little-value Doorway pages. This decade-old technique of trying to create pages just for SEO rankings, however, can actually hurt your visibility. “Doorway pages are a scheme to get results with a bigger, […]
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YouTube Shorts are joining TikTok in the short-form video marketing race, launching in more than 100 countries worldwide this month. But before you focus all of your energy on the next big thing, decide if the new YouTube feature is worthy of your time and attention. Knowing your audience, plus comparing the benefits of YouTube […]
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Because the World Wide Web is truly worldwide, companies serve clients across the globe. Google and other search engines help overcome language barriers through transliteration (scripted languages) and multi-language content. One trick many companies employed to “help” web searchers find them was to create dual languages in their Title Tags. Google, however, just released an […]
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App developers continue the delicate act between user protections and effective digital advertising, as Google rolls out new privacy initiatives for Android phones this spring. It’s a slow roll with Google’s multi-year approach to implementing Privacy Sandbox on Android mobile devices, which is already in place for web browsers. As previously shared by Threadgill, browsers […]
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Did you get the email this month encouraging you to “Manage Your Google Analytics 4 Setup”? It’s Google’s not-so-subtle nudge for you to transition to GA4 before they sunset Universal Analytics on July 1, 2023. Introduced more than a year ago, this change is a long time coming. And the lead time gives online marketers […]
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It’s spring, which means it’s time for another pivot in online advertising with Google Chrome’s new privacy initiative, Topics API, announced earlier this year. Looking to address concerns on both sides, the new proposal straddles the tension of user privacy with the need for relevant, targeted ads that benefit both business and consumer. While still […]
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Adapt Your RSA Strategy as ETAs Sunset in Mid-2022 With Google’s heads up that Expanded Text Ads (ETAs) are sunsetting at the end of June 2022, paid search marketers need to start honing their Response Search Ad (RSA) strategy today. “Now is the time to test your Expanded Text Ads, so you can go […]
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Set Your Top 3 Marketing Priorities When it comes to your 2022 marketing goals, it’s virtually impossible to pursue all the shiny objects. Budgets, time constraints, and﹘let’s face it﹘shifting priorities of your work/life balance over the past two years means being strategic when it comes to your marketing resources. “Essentialism is not about how to […]
Will the iOS 15 Update Destroy Email Marketing? No, but Pivoting Can Save It Tech companies continue to release privacy protections that’s causing some nail biting among digital marketers. Businesses rely on data not just from search hits or social media, but via email marketing. Does Apple’s iOS 15 update signal the end of email […]
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Apple iOS Update Impacts Ad Campaigns If it has been more than six months since you’ve had a serious discussion about your Paid Social strategy with your digital agency, you are well overdue and likely seeing poor results in your campaigns. You can write great ad copy, create engaging graphics and media, and target […]