What the numbers tell us about the current voice search opportunity

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Despite the rapid growth of voice and virtual assistant adoption, platforms like Google and Amazon have yet to provide businesses with the ability to segment voice interactions from typed interactions in performance reports. This makes it difficult to fully assess the role of voice search and virtual assistants at present, but there are some signals … Continue reading What the numbers tell us about the current voice search opportunity

Instagram just took advantage of Amazon’s biggest weakness

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Instagram took a big step on Tuesday in its evolution into an online shopping destination, and for once, Amazon finds itself looking up from a position of weakness. Instagram announced that users of the photo-sharing app will for the first time be able to start making purchases of some products directly within the app, capping … Continue reading Instagram just took advantage of Amazon’s biggest weakness

Google’s next chapter for metrics to focus on clarity once ‘average position’ is removed

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Fred Vallaeys explains why advertisers need to rethink bidding strategies and position metrics now that Google has announced it will sunset one of its oldest metrics later this year. — Read on searchengineland.com/googles-next-chapter-for-metrics-to-focus-on-clarity-once-average-position-is-removed-312947

Digital advertising in the US is now bigger than print and television – Recode

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It was inevitable, but it’s finally here: Digital advertising businesses like Facebook and Google will be bigger in the US this year than traditional advertising businesses like TV, radio, and newspapers. — Read on http://www.recode.net/2019/2/20/18232433/digital-advertising-facebook-google-growth-tv-print-emarketer-2019

Google featured snippets can now jump to section of content it is sourcing – Search Engine Land

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Google can now link to some content it is showing in their search results in a new way. Instead of just linking to the page, Google can anchor you to the exact spot of the answer you are looking for and highlight the block of text that is most relevant to your query. — Read … Continue reading Google featured snippets can now jump to section of content it is sourcing – Search Engine Land

How Search Intent Is Redefining the Marketing Funnel – Think with Google

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Today’s customer journey does not follow a linear path to purchase. Their consideration set is varying and reshaping the marketing funnel along the way. — Read on http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/feature/search-intent-marketing-funnel/

Understanding the new marketing funnel and user intent – Think with Google

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Marketing has always been about driving growth. And the formula for how to drive growth in today’s market has changed. As marketers, we were taught to master the funnel — a linear customer journey from awareness to consideration to purchase. And using mass media, the key levers to drive growth were reach and frequency. We … Continue reading Understanding the new marketing funnel and user intent – Think with Google

Find Out If You’re Impacted by Google’s Changes to Exact Match

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Do Google Ads’ changes to exact match targeting impact your ad campaigns? Here are three ways to investigate using manual analysis and automation. — Read on http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-exact-match-changes/269113/

Google Introduces New Search Engine for Finding Datasets

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Google has launched a new type of search engine designed specifically around helping people find data. Simply called “Dataset Search,” the tool provides easier access to millions of datasets across thousands of data repositories on the web. — Read on http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-introduces-new-search-engine-for-finding-datasets/268337/

How to drive business outcomes by anticipating consumer intent

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Segmentation will never be perfect. But when a competitor understands segments by value, they’ll spend to reach — and win — the best customers. That’s why it’s important to understand a customer’s overall value. Doing so can help inform bidding and build audiences. CLV measures the value a person brings to a business across all … Continue reading How to drive business outcomes by anticipating consumer intent