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  • Maximize Your Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business)

    How To Get Found Formerly known as Google Places and Google My Business, Google Business Profile is an easy-to-use tool to manage your online presence across the Google ecosystem (e.g., Search, Maps). While it has evolved over the years with new features, it largely remains the same. Having a complete Google Business Profile helps your…
    Yuan Feng
    Written by Yuan Feng • February 2, 2022
  • 2022 Marketing Trends

    2022 is a few days old. Many marketers are putting the finishing touches on this year’s marketing plans. Yet, if the last several years have taught us anything, marketers need to be flexible and nimble. To help you anticipate 2022’s marketing trends and changing buyer behaviors, we’ve summarized data from multiple research sources to help you plan, strategize, and thrive in the new year.
    Alyson Harrold
    Written by Alyson Harrold • January 5, 2022
  • How First-Party Data Will Affect Online Marketing

    A first-party cookie is a code generated and stored on a website visitor’s computer by default when a person visits their site. The cookie is often used to enhance the user experience, recording passwords, basic data about the visitor, and other user preferences.
    Alyson Harrold
    Written by Alyson Harrold • April 29, 2021
  • Understanding Entities, An Interview with Bill Slawski

    The Ever-Changing Face Of SEO We were saddened to hear about Bill Slawski’s recent passing. In 2020 we had the honor of interviewing Bill to dig deeper into the concept of entities and how to apply that concept to our SEO efforts. Thanks, Bill for sharing your knowledge with the entire SEO community. You will…
    Alyson Harrold
    Written by Alyson Harrold • May 27, 2020
  • Google E-A-T: Stay Up-to-Date and Ahead of the Curve

    Google E-A-T Overview  E-A-T is a relatively new SEO-based acronym that’s generating a lot of buzz in the digital marketing cosmos. But what exactly is E-A-T? The truth—algorithmically speaking—is complex. Yet some of the core elements that marketers can leverage are actually straightforward and non-technical.  Let’s start out with the basics. Google E-A-T stands for: …
    Alyson Harrold
    Written by Alyson Harrold • January 20, 2020
  • 2020 Marketing Planning: Predictions from the Latest CMO Survey

    Keeping Pace Marketing budgets are expected to increase by 8.7% in 2020. Surprisingly, this marks the highest increase in two years. So what are the marketing budget trends for next year? The latest CMO survey provides insights on how top marketers are planning for 2020. A Year in Review 2019 has been a turbulent year….
    Alyson Harrold
    Written by Alyson Harrold • December 3, 2019
  • How Topic Clusters Work

    Learn how topic clusters website’s structure and boost SEO performance. This guide explains how to build pillar pages, connect supporting content, and improve your authority in the eyes of Google, one cluster at a time.
    Alyson Harrold
    Written by Alyson Harrold • October 30, 2019
  • Will Demographic Targeting Help Your Google Ads?

    In 2019 the amount of data available to marketers on their customers is higher than ever. Which, in theory at least, should make targeting easier than ever. Tools like Google Ads and Facebook’s audiences tool are at the cutting edge of this, pushing how we can leverage collected data to speak with our customers. But what about more time tested targeting tactics like demographics?
    Yuan Feng
    Written by Yuan Feng • October 15, 2019
  • Content Marketing Types

    What digital marketing trends should B2B teams focus on in 2025? This post cuts through the noise with practical insights on AI, analytics, buyer behavior, and more — so you can spend less time chasing trends and more time getting results.
    Alyson Harrold
    Written by Alyson Harrold • August 30, 2019
  • When It’s Time to Hire a Digital Marketing Manager

    For some site owners, managing their business relies solely on managing their website (e.g., tending their eCommerce product line). While others, their website is just one aspect. Regardless of the camp you’re in, hiring a digital marketing manager hinges on time and effort. If you’re spending too much time “in” the business rather than growing it, it’s probably past time to hire a dedicated web manager.
    Massimo Paolini
    Written by Massimo Paolini • August 16, 2018