Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.
From Marketing Land:
Infographic: @RedSox 2nd Most Influential #MLB Team On Twitter
The Sox would likely be #1, if it wasn’t for those damn Yankees. (Yes, I went there, readers; I’m from New England, so it’s like a law. Respect for Jeter, though.) Still, it’s an interesting ‘moneyball’ type of stat for social media marketers looking to connect fans and brands. During the most recent World Series, the social […]
Twitter Expands Self-Service Ad Platform To Nordic Countries, Singapore & New Zealand
Twitter extended access to its self-service advertising platform to six new countries — Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore — today. Twitter has been making a strong international advertising push this year, expanding its full-service ad targeting network to 35 markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Those markets are served by […]
Like Facebook, Twitter Now Lets You Tweet From The Top Of Your Timeline
Twitter has just announced that it has moved its tweet box on the Twitter web site to the top of timelines, something it says will make it easier to tweet. Twitter shared the news appropriately enough in a tweet: Previously, Twitter had put the tweet box to the left-side of the page, as you can […]
Progressive Insurance #FloBron Campaign Meets With Mixed Response
The financial services company has sparked serious discussion with what seems to have been intended as a lighthearted effort.
Google Opens Up Consumer Surveys Program For Publishers To Monetize Content
Today, Google opened up its Consumer Surveys program with self sign up available to publishers in the US. Offered as a way for publishers to monetize their content, Google pays publishers for completed surveys, which are typically used as paywall alternatives. Google will pay publishers $0.05 per question on completed surveys. Publishers can control how […]
Report: Facebook Sent 10% More Traffic To Publisher Websites In August Compared To Last Year
According to Parse.ly’s latest Authority Report, Facebook saw a 10 percent increase in referral traffic to publisher websites this August, compared to last August’s referral numbers. Analyzing data from 10 billion pageviews and more than 100,000 posts across Parse.ly’s network, the report tracked online reading trends to determine peak reading times and referral traffic patterns. […]
Mobile Marketing: Building A Digital Asset To Get More For Your Money
As marketers spend more on mobile, contributor Cezar Kolodziej suggests you leverage the investment by building a reusable asset, rather than continuing to “rent” an audience.
Enhanced Ecommerce For Google Analytics Rolls Out Of Beta
Google’s overhaul of ecommerce features in Google Analytics is now officially out of beta. Launched in May to provide merchants with a more complete view of how visitors navigate through the purchasing funnel, “Enhanced Ecommerce” is being released today with more tools. Also new for e-commerce advertisers, Google is rolling out a new Shopping Campaigns report […]
Programmatic Storytelling: How Programmatic Is Evolving Traditional Branding
Programmatic doesn’t necessarily have to mean direct response. Contributor Dax Hamman explores some trends making this tactic suitable for branding campaigns, as well.
Twitter’s Adam Bain On “Buy Now” Tweets: “What We Do Is Monetize Emotions”
Adam Bain, Twitter’s President of Global Revenue, promised new advertising products and explained how Twitter plans to make money with its new “Buy Now” e-commerce button at the Web Summit conference today in Dublin, Ireland. In a conversation with Richard Eyre of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, Bain recapped some of Twitter’s latest quarterly revenue numbers: […]
Is The Company Claiming Credit For #AlexFromTarget Really Behind It?
Some wondered if the #AlexFromTarget phenomenon was too good to be organic. Now it seems so. But while a company called Breakr has stepped forward to take the credit for the stunt, that claim is generating more questions than answers. Breakr Claims Credit For Campaign In a LinkedIn post, Breakr CEO Dil-Domine Jacobe Leonares explained […]
Twitter Launches Small Business Planner Mobile App
Twitter has released a Small Business Planner mobile app to help businesses with their Twitter marketing activities. Timed with the beginning of the holiday shopping season and aimed at small and medium business people, the app offers tactical guidance and advice pulled from the Twitter for Business site that was redesigned last month. Like the […]
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
Google Redesigns Maps, Adds OpenTable Reservations, Uber Estimates
Google: We Acted Quickly On Right To Be Forgotten Requests To Avoid Litigation
U.S. 2014 Elections: Google & Bing Both Deliver Quick Answers For Election Results With An Interactive Map
Walmart Brings Product Search To The In-Store Experience
New AdWords Shopping Campaigns Report For Google Analytics Rolling Out
37 Awesome Tools To Get The Most From Your SEO Campaigns
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Analytics
5 Types Of Social ROI With Big Business Impact, www.cmo.com
How to Break Down Barriers to Reaching Data Objectives, adage.com
Blogs & Blogging
How One Marketing Blog Tripled Its Email Subscribers With 3 Simple Strategies, www.copyblogger.com
How to Choose Blog Topics for Your Real Estate Company, www.paveya.com
Business Issues
Amazon Launches Same-Day Delivery In Toronto And Vancouver, techcrunch.com
Content Marketing
15 Things We Learned About Nonprofit Content Marketers, contentmarketinginstitute.com
7 Content Marketing Roadblocks (& How to Get Around Them), www.impactbnd.com
How To (Really) Do a Content Audit, optimizepri.me
How To Create Impactful eBooks For Content Marketing, relevance.com
Organization: The Key To Content Marketing Success, www.koozai.com
Conversion Optimization
A/B Testing For Beginners: 70 Resources to Get You Started, www.quicksprout.com
The A-Z Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization, blog.kissmetrics.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
Comparing Four Popular, Page-Based, Interactive Prototyping Tools, uxmag.com
Domaining
Should new TLDs be judged as startups or just top level domains?, domainnamewire.com
E-Commerce
15 Essential Elements of an Effective eCommerce Product Page, vwo.com
5 Ways Smaller Ecommerce Retailers Can Beat Large Ones, www.practicalecommerce.com
From Power Editor to Ad Engine: An eCommerce Case Study, www.nanigans.com
Starbucks launches its own version of buy online, pick up in store, www.internetretailer.com
Why Christmas begins early for online retailers, econsultancy.com
Why Free Shipping Isn’t Enough to Guarantee Conversions, blog.crazyegg.com
Why your online store needs an API this holiday season, www.internetretailer.com
Email Marketing
4 publisher approaches to the daily newsletter, digiday.com
How to Measure Email Marketing Performance in a Mobile-Obsessed World, www.silverpop.com
Top 6 Tips to Increase the Click through Rates of Your Marketing Emails, www.socialmediatoday.com
General Internet Marketing
3 Online Marketing Elements The B2B Organization Should Not Overlook, www.komarketingassociates.com
Burn Your Marketing Plans To The Ground, www.socialmediaexplorer.com
The Critical Importance of Marketing Specialization, fearlesscompetitor.com
What’s the Ideal Length of… Everything?, www.marketingtechblog.com
Internet Marketing Industry
Gigya Announces a New Round of Funding, blog.gigya.com
Porch Launches Analytics And Marketing Platform For Home Professionals, techcrunch.com
Sizmek Launches New Self-Serve Rich Media Toolset for Social and Mobile Ads, www.sizmek.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
8 in 10 Americans Are Likely to Shop Local This Holiday Season, officialblog.yelp.com
Five Hyperlocal Startups to Watch, streetfightmag.com
Google Wallet use grows after Apple Pay launch, Ars Technica
In Building Local Marketplaces, a Choice of Chicken or Egg, streetfightmag.com
Social Media
41 Social Media Marketing Tips For Every Small Business Owner, blog.getresponse.com
Could brands find a space in Facebook’s Rooms?, www.insidefacebook.com
Do You Know The Biggest Secret To Grow Your Business Social Media Profile?, heidicohen.com
For Retailers on Facebook, the Holiday Shopping Season Is Already Well Underway, allfacebook.com
How Friends Influence Us on Social Media, blog.bufferapp.com
How Presentations Could Save Your Social Media Strategy, www.marketingprofs.com
How To Do Twitter Advertising, www.searchenginepeople.com
How to: Do a Twitter Audit in 1 Hour Or Less, www.portent.com
Limit Frequency of Facebook Ads to Once Per Day, www.jonloomer.com
Pinterest for Small Business: Etsy, blog.tailwindapp.com
Snapchat Wants to Move Into Sponsored Content, www.thesempost.com
The Simple 10 Step Guide To Pitching Your Social Media Campaign To Your CMO, www.socialbro.com
The Social Media Marketing Plan for Message Forum Owners, www.yourforumblog.com
WhatsApp Lets Users Know When Messages Are Read, allfacebook.com
Video
How To Share YouTube Videos via Social Media, www.reelseo.com
Buzztala creates organic video ad network for brands, buzztala.com
The top brands on YouTube, in 6 charts, digiday.com
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