Category: Content Marketing and Strategy
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Branded search and SEO: What you need to know
Branded search is more than just your company name on Google. Here’s how to capture intent and rank for the queries that matter.
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ROI vs. VOI: Smart Marketers Look Beyond the Numbers – SparkToro
Most of us default to Return on Investment (ROI) for measuring marketing success. It’s the tried-and-true metric that quantifies financial returns. Money
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Strategy Blocks: An operator’s guide to product strategy
Five steps to map out and build alignment around the future of your company
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How to Get Customers (There Are Only 4 Ways)
Most strategies for acquiring customers boil down to just these 4 ways: search, advertising, direct, and word-of-mouth.
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SEO Considerations for New Domain Names
Shoppers are discovering brands on generative AI and then searching for them on Google.
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Unpopular Opinion: Public Relations is the Future of Marketing – SparkToro
Public relations is a dying trade. Mainstream media has less influence than ever. Pitching for coverage is a thankless, fruitless task. Yeah, well, I
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Helpful Content’ per Google’s Latest Guidelines
Google’s core search algorithm includes a “helpful content” component, making its definition of the term critical.
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What is the ‘perfectly optimised’ article for SEO?
It can be daunting to decide what to do to give your news article the best chance of performing in Google. Here I look at the seven most valuable optimisation elements.
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Your complete guide to board rooms
A guest post by CJ Gustafson of Mostly metrics
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Audience Research: The Complete Guide for Marketers in 2025 – SparkToro
We launched SparkToro four years ago with the firm belief that audience research — and the knowledge that the tech giants gather about us — should be
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Mastering Old Content Management: Boosting SEO for News Websites
The article explores strategies for handling outdated or obsolete news articles on news websites. It provides insight into how updating, archiving, or removing old content can enhance SEO performance, streamline website operations, and maintain the site’s authority.
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How To Manage Old Content on a News Website
Managing old news content? Learn proven strategies to update, archive, or remove articles to boost SEO, streamline performance, and maintain site authority.
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Boost Your Content Strategy: High-Impact Results with Backward Design
The article discusses a strategic approach known as backward design for creating high-impact content. This method focuses on starting with the end goals in mind and measures marketing results to enhance content effectiveness.
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Create High-Impact Content Using Backward Design — Whiteboard Friday
Join Purna in this week’s episode of Whiteboard Friday as she reveals how to create high-impact content using backward design, a strategic approach that prioritizes measurement to achieve better marketing results.
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35 Post-Event Survey Questions From Our Sold-Out Conference
In total, we sent three post-event surveys, targeted at the different stakeholders: attendees, employees, and sponsors.
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AI Content Creation: My Process for High-Quality, SEO-Friendly Articles
Without a clear process, AI-generated content can feel generic, miss SEO opportunities, or just not sound like you. The trick? Use AI as a tool, not a shortcut.
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How to Build an SEO Topical Map (With Template)
SEO topical maps make your content more user and search-engine friendly. This process is methodical and easy to implement, even for beginners.
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Why One-Pagers Are Dead (And What to Send Instead) – SparkToro
Recently I said that nobody wants your one-pager. Some of you disagreed, one of you quoted Limp Bizkit at me, a handful of your AI-generated replies
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Google Local Service Ads Request Competitive Quotes
Google is at it again, double dipping on Local Service Ads clicks, by adding a “Request competitive quotes” button after you have already selected the business you want a quote from. Google is now showing you other competitive to get quotes from, even though you clicked on a specific business.
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Google Will Pause Ads Related To Elections After Polls Close On November 5th
Google will temporarily pause ads related to the US elections after the polls close on November 5th. Google said this “is a temporary measure, and we will notify advertisers when this policy is lifted.”
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Essential SEO Tips for 2025: Boost Brand Awareness and Diversify Your Traffic
The article outlines six key strategies to stay ahead in SEO for 2025, focusing on building brand awareness and diversifying traffic sources to maximize SEO success.
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Google AdMob updates privacy terms as more U.S. state laws take effect
New state privacy laws in 2025 may increase Restricted Data Processing traffic on Google AdMob, impacting ad targeting and performance for advertisers.
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Technical SEO Executive ~ Howdens Joinery ~ Hybrid (Rounds, UK)
Technical SEO Executive Howdens Joinery have an opportunity in our Digital Trading team for a new Technical SEO Executive. A pivotal role in improving the organic visibility of the Howdens website, ensuring that it is effectively optimised for search and meets both on-page and off-page SEO best practices. This role will also include working with…
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SEO Marketing Manager ~ Fast Water Heater Co. ~ $75-85k ~ In-Office (Woodinville, US)
Drive traffic, boost rankings, and turn clicks into conversions as an SEO / Email Marketing Manager! Imagine yourself as the mastermind behind our online presence, pushing our brand to the top of search results and staying ahead of the competition. Fast Water Heater Company is the largest and fastest-growing provider of Water Heater services down…
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How to find the ‘best’ Core Web Vitals opportunities
Prioritize Core Web Vitals improvements by identifying URLs with the biggest lift potential to boost rankings and revenue across your site.
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Search Engine Land Awards 2024: Complete finalists list
We’re excited to announce the nominations for this year’s Search Engine Land Awards. Winners will be announced Oct. 21.
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SEO Content Has a Packaging Problem — Whiteboard Friday
In this episode, Bernard explains why SEO content has a packaging problem, introducing concepts such as perspectives to help address the issue.
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Unlocking Growth: Avoid Pitfalls with Proven Frameworks
Elena Verna discusses 10 common growth tactics that often fail and shares her insights on more effective growth frameworks. She also provides guidance for exploring unconventional career paths in growth marketing.
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Google To Host Creator Summit Later This Month
Google is reportedly going to be hosting an invite-only creator summit at the end of this month at the Google offices in Mountain View, California, aka, the GooglePlex. Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, seems to leading this summit, along with several Google Search team members.