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Jerod Morris says, “Only a few days left before this offer expires … On Tuesday, I alerted you to the massive StudioPress blowout sale going on this week. Basically, it’s our big annual Black Monday discount delivered three months in advance. The details couldn’t be simpler: Until the offer expires on Tuesday, August 30 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific... [Read more]

Tim Peterson says, “A little over a year since announcing Facebook would support vertical videos, the social network is making that support more obvious in people’s mobile news feeds, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed. “We know that people enjoy more immersive experiences on Facebook, so we’re starting to display a larger portion of each... [Read more]

Ginny Marvin says, ” Google hasn’t made it official, but the company has been telling some customers that there is a new minimum for Seller Ratings extensions to display in AdWords ads. Businesses must accumulate at least 150 reviews in the past 12 months, up from just 30. Seller Ratings extensions show automatically in AdWords ads when certain... [Read more]

Sean Falconer says, “The holy grail of content marketing and SEO is to be ranked in the top 10 on Google for a high volume search term. If you accomplish that, your site will enjoy long-lasting, inexpensive organic traffic — which is an absolutely wonderful thing. That said, SEO is very much a rich get richer game. So what happens if you... [Read more]

AJ Agrawal says, “Brands on the cutting edge of technology often enjoy an advantage over their competitors. In 2016, 60 percent of marketers surveyed by Black Ink said they believed that business intelligence would become the most in-demand technology. And one area that is significantly influencing business intelligence is marketing automation. But... [Read more]

Charles Crawford says, “Why is E-commerce important? Internet usage is increasing day by day and it is even more prominently featured in everyone’s daily  life. To take the advantage of this cyber networking, the concept of E-commerce was developed. E-commerce is an emerging concept for businesses. In general, terms, E-commerce can be defined... [Read more]

Jake Athey says, “When you or your marketing team members need a graphic, a photo, or a video from your own content collection (that is, your content library), can you go right to it? Or do you call that what-would-we-do-without-you person who knows where everything is? If you call for help — whether your content library resides in a digital... [Read more]

Matt Masnfield says, “One of the most important attributes of successful small business owners is the ability to learn, and learn often. That’s right, every day brings new advances in business technology, approaches for running your business, and new ways to market your products and services. Sometimes it seems like that last one hits business... [Read more]

Dr. Peter J. Meyers says, “From Featured Snippets to In-depth Articles to Knowledge Panels, Google SERP features have remade the search marketing landscape. After three years of planning and many months of work, I’m thrilled to announce the launch of advanced SERP feature tracking in Moz Pro, available immediately to all customers! Using... [Read more]

Barry Levine says, “Here’s a new worry that digital marketers can add to their growing list: A recent spate of email list bombings has led international spam fighter Spamhaus to block IP addresses from a number of well-known email service providers (ESPs), including possibly yours. (See below for advice on what you can do.) And here’s the... [Read more]

Shannon Matthews says, “Everyone is on social media. And that’s not (much of) an exaggeration: There are more than 2.3 billion active social media users worldwide in 2016, according to We Are Social. That number is up 10% from 2015. With billions of users all over the world, social media is a great platform for sharing your message. But... [Read more]

Drew Hendricks says, “In the last few years, small businesses have invested larger and larger portions of their revenue into marketing, a crucial, yet notoriously delicate part of any business’ growth and longevity. A successful marketing campaign can increase sales, raise your prestige, and allow you to compete with larger companies, but for... [Read more]