Friday, August 28, 2020

Seer Solves It: Using Facebook Ads to Inform SEO Meta Data

How To Leverage Facebook Ads To Write Effective SEO Meta Data

As a total Facebook advertising newbie, when I learned about Facebook Ad Library I was floored! The Ad Library provides advertising transparency by offering a comprehensive, searchable collection of all ads currently running from across Facebook apps and services, including Instagram.…

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

5 Themes in CMO Sentiment from Gartner 2020-21 Spend Survey

Written by: Marianna Morris & Jordan Frank


According to CMOs, What is the Outlook on Marketing Spend in 2020-21?

The first half of 2020 kicked off strongly, seeing year-over-year growth in global marketing budgets. Then, on the heels of one of the most transformative periods in recent history, we saw the world economy shift to crisis mode as the COVID-19 pandemic called for worldwide shut downs and stay-at-home orders.…

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Wasteful Wednesday with Wil Reynolds #13 – Keyword of the Week “Languages”

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What’s up, y’all? Wil Reynolds here for another wasteful Wednesday and this meircoles, we’re going to talk about Spanish words.

OK, we’re going to show you some examples of common Spanish words that we’ve seen trickle in a little bit here and there on different type of accounts.…

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Google Ads Guide: Responsive Display Ads

What are Responsive Display Ads (RDAs)?

Responsive Display Ads are one of Google’s Smart Creative solutions. Similar to Responsive Search Ads, RDAs let advertisers upload assets (headlines, descriptions, images, logos), which Google will rotate and optimize based on expected performance.…

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Wasteful Wednesday with Wil Reynolds #12 – Keyword of the Week “Jobs” Part II

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What’s up y’all, Wil Reynolds here for another Wasteful Wednesday.

This Wednesday, we’re going to talk about showing up for “jobs searches”. You probably don’t want to market yourself when someone’s looking for a job and your company.…

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Google Ads Guide: How to Leverage Responsive Search Ads

Flirting with the idea of implementing Google’s Responsive Search Ads? Look no further. Here’s the guide you need to push you in the right direction.

Have you ever wondered what ad copy resonates best with your target audience?

Yes!” you exclaim.…

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Google Ads Launches Image Extensions Beta

What are image extensions?

In July 2020, Google announced that they would be launching an image extension beta program. Image extensions show alongside your ads on the search engine results page (SERP) with the goal of giving your ads greater visibility as well as improving overall performance.…

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Seerfest 2020: We’re Coming for You, World

Seerfest 2020: Streaming Worldwide This Fall

Your charity-driven, 1-day marketing conference

WHEN: Thursday, October 22, 2020

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2020 Charity Partner: Announcing Soon

We’re excited to announce our 2020 charity partnership in the coming weeks!…

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Monday, August 17, 2020

How to Increase Website Traffic by 1,070% (SEO Case Study)

Today I’m going to show you how to increase website traffic by 1,070%. This growth is from a B2C niche website we launched in 2018. Let’s dive right in. 1. Ignore Search Volume (Sometimes) There is an untapped and uncompetitive world for keywords with no search volume. You have to remember that search volume is ...

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Friday, August 14, 2020

Hotjar & Google Optimize Announce New Integration

Hotjar Now Allows You to Filters Sessions by Google Optimize Variant

Big news for those of us who love both testing and qualitative data!

Hotjar and Google recently announced the ability to add some qualitative data to your Optimize tests.

Hotjar now automatically detects Google Optimize experiments on your site.

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

Smart Display Campaigns: What Are They and How Do You Create Them?

You might have seen a recommendation in your Optimization Score Recommendations tab for “Implement Smart Display campaigns.” If you felt your eyes cross at yet another “smart” option, don’t worry – we’ll walk you through Smart Display from Z to A.…

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Update Your Google Ads Tags for CCPA Compliance

Yes, it’s another article about how you can adjust your advertising settings to be CCPA compliant. Let’s help you get to the information you need:

  1. How does CCPA/Restricted Data Processing affect Google Ads?
  2. What are my options to be CCPA compliant in Google Ads?

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How Gael Breton Escaped Client SEO & Built a Full-Time Income Through Affiliate Marketing

Who Gael Breton and why should you listen to him? Well, first Gael is a tremendously talented affiliate marketer who specializes in building “authority” websites. Gael got his start in the SEO agency world and transitioned into owning his own properties. In this discussion, you’ll learn: How Gael started and grew his first SEO agency ...

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Restructuring an Education Facebook Account Drove a +4,527% Increase in CVR

How to Prove the Value of Paid Social in Education

In the past, our education client typically focused their efforts on search campaigns vs. social due to search continuously hitting goals. However, when I joined the account, I was determined to prove value by leveraging Paid Social to help hit their goals.…

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5 Ways to Rethink Higher Education Marketing, Advertising & Analytics Investments

This post was written by: Francis Shovlin, Cori Graft, and Kevin Rutter

2020: The Year of The Unexpected, and Much Needed Change

Now, more than ever, is the time to rethink where to invest in marketing, advertising and analytics.…

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Wasteful Wednesday with Wil Reynolds #11 – Keyword of the Week “PDF”

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What’s up folks, Wil Reynolds here.

This is another Wasteful Wednesday, the series where I show you how to take some money back that you’re probably giving to Google, cause they don’t need anymore.

In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about three little letters that can waste you a lot of money…

P-D-F

When people add the word “PDF” next to a keyword, guess what the freak they want?…

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Monday, August 10, 2020

Five Breakout Themes Following MozCon 2020

Thank you to the Seer MozCon 2020 team for taking notes and contributing to this post: Emily Goss, Tyler Cameron, Lauren KonyvesRobert ConklinChris Evans, Jordan Strauss, Rachel DiNicola, Kati Polaski, Allison Hahn

We are into the second half of this year and after facing economic shutdowns, being reminded of the importance of social impact, and the need for accurate news and information, marketers have seen a long road. 

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Wasteful Wednesday with Wil Reynolds #10 – Keyword of the Week “Manuals”

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What’s up everybody, Wil Reynolds here for another Wasteful Wednesday.

This Wednesday, we’re talking about manuals, BORING stuff. You do not want to pay for people looking for user manuals.


Keyword of the Week: “Manuals”

Query: “POS machine user manual”

If I type in “POS machine”, cool, I get it, all you lovely advertisers.…

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Tuesday, August 4, 2020

10 Questions to Discover Your SEO Target Audience

Whether you are an SEO or just wanting to further target your audience in business, there are endless questions you can ask. Below, I lay out questions that can help you and your team delve into your target audience and better understand consumer behavior.…

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How Banks Can Minimize Customer Frustration

Written By: Rebecca Feinberg, Joe Meola, Teresa Lopez & Jane Brady.

What Can Banks do to Minimize Long Wait Times, High Call Volumes, and Frustrated Customers?

The percentage of bank Tweets that included the word “sorry” or “apologize” increased by 8,273% from March 14, 2020 to April 15, 2020. …

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Monday, August 3, 2020

PPC Conversion Tracking 101: Setting Up Tracking

Conversion tracking is key

But Emmilly, I’m not in Analytics. Why should I care about conversion tracking?

Fair question, but let me tell you why conversions are important to everyone.

  • Clients: An accurate depiction of paid media campaigns as it relates to the website and business goals, in addition to an increased understanding of the user journey.

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Use Paid Media to Build Funnels Now for Long Term Success

People are increasingly sensitive to how they are spending their time and money

According to Qualtrics, 33% of people say that not taking advantage of the crisis to maximize profits makes them trust brands more. Both AdWeek and Edelman report that consumers want companies to provide solutions, not just sell things.…

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