Is DuckDuckGo on the verge of another surge in popularity?
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Is DuckDuckGo on the verge of another surge in popularity?

7y Mike O'Brien

Is DuckDuckGo on the verge of another surge in pop...

After Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal, one of many tech giant controversies this year, DuckDuckGo saw its most dramatic increase in traffic eve...

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Reviews and refinement: Using customer reviews to identify areas for improvement
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Reviews and refinement: Using customer reviews to identify areas for improv...

8y Mike O'Brien

Reviews and refinement: Using customer reviews to ...

Making customer reviews part of your marketing strategy is essential, especially since 92% of people hesitate to buy a product that doesn’t have any. ...

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How to handle negative reviews and manage your brand's reputation
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How to handle negative reviews and manage your brand's reputation

9y Chris Camps

How to handle negative reviews and manage your bra...

The internet has made it harder for brands to control the information available about themselves. With independent reviews on any business a few click...

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Yelp targets litigious businesses who threaten reviewers
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Yelp targets litigious businesses who threaten reviewers

10y Al Roberts

Yelp targets litigious businesses who threaten rev...

Online reviews can in some cases make or break a business, so it’s no surprise that many businesses take their online reviews very, very serious...

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Why ranking tools need to evolve to keep up with search
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Why ranking tools need to evolve to keep up with search

10y Benjamin Spiegel

Why ranking tools need to evolve to keep up with s...

The way consumers search online has changed dramatically, but the ranking tools have yet to adapt to the search behavior of today’s consumer. Read Mor...

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Our guide to the best and worst mobile ad formats
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Our guide to the best and worst mobile ad formats

10y Mike O'Brien

Our guide to the best and worst mobile ad formats

As the world becomes more smartphone-centric, failing to master mobile marketing is no longer an option. Here are some of the best and worst ad format...

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How Facebook is focusing on SMBs in 2016
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How Facebook is focusing on SMBs in 2016

10y Angie Pascale

How Facebook is focusing on SMBs in 2016

Part of Facebook's strategy for increasing ad revenue includes updating and adding certain features that are especially appealing to small and medium-...

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Review stars don't matter all that much [Study]
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Review stars don't matter all that much [Study]

10y Mike O'Brien

Review stars don't matter all that much [Study]

The idea that content is king extends to online reviews, where a new study found that consumers put far more weight in content than star reviews. Duri...

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A beginner's guide to display advertising
Display Advertising

A beginner's guide to display advertising

10y Mike O'Brien

A beginner's guide to display advertising

Native ads are sometimes content marketing, and sometimes display ads, though display ads can come in various forms. Um. What? We break down display a...

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The New Media Meritocracy
Paid Search

The New Media Meritocracy

11y Kevin Lee

The New Media Meritocracy

Google created a meritocracy that calls for a holistic strategy encompassing everything from your logo to your keywords, giving you an edge across all...

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Hyper Locals: The Second Biggest Missed Opportunity in Local Marketing
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Hyper Locals: The Second Biggest Missed Opportunity in Local Marketing

11y Gregg Stewart

Hyper Locals: The Second Biggest Missed Opportunit...

Hyperlocal media planning, digging deeper than sites like Facebook and Yelp, is one of the most common missed opportunities when it comes to local mar...

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Google Now on Tap Makes App Search Optimization More Critical Than Ever
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Google Now on Tap Makes App Search Optimization More Critical Than Ever

11y Emily Alford

Google Now on Tap Makes App Search Optimization Mo...

Now on tap makes everything from text messages to social media posts searchable, and these new search capabilities could give apps the stickiness and ...

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Facebook's "Yelp Alternative" Blurs Lines Between Social and Search
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Facebook's "Yelp Alternative" Blurs Lines Between Social and Search

11y Emily Alford

Facebook's "Yelp Alternative" Blurs Lines Between ...

Facebook has begun testing a feature that offers reviews from publications like Bon Appetit, Conde Nast Traveler, and the San Francisco Chronicle to r...

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Local Optimizations for the Apple Watch
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Local Optimizations for the Apple Watch

11y Gregg Stewart

Local Optimizations for the Apple Watch

Now that the Apple Watch is here, here's how brands and SMBs can make sure their business listings are optimized for the device. Read More...

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Facebook Expands Mobile Geo-Targeting With "Place Tips"
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Facebook Expands Mobile Geo-Targeting With "Place Tips"

11y Yuyu Chen

Facebook Expands Mobile Geo-Targeting With "Place ...

The social media giant’s new feature will deliver location-based content for businesses. Read More...

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Your Car Now Makes Local – Mobile
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Your Car Now Makes Local – Mobile

11y Gregg Stewart

Your Car Now Makes Local – Mobile

The Internet of Things is bringing local search to your car's dashboard. How can marketers make sure their listings are optimized for consumers on the...

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Yellow Pages to Yelp and the Rise of Empathy Marketing
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Yellow Pages to Yelp and the Rise of Empathy Marketing

11y Aubrey Beck

Yellow Pages to Yelp and the Rise of Empathy Marke...

If marketers aren't able to empathize with the segment of the market they're targeting, they won't be able to stay relevant and engaging. Read More...

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4 Rules to Consider When Battling the Marketing Heavyweight, Wearables
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4 Rules to Consider When Battling the Marketing Heavyweight, Wearables

11y Gregg Stewart

4 Rules to Consider When Battling the Marketing He...

Wearables will provide local marketers with a host of new opportunities. Here are four rules to consider when thinking about how to apply this 'market...

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Is That a Gap in Your Brand Story?
Marketing

Is That a Gap in Your Brand Story?

11y Bryan Eisenberg

Is That a Gap in Your Brand Story?

Successful businesses not only tell a good story, they also 'do' a good story. Here are some examples of 'storydoers' and how you can spot them. Read ...

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The Future Is Now
Marketing

The Future Is Now

12y Michelle Killebrew

The Future Is Now

Recent partnerships between unlikely brands are an indication that the prediction that consumers will shape how businesses are run has come to fruitio...

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Voice Search – and You Thought "Auto Correct" Was Bad
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Voice Search – and You Thought "Auto Correct" Was Bad

12y Gregg Stewart

Voice Search – and You Thought "Auto Correct" Was ...

A look at Apple, Google, and Microsoft's voice search programs and how they stack up against each other. Which one comes out on top? Read More...

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Foursquare Releases Social Search-Centric Redesign
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Foursquare Releases Social Search-Centric Redesign

12y Mike O'Brien

Foursquare Releases Social Search-Centric Redesign

The network is now more focused on allowing users to tailor the network to their personal preferences, which, conveniently, opens new opportunities fo...

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Lithium Reveals Roadmap for Klout Integration
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Lithium Reveals Roadmap for Klout Integration

12y Susan Kuchinskas

Lithium Reveals Roadmap for Klout Integration

The new features based on Klout technology will allow Lithium to accelerate its move into providing consumer insights to its customers. Read More...

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#CZLNY: 10 Local SEO and Digital Marketing Best Practices
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#CZLNY: 10 Local SEO and Digital Marketing Best Practices

12y Megan Leap

#CZLNY: 10 Local SEO and Digital Marketing Best Pr...

During his session at ClickZ Live New York, Andrew Beckman detailed many challenges digital marketers face in the local and multi-location business ec...

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#CZLNY: The Power of Visual Storytelling
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#CZLNY: The Power of Visual Storytelling

12y Lisa Lacy

#CZLNY: The Power of Visual Storytelling

On the first day of ClickZ Live New York, Boot Camp Digital chief executive Krista Neher talked about how images tell a brand’s story and help increas...

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Lithium Technologies Acquires Klout
Marketing

Lithium Technologies Acquires Klout

12y Lisa Lacy

Lithium Technologies Acquires Klout

In a deal worth $200 million according to some reports, Klout will join Lithium to become "one of the biggest data footprints of consumer attitudes, p...

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When Is a 4-Star Rating Better Than a 5-Star Rating?
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When Is a 4-Star Rating Better Than a 5-Star Rating?

12y Gregg Stewart

When Is a 4-Star Rating Better Than a 5-Star Ratin...

The answer? "Almost always." The reason is simple; consumers do not expect a business to be perfect. The key the consumer is looking for is how the bu...

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