On December 31st, 2021, the country of France fined Google and Facebook, 150 million euros and 60 million euros, respectively, over their exploitative use of cookies.
Read MoreHeading into the New Year, many seek to understand TikTok monetization in 2022. Last year, TikTok seized the crown as the most downloaded app in the entire world.
Read MoreOn Sunday, Twitter permanently banned MTG (Marjorie Taylor Greene) over her spread of COVID-19 disinformation. To date, Marjorie Taylor Greene is the first United States Representative to face a permanent Twitter ban.
Read MoreYesterday, Twitter announced its latest effort to reimagine the social media game: Twitter Blue. This latest offering from the global remote-based social media goliath presents the brand with a fresh way to generate revenue from its still-expanding user base.
Read MoreWith a new year comes new challenges for marketers who must continue to evolve themselves and their businesses, while developing their 2021 marketing strategy.
Here are a few of the hottest 2021 marketing strategy trends that will help you stay ahead of the curve.
Read MoreMany people build social media accounts without ever utilizing them to their full potential. While it is important to be on as many platforms as you can, it is even more important to make sure your accounts are actively doing what social media does best: connecting you with your audience.
Here are a few tips to help you get the most of your LinkedIn page.
Read MoreWith the prominence of Google Maps, local SEO has become of extreme importance for local businesses to make themselves known. When fighting against big chains that dominate the top of mind, being able to show up on top of search engine results pages, even above the larger chains, is your most powerful weapon to help capture business locally.
Make sure your business not only has a My Business page but is making the most of it.
Read MoreAs a digital marketing practice, mutually beneficial outbound links can benefit everyone involved.
In SEO, it is important to make sure your information and content have a foundation of inaccurate information. One way to do this is to link your sources as ‘outbound’ links in your text. Not only is this a good way to show Google you are using quality information, but it is also a great way to build a linking network and find people who will promote your work for you.
Read MoreAn unspoken war is raging within Squarespace’s userbase: Squarespace 7.0 vs. 7.1. Squarespace has updated its site-building application and moved to the ‘7.1’ version, but what does this mean for site owners? Should you update your site to the newest version of Squarespace or stand pat?
Read MoreBusinesses of all kinds are utilizing the power of social media tools like Instagram to grow a following and stay connected and communicative with their customers and community, the latest being Instagram content scheduling via Facebook.
Read MoreMarketing and building brand awareness through social media are a must if you want to grow your business. It’s common knowledge that social media platforms are a fantastic way to get your products or services in front of the masses and build a fantastic brand image.
Read MoreSquarespace, a popular website design platform, can now display Google Search Console reporting. Up until now, users had to verify their website with Google before being able to access Google Search Console Reports.
Read MoreHalloween has come and gone, but these SEO horror stories are nonetheless scary.
If you are familiar with the world of SEO, then you know that things do not always go to plan, and when they go wrong… it can be disastrous. The thing is, there are plenty of resources online on how to correctly approach SEO, and what you should do, which is great! But there are not all that many resources showing the dark side of SEO, and how it can go wrong.
The sad thing is that most of the time, these SEO malpractices are not purposeful. Rather, they are often the result of people optimizing their websites poorly without actually realizing they are making a mistake (or doing something they can get penalized for). Here are some textbook examples of how not to approach SEO.
Read MorePandemic email marketing requires a certain nuance compared to a more traditional email marketing strategy.
As businesses close down all over the country and sales, in general, take a big hit following the Coronavirus pandemic, it’s easy to see why so many email marketers have been shaking in their boots, trying to figure out what the next step is.
Read MoreStrong branding and brand awareness is a key component of any successful company. It’s vital that consumers recognize your brand easily, and can link that brand instantaneously with a great product or service. All this just from recognizing your logo, colors, or slogan.
Read MoreAt a surface level, SEO and PPC data may seem to be at opposite ends of the marketing spectrum. SEO is a long term game focused on nuanced strategies; PPC is a faster-paced approach with potential for immediate results.
Read MoreLinkedIn has changed the professional world by combining the human connection aspects of social media in a business-minded environment which allows people to connect with others on a more professional level.
Read MoreFor those who post content online, it may seem like there’s cause for concern every time Google releases a new algorithm update. Oftentimes, new updates make us wonder whether or not our content will still be relevant and perform optimally in search engine result pages.
Read MoreWhen we think of TikTok, most of us undoubtedly think of a harmless app used by younger generations to entertain themselves, their friends, and their online followers. Hundreds of those short videos of dancing, singing, and pranks have gone viral.
Unfortunately, there seems to be a much more sinister side to the China-based platform than first meets the eye. There are mounting concerns over the idea that TikTok steals personal information, such as location data and email addresses.
Read MoreBrand marketing has always been one of the most significant marketing strategies used by companies. But although it may seem obvious at first that a company should have a recognizable brand, it is actually a bit more complicated than it appears on the surface. Brand marketing may have been at the strategic forefront for quite a while, but there are companies that have taken the idea of using their brand as their number one strategy to another level.
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