Digital Marketing Mondays

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Digital Marketing Mondays

Digital Marketing Mondays is a weekly show covering all things online marketing. In each episode, experts Hans Riemer and Devin Littlefield dive into the news of the marketing world, discuss potential impacts on the industry, and offer actionable advice for marketing executives. Episodes are concise but packed full of valuable knowledge and insight. Subscribe today so you don't miss an episode!

  1. 10.10.2022

    SEO Best Practices 2022: Why Hub Pages and Content Matter

    In last week's episode, we asked whether SEO was still relevant in 2022. The short answer was yes. As promised at the end of last week's podcast, we have continued the discussion. SEO strategies and trends are often dictated by the current state of Google search, and Google has changed greatly over the years. These changes have been driven partially by weeding out spam content, but also by the emergence of new devices and competitors. Competition fuels Google's need to maintain its status as the best resource for finding anything online. To be the best resource, they need to understand search intent and get the most useful information in front of its users as quickly as possible. With this general philosophy, we've seen Google Search evolve to include shopping carousels, maps, videos, and rich snippets like FAQs. Google advertising initiatives also play into changes to SEO strategy. Google's ongoing efforts to increase the number of sponsored results with organic results have influenced layout changes within search engine results pages (SERPs). This in turn affects SEO. Organic results have slowly moved down the SERPs, with more ads appearing at the top of the page. Google's goals can be summarized as increasing ad revenue while maintaining its reputation as the best resource online. Nefarious SEO tactics that used to work, like excessive backlinking and content scraping, not only don't work anymore but actually hurt your rankings in 2022. The amount of spam created through bad practices made for a bad user experience. This, if not corrected, would have cost Google many users. In general, anything that negatively impacts user experience is now penalized, including technical issues such as site speed and lackluster hosting. Google maximizes the visibility of accessible and helpful content. In this week's Digital Marketing Mondays, Hans and Devin discuss SEO strategies that work in 2022 and old techniques that should be left in the past. Resources: https://gtmetrix.com/

    10 мин.
  2. 19.09.2022

    Google's Helpful Content Update: How it Affects Rankings

    There is an evergreen rule in SEO: Content is king. With Google's Helpful Content algorithm update, this is truer than ever. In the early days of search engines, the exploitation of simple algorithms was the driving factor behind spammy results. These dark times were ended by Google's commitment to making sure the most useful content would be returned to those searching on its platform. The 2012 Penguin algorithm update was a turning point in the battle against black hat SEO tactics. It incentivized marketers, content creators, and business owners to create quality web content and punished poor backlink practices, which in turn improved user experience. The benefits to its users have a clear overlap with its earnings. The more frequently people use and trust Google for getting the information they seek, the more they earn through advertising. The Helpful Content update continues the trend of increasing quality content that is easily accessible online. While it's unlikely this update will increase Google's revenue in any meaningful way, it should enhance Google's dominance in the search market by further distancing itself from its competitors. By maintaining its reputation as the number 1 search engine, Google is protecting its future. With all of this said, the question remains: How will the Helpful Content Update affect site rankings? In this week's Digital Marketing Mondays, Hans and Devin discuss Google's latest core search algorithm update and who should be concerned with the potential of their sites dropping out of top positions in SERP.

    11 мин.
  3. 05.09.2022

    Journalism Competition and Preservation Act & Search Engines

    The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (S.673) aims to create a model of monetization for publishers for when their content is taken by search engines. Recently, the Amy Klobuchar sponsored senate bill has been making headlines again after recent revisions. While the bill covers print, broadcast, and digital news companies, as a digital marketing agency we have our attention on how this will affect search results and digital advertising. Google and other search engines, as well as some of the big platforms like Facebook, all aggregate news. This gives them a nearly endless source of great content that they can monetize through advertising. In recent years Google has made changes that aims to keep you on their platform rather than taking you to a publisher's web site. While this is great for Google, and is arguably a better user experience, many search queries that would have driven advertising dollars to smaller publishers have been lost to rich results and other Google search features. Bill S.673 would make sure smaller publishers are getting paid too. If this bill passes, don't expect the effects to stop with Google. Facebook and TikTok have also implemented nefarious tactics to keep users on their platforms.  It is said that they hired psychologists to figure out how they can hack the brain. Their goal was allegedly to elicit more dopamine release in order to keep people on their platforms longer. This has also made headlines and would likely get a similar treatment. This could be the start of long overdue change that will create a level playing field online.  In this week's Digital Marketing Mondays Hans and Devin explain the potential effects the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (S.673) will have on advertising and Google.

    6 мин.
  4. 15.08.2022

    AI & Marketing: The Far-Reaching Effects of Machine Learning

    In last week's episode, we discussed how digital advertising platforms such as Google Ads are already implementing and relying on machine learning. The reach of AI in digital marketing does not stop with ads. As companies reluctantly become less dependent on third-party data, they are turning to machine learning to fill the data void. AI can help us perceive visitor behaviors and interests clearer without breaching privacy expectations. Pioneering uncharted frontiers has historically brought great rewards. Equally so, it has brought great risks and dangers. This can be observed in the digital marketing industry when large tech platforms create new ways for businesses to target and engage their customers. Meta (formerly known as Facebook) is being sued in a class action lawsuit for Meta Pixel's role in helping marketers target visitors of medical sites. Meta has also released a new chat AI they call "BlenderBot 3." This chatbot can discuss almost any topic. The more users engage with Meta's latest AI the better the model will be trained. BenderBot appears to have views we think its creators would disagree with, including its view on Mark Zuckerberg. At this point, nearly all marketing companies are implementing and experimenting with machine learning in some capacity, including Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, LinkedIn, and HubSpot. With much uncertainty on where this will all lead, a few things are certain: more lawsuits, increased reliance on AI, and the realization that it is becoming increasingly challenging to control how your ads and messaging are presented in the public light. In this week's Digital Marketing Mondays, Hans and Devin discuss the growing role AI will have in the marketing industry and what you need to understand to make sure you have the most control over where and how your ads are being displayed.

    11 мин.

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Digital Marketing Mondays is a weekly show covering all things online marketing. In each episode, experts Hans Riemer and Devin Littlefield dive into the news of the marketing world, discuss potential impacts on the industry, and offer actionable advice for marketing executives. Episodes are concise but packed full of valuable knowledge and insight. Subscribe today so you don't miss an episode!

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