PPC – SearchCap: CRO tips, local search proximity & paid search analytics

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

From Search Engine Land:

• Getting the most bang for your buck: 11 CRO opportunities
  Mar 31, 2017 by Amy Bishop

  Stumped on ways to improve your conversion rate? Columnist Amy Bishop has you covered — check out the tips below for inspiration and actionable tips!

• The newest addition to the marketing mix’s Ps: Proximity
  Mar 31, 2017 by Brian Smith

  Columnist Brian Smith explains the impact of proximity on local searches and provides advice for how marketers can make it work for them.

• 39 questions with Google at SMX West
  Mar 31, 2017 by Eric Enge

  Ever wanted to hear answers to your SEO questions straight from the mouths of Googlers? Columnist Eric Enge recaps a session from SMX West where audience members were able to ask Google anything.

• Paid search analytics: What treasures are hiding in your data?
  Mar 31, 2017 by Jacob Baadsgaard

  Setting up paid search analytics may be straightforward, but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard shows that if you aren’t using your data effectively, you may be missing out on major opportunities to improve your performance.

• Search in Pics: Google silence box, a noodle cafe & rusty Googlebot
  Mar 31, 2017 by Barry Schwartz

  In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google silence phone box: Source: Instagram A rusty GoogleBot printed in 3D: Source: Twitter Google Nooooooodle […]

• 3 steps to a successful channel marketing program
  Mar 31, 2017 by Digital Marketing Depot

  Indirect distribution has always been a powerful way to go to market — if you can overcome its inherent challenges. Getting hundreds or thousands of local business owners on the same page has traditionally created problems with brand compliance, funding and local execution. But how would your Brand look at your go-to-market strategy if innovations […]

Recent Headlines From Marketing Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:

• Keep your marketing campaigns organized across media platforms
• Search & social integration: Takeaways from SMX West
• Reaching users wherever they are
• How to decide ‘Should I bid?’
• Snapchat makes it possible to search for Stories by keywords
• Google Maps ad traffic steadily growing
• Baidu becomes Google’s biggest ally in mobile page speed
• Are you grateful for digital?
• April Fools’ Day 2017: Play Ms. Pac-Man, Amazon Echo’s Petlexa, Google Gnome & more
• Reddit launches a new self-serve ad platform
• Facebook expands branded content program, will mark posts as ‘paid’
• How’s your customer data? Learn how to keep it fresh and accurate

Search News From Around The Web:

Industry

• In Boston? Meet Up With Google’s Gary Illyes, Search Engine Roundtable

Local & Maps

• Google My Business Suggested Changes Issue, Marc Zwygart | Pulse | LinkedIn

Link Building

• The Top Link Building Strategies For 2017, Opportunities Planet

Searching

• No more time to noodle: meet the winner of the Doodle 4 Google competition!, blog.google

SEO

• Ask Yoast: Too many links in navigation menu?, Yoast
• Google Says Their Duplicate Detection & Clustering Is Stable, Search Engine Roundtable
• Minimum Viable SEO: If You Only Have a Few Minutes Each Week… Do This! – Whiteboard Friday, Moz
• Understanding Google Schema Guidelines: Review Snippets vs. Critic Reviews, GetFiveStars

SEM / Paid Search

• The slow (but inevitable) advent of CRO in the PPC world, SEM Rush
• Your First Look At The Impact Of Google’s Exact Match Update, PPC Hero

Search Marketing

• 4 Keyword Mapping Goals, Search Engine People
• Google updates “Right to be forgotten” form, MediaMaze
• Video: Google Confirmed Fred, Never Denied An Update, Won’t Use Machine Learning & More, Search Engine Roundtable

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