What’s happening, folks? Matt Cutts announced another Payday Loan algo update at SMX Advanced that concluded in Seattle yesterday. Apart from that, there’s always a lot of news to keep up with in digital, social, search marketing and the like, but rest assured – the Eagle’s Eye takes it all in! Digital Marketing’s Massive… Continue reading
How to Use Twitter for Business, Not Vanity
In the make-believe world of marketing, Twitter is a magical land filled with fantastic creatures who burp up rainbows and sneeze out cash every time you tweet @ them. But in the real world, the average Twitter marketer gets things like this: Or this: A Facebook “Like” (the closest comparison to a tweet) drives on… Continue reading
E2M Eagle’s Eye – 06 Jun 2014
The SAScon conference is on in Manchester, and Day 2 is well underway as we round up this week’s online marketing happenings. The Eagle is following up on topics that refuse to die down, including eBay, Facebook reach, and Vivint vs. Nest. 8 Types of Twitter Cards Businesses Are Using http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/twitter-cards-types/ Are you using… Continue reading
Sometimes Moving On is the Best Penalty Recovery
Google penalties hurt. A company that saw most of its traffic coming from the search engines could end up going out of business pretty easily. Getting a penalty lifted can and often does take months. While it’s a last resort method, sometimes moving on and setting up a new domain is the best option. Here’s… Continue reading
E2M Eagle’s Eye – 30 May 2014
What’s happening, folks? The Eagle has brought back liberal sprinklings of UX, landing page and conversion optimization insights this week. A few leftovers from last week’s Panda update are here too. Go on and see what’s in store for you… How to Get One Million Views on SlideShare http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2014/05/27/one-million-views-on-slideshare/ Jonathon Colman shares the story… Continue reading
E2M Eagle’s Eye – 23 May 2014
So Panda 4.0 is out and everyone and their dogs can’t stop talking about it. eBay took a nosedive and as a result, all our ecommerce clients moved up one place in the rankings. You guessed it – they were already above #25! This week we’re covering some discussions that you might be inclined to… Continue reading
Google Panda 4.0 Update: A First Look
There we have it! A new Panda Update! 4.0, says Matt. This puts an end to a lot of speculation going on ever since the start of the month. Barry Schwartz has repeatedly said on Search Engine Roundtable as well as Search Engine Land that Google is tinkering with the algorithm and is doing something… Continue reading