Most B2B marketers say they plan to moderately increase their spend on marketing automation in 2025, according to recent research from ActOn and Ascend2. The report was based on data from a survey of 207 B2B marketing professionals in the United States. Some 54% of respondents say they expect their firm’s marketing automation budget to … Read more
Website operators across the web are reporting increased activity from AI web crawlers. This surge raises concerns about site performance, analytics, and server resources. These bots consume significant bandwidth to collect data for large language models, which could impact performance metrics relevant to search rankings. Here’s what you need to know. How AI Crawlers May … Read more
For my company’s video marketing campaigns, Facebook is a natural choice. As the second-most widely used social media, the company inspires confidence and excels in audience targeting, reach, and cost efficiency. However, it does take some strategy to make sure your videos land. A quality video marketing campaign on Facebook can strengthen your brand and … Read more
YouTube’s updated Shorts view count now captures every play, but this change won’t affect earnings or monetization eligibility. YouTube will begin counting Shorts views without minimum watch time starting March 31. Earnings and YPP eligibility remain tied to the old way of counting views Both total views and “engaged views” will be available in YouTube … Read more
Recent data shows that fewer Americans support banning TikTok. At the same time, Democratic lawmakers warn that President Donald Trump’s current plans may not be enough to keep the platform online after the April 5 deadline. Public Support For TikTok Ban Weakens A Pew Research Center survey found that 34% of U.S. adults support banning … Read more
In TikTok’s early days of mostly dance challenges and lip-syncing exchanges, Shola West, a Gen Z career advocate, speaker and educator, spotted a gap. “I decided I wanted to come on the platform to share tips and tricks from my career working in the media industry,” she says. Now affectionately known as the “Big Sis … Read more
Tracking marketing performance effectively comes down to three key factors: Defining the pipelines, audiences, events, and metrics that truly matter to your business. Ensuring each element is measured with precision. Aligning your team around the data points that drive the most impact. When these pieces come together, you gain the clarity to track progress, scale … Read more
The world of SEO has changed, especially with the rise of zero-click searches, where users get their answers directly on Google’s search results page without clicking through to any websites. A study from SparkTaro found that zero-click searches accounted for nearly 60% of Google searches ending without a click in 2024. This trend will continue … Read more
Google says it values the open web, and a current Googler confirmed in a private conversation at the recent Search Central Live in New York that the company, including CEO Sundar Pichai, cares about the web ecosystem. But that message is contradicted by an ex-Googler, who said Google internally regards sending traffic to publishers as … Read more
As a content marketer and general marketing enthusiast, I’ve read countless physical books on digital marketing. Unfortunately, physically printed digital marketing books can quickly become obsolete, which is why I’ve turned to digital marketing ebooks. Don’t get me wrong, I will always read physical books when it comes to evergreen marketing topics. However, when it … Read more
I often find raw data overwhelming — endless rows of numbers can be hard to decipher. That’s why I love data visualization; it transforms complex figures into clear, intuitive charts that help me quickly spot trends and understand the story behind the numbers. Visual charts and graphs not only save me precious time but also … Read more
OpenAI has rolled out a new image generation system directly integrated with GPT-4o. This system allows the AI to access its knowledge base and conversation context when creating images. This integration is said to enable more contextually relevant and accurate visual outputs. OpenAI’s announcement reads: “GPT‑4o image generation excels at accurately rendering text, precisely following … Read more
To industry outsiders, social media management is a fun and carefree job, but those of us who have had boots on the ground know differently. Sure, there are exciting, creative tasks, but there’s also strategy, analysis, and near-constant monitoring and engagement. There’s planning and publishing, and sometimes even public relations fires to put out. Social … Read more
All I have to show from my college days is a questionably long Facebook album titled “For the Nights I’ll Never Remember, and the People I’ll Never Forget.” Meanwhile, when Alex Lieberman was in college, he launched a newsletter now valued at $75M. It’s okay… We all have our strengths. Meet the Master Alex Lieberman … Read more
This week’s Ask an SEO question comes from Mike in Toronto who enquires: “For a small business that wants to sell products online, would you advise me to set up my own ecommerce website, or should I use a marketplace like Amazon instead? This is undoubtedly one of the most common dilemmas for small business … Read more
Is SEO really dead or are fearmongers twisting data to fit their narrative? Chima Mmeje debunks myths and reveals what actually works to dominate search in 2025 Source link
We’ve been focused on the impact of AI on Search and how to still make gains in this competitive and volatile SEO world. It’s easy to forget that two big lawsuits are deciding potential remedies against Google soon, which could affect organic traffic and the search landscape. I know most of you don’t spend your … Read more
This edited extract is from Community Building for Marketers by Areej AbuAli ©2025 and is reproduced with permission from Kogan Page Ltd. There are many different concepts of what a community is, and various definitions. Outside the context of marketing terminology, the word “community” is primarily associated with local areas or neighbourhoods. The concept of … Read more
