Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
- Google to fix reverse image search bug
Jan 15, 2018 by Barry Schwartz“Pages that include matching images” section is not showing image thumbnails as it should.
- 3 ways to kick-start your SEO in 2018
Jan 16, 2018 by Casie GilletteThe new year is a great time to take a step back and review your campaigns to see where you can make improvements. Columnist Casie Gillette shares her ideas for starting off 2018 right with SEO.
- Katy Jurado Google doodle marks 94th birthday of film star from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema
Jan 16, 2018 by Amy GesenhuesBorn in Guadalajara, Mexico, Jurado won a Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for her role in the 1952 Hollywood classic “High Noon.”
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2018 Google doodle honors Dr. King & his dream for a better world
Jan 15, 2018 by Amy GesenhuesThe image was designed by guest artist Cannaday Chapman and created in collaboration with the Black Googlers Network.
- Understanding AdWords keyword match types for manufacturers
Jan 15, 2018 by Dianna HuffWith much of AdWords’ help documentation geared towards retailers, it can be confusing for manufacturers to figure out how best to utilize the platform. This guide to match types for manufacturers from columnist Dianna Huff can help.
- Zhou Youguang Google doodle honors Chinese linguist known as the ‘Father of Pinyin’
Jan 13, 2018 by Amy GesenhuesYouguang’s work helped bridge multiple Chinese dialects into a written language.
- Search Engine Land’s Community Corner: Holiday retail results, Search Engine Land Awards and more
Jan 12, 2018 by Ginny MarvinI hope you’ve had a great week as the new year truly kicked into gear. Calling all incredible search marketers (psst, that’s you)! Entries for this year’s Search Engine Land Awards are now open! Our fourth annual awards event will be held at SMX Advanced in Seattle this June. With more than 25 categories across […]
- Search strategies — Learn what worked and what didn’t for the 2017 holiday season
Jan 16, 2018 by Digital Marketing DepotThis Thursday, join our experts as we explore how search marketing strategies fared in the 2017 holiday season. We’ll share results of a year-end survey that reveals how marketers adjusted their search strategies in 2017 and take a look at overall results of the shopping season to see if those efforts paid off. We’ll also […]
Recent Headlines From MarTech, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:
- 4 reports you can pull from Ahrefs that you didn’t know existed
- Use your data to make 2018 the year of good business
- Salesforce Commerce Cloud integrates with Instagram, adds other enhancements
- IAB Tech Lab releases OpenDirect 2.0 and OpenData 1.0
- Automated, multichannel display advertising for small businesses finally coming to fruition
- The top Walmart and Amazon product page experiences of 2017
Search News From Around The Web:
- Bing Ads Blog reflections on 2017, Bing Ads Blog
- Search-by-Image with site restriction, SearchReSearch
- SEMrush takes volume estimation to a new level, SEM Rush
- SEO basics: What is search intent?, Yoast
- 8 Real, Data-Backed Predictions for PPC in 2018, WordStream
- Damaging Our Industry with Ranking Factors Studies, JLH Marketing
- Google says ‘no changes’ to mapping platform in China after report, Reuters
- How to semantically link entities to your content, Yoast
- New feature: Categorisation now available with keyword tagging, Majestic Blog
- Spectre & Meltdown Patches Shouldn’t Impact Your Google Rankings, Search Engine Roundtable
