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Content Marketing Showdown: Google vs. Facebook

Contently

Have any companies shaped the digital era more than Google and Facebook? Since its foundation in 1998, Menlo Park-headquartered Google has won the search engine war so consummately that it’s now a verb. Facebook may be the relative baby here, having been founded in 2004. Innovation.

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Lifestyle Audiences Live on Facebook, Technology Readers Still Want Google Search

Parse.ly

network of sites found the content via Facebook, 35% came from Google search, and the duopoly left the rest of the internet (including Google News) with a mere 25% of traffic referrals. When on Facebook, you’ll see readers especially engaged with articles on entertainment, lifestyle, local events, and politics.

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Facebook ads vs Google adwords: 7 key criteria to decide

Biznology

Google and Facebook accounted for almost 100% of all the growth in U.S. Google and Facebook are predicted to make $106 billion from advertising this year—almost half the world’s digital ad spend. These facts state that if you do any digital advertising, you likely to be using Facebook ads or Google AdWords.

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Lifestyle Audiences Live on Facebook, Technology Readers Still Want Google Search

Parse.ly

network of sites found the content via Facebook, 35% … The post Lifestyle Audiences Live on Facebook, Technology Readers Still Want Google Search appeared first on Parse.ly. In 2016, on average, 40% of external referrers to the Parse.ly

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9 Tools & Tactics for Effective Paid Content Distribution

Marketing Insider Group

In a world where every click counts and attention spans are shrinking, it’s more important than ever to make sure your content not only reaches your audience but also resonates with them. This isn’t just about throwing content into the digital universe and hoping for the best. Why Zemanta?

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11 Crucial Facebook Metrics You Should Track to Grow Your Business

SocialPilot

Facebook Insights gives tons of metrics needed to monitor your campaign performance and optimize the marketing on the platform further. As if it was not enough, Facebook recently added more to the confusion by completely overhauling the look and feel of its analytics section. Why Is It Important to Analyze Your Facebook Metrics?

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Antitrust bill could force Google, Facebook and Amazon to shutter parts of their ad businesses

Martech

A new Senate antitrust bill could make Google, Facebook and Amazon divest portions of their ad businesses. Digital advertising is dominated by Google and Facebook,” Sen. Google, in particular, is the leading or dominant player in every part of the ad tech stack: buy-side, sell-side, and the exchange that connects them.

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