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How Google Is Killing Native Advertising

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How Google Is Penalizing Native Publishing Programs. Google requires publishers to disclose paid content in sitemaps and treats paid content, including the Forbes BrandVoice articles I looked at, differently than editorial content. Judging by their policy, Google seems to concur. For both their audience and Google.

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Five Step Guide: Gaming Google for the Long Term

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Google makes approximately 500 search algorithm changes a year. Looked at another way, Google averages two algorithm changes every business day. Many of these changes, like the well publicized rounds of Google’s Panda updates, are designed to remove ways companies have found to game Google’s search results.

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Five Step Guide: Gaming Google for the Long Term

Digital B2B Marketing

Google makes approximately 500 search algorithm changes a year. Looked at another way, Google averages two algorithm changes every business day. Many of these changes, like the well publicized rounds of Google’s Panda updates, are designed to remove ways companies have found to game Google’s search results.

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4 Reasons You Need a Blog

Digital B2B Marketing

Last week, Google announced an algorithm update. The importance of fresh content increased last week for 35% of all Google searches ( announcement ). However, if Google determines recency is relevant to the search query, that won’t matter. Your content will be pushed down in Google by more recent content.

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4 Reasons You Need a Blog

Digital B2B Marketing

Last week, Google announced an algorithm update. The importance of fresh content increased last week for 35% of all Google searches ( announcement ). However, if Google determines recency is relevant to the search query, that won’t matter. Your content will be pushed down in Google by more recent content.

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2012: The Opportunity for the Few in the Year of More

Digital B2B Marketing

On websites, they are improving information architecture to make the content, information and products they offer easier to find. Recommendation engines allow companies to surface the best product or information, based on your history, profile and activity from other customers or visitors. Our refusal to be content.

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How Search Reporting Misleads Marketers

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Search captures credit from other marketing programs in two ways: Search as a response channel : People searching for your brand, your campaign or your products already know you. million US Google searches for “Google” and an additional 6.1 million US Google searches for “Google” and an additional 6.1