Five most important search marketing stories from last week

SEW | Daily Sep 5, 2016 Last week saw BIng capture a larger share of the search market, we also have stats on the disappointing growth of social media spend, news that behavioural targeting is coming to Snapchat, and we dissect Jeremy Corbyn's Digital Democracy Manifesto. Today's Top Story Five most important search marketing news stories of the week Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from around the world of search marketing and beyond. by Christopher Ratcliff Industry Best tweets and takeaways from ClickZ Live and Shift San Francisco Wednesday 31st August was the first day of ClickZ Live and Shift San Francisco, an event which attracted more then 500 attendees. Read more by Graham Charlton SEO How to boost sales by improving your trust signals It's obvious that the internet has a conversion problem, and many businesses are constantly evolving ways to better convert traffic they get. Read more by Ajay Paghdal Three ways an SEO is like a financial planner and how this affects agency proposals I read an interesting statement this week, one that resonated and made sense in all the right ways. "I think of link building the same way I would my retirement account."... Read more by Joshua Ballard Four pillars of SEO management: optimizing content for success According to research conducted by my company, BrightEdge, an estimated 51% of the traffic arriving on your website today originates from organic search. Read more by Jim Yu Seven simple rules for effective email communication and outreach Communication is key to success in life. No matter your industry, field, career, day-to-day responsibilities, or duties, communication is integral to your success. ... Read more by Cory Collins Social How social proof can boost SEO Social proof can be very effective for your marketing strategy, but it may also impact your SEO efforts. Read more by Tereza Litsa More News Digital Democracy: how well does Jeremy Corbyn's manifesto bring social media and socialism together? This week, Jeremy Corbyn took to Facebook Live to announce the launch of The Digital Democracy Manifesto  – a key policy announcement in his bid to be re-elected leader of the Labour Party, and part of his 10 pledge plan 'to rebuild and transform... Read more by Luke Richards Google Maps update decides which areas are ''of interest'' for users If we didn't have Google Maps, we'd either never leave our homes for fear of getting lost or we'd have to find our physical maps again - neither of which, clearly, are options, so we have to make do with what we have. Read more by Adam Stetzer Latest Report Innovation in Digital Grocery Retail Rapid advancements in technology have diminished the long-standing influence of the bricks-and-mortar store, with technology-empowered customers becoming increasingly comfortable using multiple channels to shop. This report contains an analysis of the grocery retail sector, with a focus on its digital evolution and related trends that are having an impact on the major players in this space.   Free Download     →   Unsubscribe Unsubscribe from SEW Update subscription preferences Useful links Promote your business Submit a job 55 Broad Street, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10004 sales@searchenginewatch.com feedback@searchenginewatch.com Copyright ® 2016 Search Engine Watch. All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to Search Engine Watch. Add us to your address book