From the “Millions of dollars down the toilet” department: I Came across some statistics today related to ecommerce and shopping habits, specifically related to user experience in ecommerce search situations. Behold: 16% of ecommerce websites do not support searching by product name or model number , despite those details appearing on the product page. An…
I’ve been running some Call Only campaigns for a service industry site. Like many I’m hearing from, the performance of these campaigns is not what was expected. While it is believed that a full 20% (on in five!!) of calls from mobile phones are abandoned, we should look how this affects abandonment patterns for call-only…
“Let’s Talk Local Search: Super Therapy Session for Advanced Local Marketers (#smx #24D)” Local search is like a problem child. One day all’s well. The next you’re facing a new crisis that threatens to complicate your relationship with clients or management. Need to talk? Join our panel of all–star local search pros for this group…
The recent Google update (nicknamed “Pigeon” by the search community) for local results has impacted many.. but service area businesses are thus far seemingly getting the brunt of the changes, dropping off of the local packs in search results. The question (to be determined as of this writing) is if changing these results to standard organic…
When blogging for a hurried, distracted audience, you must keep in mind that the competition for attention is ruthless. More distraction, mobile device habits and shorter attention spans force us to adapt our inbound techniques accordingly. New bloggers frequently write from the old-fashioned research paper or book report format, saving conclusions and critical points to well after the reader has departed. Graphics, images, captions and other proven eye-fixation techniques are poorly employed as well.
I am proud and humbled by coverage in Lexington Herald Leader’s Business Section where we discuss ideas for breaking into social media marketing. A huge thanks to Tom Martin for the outstanding questions and giving me the opportunity to offer a bit of advice in my home city! Here are some of the questions answered:…