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Why brand mentions are the future of backlinks

Search Engine Land

Also, a decade ago, the PR world went wild talking about the patent. Moz wrote an excellent article explaining all this in 2014. But we’re not in 2014 any longer. Traditional PR and content marketing tactics work by helping brands improve their relationship with the public and become trusted.

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This day in search marketing history: March 25

Search Engine Land

Google Panda patent granted In 2014, a patent ( Ranking search results ) written by Google’s Navneet Panda and Vladimir Ofitserov – possibly describing the Google Panda algorithm update , or parts of it – was granted. Google Bug & Slow PR Leads To Chinese Hack Rumors 2010: Google executives page was showing up in Chinese language.

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The Real Time Marketing Myth – How To Win The Superbowl

Marketing Insider Group

” With each holiday, award ceremony and cultural event, brands have gathered their agencies, PR team and lawyers and made awkward, sad and sometimes pathetic attempts at being “hip,” “in the moment,” and “culturally relevant.” ” You can follow them on Twitter too (@ RTMSucks ).

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31 Influencers to Follow in 2017

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Lee Odden is the CEO at TopRank Marketing while also finding time to be an author, speaker, consultant on B2B content and influencer marketing, social media, PR, and SEO. Matt Heinz (@HeinzMarketing) October 24, 2014. FTQZ6zlOdi <-fr our 2012 / 2014 archives #keynote #throwback. — jrAtcpeOge pic.twitter.com/2swQQKjS4k. —

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This day in search marketing history: January 15

Search Engine Land

2015: Google made four updates to the events knowledge graph, after launching the markup back in March 2014. 2014: Google’s Matt Cutts answered this question: “Are results in different positions ranked by different algorithms?” 2014 : The end of an era – this was Fishkin’s final day as CEO of Moz.

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How to roll out a successful rebrand on social media

Sprout Social

Check out the evolution of the brand’s Twitter from 2014 to 2021 below. Rebrands are the bread and butter of PR pros. Doing so allows you to modernize your business and avoid being perceived as stuck in your ways. Mailchimp is a great example of this. Creative teams.

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Social Media for Big Companies: 10+ Inspiring Examples

Hootsuite

In 2014, IKEA teamed up with Brandwatch to open a Listening Hub. Social media has become a primary channel for big companies to broadcast comms and PR messages. There’s little sense that messages have been sanitized by overzealous PR teams. Share your opinion: [link]. — Athleta (@Athleta) May 4, 2021. Peloton and the U.S.

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