article thumbnail

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.

Branding 132
article thumbnail

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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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 ).

PR 110
article thumbnail

Top Marketing Predictions For 2015

Marketing Insider Group

For 2014 , my marketing predictions were all about content, data and culture. Branding, advertising, PR, demand generation – all will begin to dissolve into three areas: data, technology, and content. I thought branded content hubs would start to proliferate as paid budgets shifted to owned media. Not a bad year for predictions?

PR 109
article thumbnail

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. —

article thumbnail

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.

PR 140
article thumbnail

My Top Content Marketing Predictions For 2016

Marketing Insider Group

But these trends did not become main stream in 2013, or even 2014. In 2014 , my marketing predictions were all about content, data and culture. I also predicted the need for content strategists, social sales leaders and data scientists. I think I hit the right trends for change agents and forward-thinking leaders in marketing.