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This day in search marketing history: March 10

Search Engine Land

Searchmetrics study shows most apps are not utilizing Google App Indexing 2016: While most top websites had apps, only 30% of those Android apps and 19% of those iOS apps had deployed App Indexing. A new ranking treatment for “top-rated” products was live on mobile and desktop.

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This day in search marketing history: January 13

Search Engine Land

2016: A summary of some of the questions, answers and additional confusion around the most recent Google core algorithm update and Panda becoming part of Google’s core ranking signals. 2016: Some users were seeing the new feature on Bing when searching for [speed test] or [internet speed test]. by Chris Liversidge.

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Direct Marketing: What it is and 5 direct message marketing examples

Sprout Social

It’s transforming the customer experience and pushing brands to broaden their direct marketing strategies. Taking a page from the conversational marketing playbook, direct messaging boosts a brand’s ability to connect with their audience one-on-one. Domino’s Pizza x Stranger Things: “Mind Ordering” app.

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Do Consumers Actually Shop Directly on Social Media Platforms [New Data]

Hubspot Marketing

Between 2016 and 2019, Facebook allowed business pages to send messages that included a product shot, basic description, and a Buy Now button which allowed customers to buy products in the Messenger app via their phone's payment feature. Image Source.

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199 Digital Marketing Stats to Drive Your Marketing Strategy

Marketing Insider Group

Approximately 85% of buyers trust testimonials created by other consumers as much as they trust recommendations from personal contacts, which is up from 84% in 2016. According to WPForms, “the number of marketers who say Facebook is “critical” or “important” to their business has increased 83%.” (Optinmonster). Econsultancy).

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8 Important Influencer Marketing Trends to Watch Right Now

Hootsuite

Measurements like these are why the number of micro-influencer campaigns have increased by 300% since 2016. According to CreatorIQ and Influencer Marketing Hub ’s report, the most common measurement for influencer campaign performance is now conversions. Typically, influencer tiers are defined by their follower counts.

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How to Tell a Compelling Brand Story [Guide + Examples]

Hubspot Marketing

Drift is a conversational marketing platform that helps businesses connect with prospects through genuine, empathetic conversations and interactions. In 2016, they shocked the content marketing world by scrapping arguably the most reliable lead generator from their website -- forms.

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