When it comes to e-commerce marketplace dominance, Amazon is at the top of the food chain. Over 44% of all product searches begin in Amazon’s search bar, and Amazon owns almost half of all U.S. online retail sales. And if CEO Jeff Bezos has anything to say about it, that’s just the beginning. Even some […]

Roughly One in Four Americans is Online ‘Constantly’ More than a quarter of U.S. adults consider themselves online “almost constantly” according to survey data recently released by the Pew Research Center, a figure that jumps to nearly 39 percent for younger people in the 18-to-29-year-old age group, and Kurt Wagner looks closely at some of […]

Snapchat may still be getting a lot of heat for their redesign, but the company is continuing to devote resources to build out Snap Map, the map-based feature it introduced last year. A new feature called Map Explore will let you thumb through Snap Map updates in a more methodical way, so that you can see […]

With Google pushing into retail and Amazon into advertising, where should you invest your ad budget? Contributor Andreas Reiffen says it depends on what you’re selling and how much you have to invest. The post Giants collide: Google’s impending showdown with Amazon appeared first on Search Engine… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full […]

Advertisers can now target ads based on a radius around a specific geographic point, or a location type — like a beach, movie theater, or university. The post Snapchat bulks up location-based ad targeting & launches in-store analytics tool appeared first on Marketing Land. Please visit Marketing Land for the full article. Build your free […]

A form of this article originally appeared on Stitch Labs. Stitch Labs is a purpose-built inventory management software to help brands improve customer experience and scale efficiency. Download the original guide here. When we talk about the future of retail, industry news is abuzz with the idea of brands creating experiences for their customers. Consumers […]

Most Marketers today are looking at new ways to improve brand advocacy through online crowd sourcing platforms. These platforms can be classified under one of the following: 1.    Online Review Communities: With the growth of ecommerce platforms, reviews from other buyers/users today plays a big part in a prospect’s buy decision. Prospects are expected to […]

Accounting is a painful necessity. It’s the boring side of the business. I don’t like dealing with it either. But, if you want your business to grow, you can’t avoid it. You could try tossing all your receipts into a shoebox and handing them to a stranger. But you’ll be handing them financial control. That […]

Following what felt like years of silence on a plethora of issues, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gone on an interview rampage (but not us — was it my editorial?). Although he mainly plugs away at the points he made in today’s blog post, there are a few items worth noting. Regarding the […]

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Google zero results gone, Subscribe with Google for news & non-English URL SEO appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article. Build your free WordPress […]