Email marketing platforms, like Acoustic Campaign, provide basic reporting data in the reports tab. However, when reporting contact data from multiple campaigns, it’s best to use a Raw Recipient API. Learn how to get contact data from your email campaigns using this step-by-step guide. How to Run an API Open API Harness File Select “Login”…
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We marketers learn new lingo every day. Ever-changing trends, technology and methods can make your marketing education from five years ago nearly obsolete. As digital marketing changes, we adapt! Check back here for the latest terms and additions to the digital marketing lexicon. Email Marketing Terms | Data Terms | Digital Marketing Terms | SEO…
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The end of the decade: 2019 was a big year for marketers. The LSC Digital team took notice! From Google’s vast expanse to agency best business practices, our team had a lot to think about and take in. Bob, Andrea and myself (Marcella) got together gathered our top marketing moments from 2019. Here’s what kept…
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It’s no question that content quality is the most significant factor in determining SEO ranking. In fact, the EAT model sets the groundwork for creating and determining high quality content alone. But let’s not neglect the work behind the scenes. Smart, efficient web development and a keen attention to technical operations can improve SEO ranking…
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In 2019, with Google’s dominance of the search engine landscape, SEO really refers to Google optimization. With Google’s latest algorithm update, BERT, it begged the question “can search engine marketers optimize for BERT?” The truth is – no, there’s no way to optimize for BERT. However, search engine marketers can use the EAT formula to…
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In 2019 we’ve seen some drastic changes in Google’s traffic, mostly in the form of zero click searches. These searches keep people on Google’s SERP (instead of following a link to a site) due to featured snippets and “position zero” content Google populates with externally sourced information. After issues regarding song lyrics and Genius, Google…
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I know, I know, you’re probably sick of hearing about BERT. Google announced the update in late October. LSC Digital just held a webinar on the update, but there’s more to look at mostly when it comes to voice search. This is particularly important as 2020 is predicted to be the year of voice search…
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Google’s ability to deliver relevant searches has made another advancement with BERT, the latest machine-learning algorithm update to Google. Since RankBrain launched in 2015, Google has not made a language-based algorithm update until now. BERT officially launched in October 2019, but the algorithm has been in the works since at least 2018. David Clemen, VP…
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If you’re a sesame street fan, you know Bert. He likes oatmeal, pigeons and bottle caps. Unfortunately, Google’s BERT is nothing like our grumpy and lovable friend. The BERT update, introduced in October 2019, will impact ranking for 1 in 10 of all search queries. Google considers this the largest search system update since the…
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Bing is the second most used search engine for searches within the United States. In context, it occupies 1.42% of the entire search engine landscape while Google occupies 94.15%. While Google has been in hot water lately, it still dominates the search market with over 5.6 billion searches done per day. Both Google and Bing…
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