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Google Unveils New E-commerce Features for the Festive Shopping Frenzy

As the festive season fast approaches, Google has rolled out...

Jack Brown, November 16, 2023

Google IO 2023 – Generative AI in Search

With the eagerly anticipated Google IO 2023 keynote now complete,...

Jesper Harbers, May 12, 2023

Preparing Your Local Business for Success with Local SEO in 2023

If you own a brick-and-mortar business selling locally, chances are...

Steven Stewart, February 17, 2023

Why You Should Always Have More Than One SEO Trick Up Your Sleeve

The world of SEO is always evolving, which means keeping...

Emma Ross, August 8, 2022

When Brands Diversify

Your brand name, and more importantly: what your brand stands...

Sandy Halliday, July 21, 2022

How has the pandemic changed user’s behaviours and what can you do to stay relevant?

Closing in on 2021, the pandemic is no longer a...

Alex Richardson, December 24, 2021

New Google Top Stories Update for Desktop Users

In a bid to help users find the most relevant...

Emma Ross, December 10, 2021

SEO & Content Tips for Black Friday 2021

Black Friday has exploded from a US-only day of discounts...

Sophie Watson, October 8, 2021

Google Local Search Update

On the 22nd of September 2021, Google rolled out several...

Siobhan McMorran, September 28, 2021

Introducing GA4

Over the past few days Google have rolled out a...

Graeme Orr, October 23, 2020

THE BENEFITS OF EVERGREEN CONTENT

Imagine you’re publishing the latest news about your company. Or...

Diana Skof, January 17, 2020

Google BERT Update – What is it and what does it mean?

Today Google announced a major update to the way they...

Mark McGaw, October 25, 2019

The Importance of Structured Data

The search engine results pages are constantly evolving. Gone are...

Donna Kean, June 25, 2019

How To Create Valuable Content For Your Audience

Welcome to the series “How to create valuable content for...

Jamie Monteath, May 16, 2019

The 8 Reasons B2B Marketers Should Think Audience-First

The ‘top of the funnel’ stuff. That’s what most sales...

Blair Walker, April 16, 2019

Digital Marketing for FMCG Brands

Digital marketing within FMCG has its own unique challenges. While...

Robin Richmond, April 7, 2019

What is SVG and Why You Should Be Using It

SVG is becoming more and more popular in the digital...

Declan Kay, March 22, 2018

Fake News & SEO

If you’ve been keeping in touch with recent current affairs...

Sandy Halliday, July 25, 2017

How the Evolution Of Voice Search Is Affecting Organic Search

Almost one year ago, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced in...

Sandy Halliday, March 24, 2017

Preparing for Mobile First SEO

It seems that every year for the past 3 years...

Sandy Halliday, December 22, 2016

Google Popular Times Live is Tracking Your Customers

Last year, Google introduced a nice little feature called ‘popular...

Colleen Reid, December 9, 2016

Digital Marketing Pros & Cons of Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)

According to Google, 40% of people click away if a...

Pam Reichhartinger-Lawlor, November 11, 2016

Stoptober: The Marketers Smoking Gun?

There are many campaigns that come around year after year...

Paul Smail, October 25, 2016

RankBrain Uncovered – Getting into Google’s ‘Brain’

Recently Search Engine Land reported that Google now uses RankBrain...

Paul Smail, July 8, 2016

How Harambe’s Death Is Affecting Search

The world is up in arms over the death of...

Colleen Reid, June 3, 2016

5 Digital Marketing Lessons from the US Presidential Race

Whatever your opinion of the often outrageous and always unpredictable...

Michael Jarrett, May 23, 2016

Domain Authority Study: Static Growth for FTSE 100 Retailers

The UK e-commerce industry has changed dramatically over the last...

Michael Jarrett, June 17, 2015

Why An Advert Is Not Just For Christmas

For several years, the half time break at the NFL’s...

Robin Richmond, January 12, 2015

5 Top Tips For App Store & Mobile App Optimisation

We’ve all seen the ‘year of the mobile’ crop up...

Paul Smail, December 8, 2014

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