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Is Google Dumping Your Analytics Data for GDPR?
Many marketing managers learned about GDPR about a month ago, when Google Analytics sent out a message notifying account holders that they can and should update their data retention settings. Some account holders reacted with panic, fearing their historic analytics data will be lost forever once the new GDPR regulations take effect on May 25….
Updating Your Site to SSL
On February 8, 2018, Google released a statement that its Chrome 68 update – to be released in July 2018 – will increase web security by clearly marking all HTTP (non-HTTPS) sites as not secure in Google Chrome. If your website is currently HTTP (not secure), it’s recommended switching to HTTPS as soon as possible by getting an SSL certificate through a certification authority….
Net Neutrality Repeal: What Does it Mean for Marketing?
After the Net Neutrality repeal on December 14, Internet marketers and the companies they work with are asking a lot of questions. What is Net Neutrality? Wikipedia defines Net Neutrality as “the principle that Internet service providers must treat all data on the Internet the same, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content, website, platform, application, type…
Meta Description Length for SEO
Google recently increased the display length of standard organic search text snippets and meta descriptions. In the past, the search snippet was limited to approximately 165 characters for the majority of query results. (The same length recommendation applied to meta descriptions.) As of the start of December 2017, that character limit was nearly doubled, allowing…
2018 Marketing Predictions: SEO and Content Marketing
With it being the end of the year, it’s time to focus on what changes we can expect to see in 2018 that will affect marketers. As part of our “2018 Predication” series, we talked to Oneupweb SEO / Content Marketing Managers Freddy Hunt and Christina Marbury about what they think will change about SEO…
Content Marketing Tips for Nonprofits
In October 2016, Oneupweb traveled to Maryland to attend BBCON, the premier tech gathering for social good, and polled attendees asking them, “As a nonprofit organization, what do you find to be the most challenging pain points with your marketing?” One of the top pain points that came out of our informal polling was creating…
Since We Last Spoke: An Update on Trends in SEO
During the summer and fall of 2015, we published a short vlog series entitled “Two SEOs and a Microphone” – one on trends in Hyper-Localization and “Sales” Engine Optimization and the other focusing on Talking Brand and Local Search. In an industry that evolves at lightning speed, search engine optimization trends are constantly changing. Here,…
Google’s “Micro-Moments” Are All Local
The dominance of the smartphone and the increased connectedness of today’s users have given rise to a pretty dramatic shift in the way people shop, work, play, and live. For companies, this means a necessary evolution in the way they devise marketing strategies, particularly in the digital space. How does this shift play out? How…
2017: The Year of the Video
There were a lot of trends that were here and gone again in 2016, but one that is here to stay through 2017 and beyond is video. Last year as an agency we shot, edited and produced more videos than we have in our company history. Pretty incredible! Some of these videos were for our…
Google Doubles Down on Mobile-First. Are You Ready?
It’s no secret that more internet users are finding information and entertainment on their mobile devices. In fact, the number of Google searches performed on mobile devices exceeded desktop searches back in March 2015! Google recently announced that it will be rolling out a new mobile-first index. What exactly does this mean? It means that…
Optimizing Images for Search
We’ve all been there – searching for an image that perfectly complements the content of a blog, newsletter or landing page and, after scrolling through pages of stock images, you ultimately opt to create the photo yourself. But once you have the photo, what do you do with it? Search engine optimization does not stop…
The Customer Is Always Right: Responding to Online Reviews
Whether or not your brand sells products or services, chances are that clients and potential customers can find out about your company with a quick Google search. In fact, 90% consumers read online reviews. From social media posts and Google My Business local listings to service review sites such as Yelp or TripAdvisor and product…
