article thumbnail

Google Launches New 'Related Search for Content' Ads to Help Improve On-Site Engagement

Social Media Today

The new, privacy-friendly ad option provides another way to increase engagement on your site.

Sites 216
article thumbnail

10 Things That Expose Good Sites to Google Panda

Adam Sherk

Google Panda was designed to go after sites with a high volume of thin or low-quality content (among other things) in an effort to improve the overall strength of the search results. But the unfortunate reality is that with just about every Panda update well-established brands with good content get caught in the filter.

Sites 278
article thumbnail

How Much Google News Traffic Do Publishers Get? Here’s Data on 80 News Sites.

Adam Sherk

Google News has been in the news itself lately, from European efforts to impose taxes to questions about its value and even suggestions for giving it a full redesign. But I was curious how much news search traffic sites are currently receiving and what percentage of total search traffic it represents. Jan-Nov 2014) Percentage of.

News 279
article thumbnail

29% of the Top 500 Google+ Pages are News and Content Sites

Adam Sherk

Whenever I do a presentation on Google+ for publishers I mention that quite a few news and content brands are among the most followed pages. The point being that Google+ does indeed offer good opportunities for audience development, engagement and content promotion. The Most Followed News and Content Sites on Google+.

Sites 161
article thumbnail

Stock Photo Sites To Fuel Your Social Media Content

Jason Yormark

Finding reliable stock photo sites with great images for all of your social media and content marketing needs can sometimes be quite the pain. Whether it’s finding images that relate specifically to your content, or you just want something that doesn’t scream STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY! Facebook posts with images see 2.3X

Sites 124
article thumbnail

Stock Photo Sites To Fuel Your Social Media Content

Jason Yormark

Finding reliable stock photo sites with great images for all of your social media and content marketing needs can sometimes be quite the pain. Whether it’s finding images that relate specifically to your content, or you just want something that doesn’t scream STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY! Facebook posts with images see 2.3X

Sites 100
article thumbnail

How to use Google Analytics for stronger social media reporting

Sprout Social

Google Analytics (GA) offers solutions to these multi-pronged questions around social media analytics. Read on to find out how Google Analytics for social media helps with stronger reporting. Why use Google Analytics for social media measurement? It’s critical to track how well your brand awareness campaigns are running.

Analytics 137