Seismic event or overblown rebrand: Local search experts weigh in on ‘death’ of Google My Business

Google’s recent rebranding and new profile management options may be a sign that it’s improving features for multi-location brands, while driving adoption with SMBs via profile controls in Search and Maps.

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What the data tells us about the death of exact match and its impact

Following Google’s recent changes to exact match in AdWords, many search marketers were concerned about the impact on their accounts. Now that it’s been a couple weeks, columnist Aaron Levy digs through his client data to see whether advertisers’ fears have come to pass. The post What the data…

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The rise of personal assistants and the death of the search box

Columnist Eric Enge recaps the SMX West 2016 keynote by Googler Behshad Behzadi, who envisions a not-too-distant future in which voice search becomes more ubiquitous — and may even replace the search box. The post The rise of personal assistants and the death of the search box appeared first on…

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The Death Of Search Marketing Expertise

Where have all the search professionals gone? Contributor Andrew Goodman explores the state of the search agency industry today and wonders if we can be doing better. The post The Death Of Search Marketing Expertise appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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