Edge Of The Web - An Seo Podcast For Today's Digital Marketer

We've all seen the traditional marketing funnel or different variations of it. The traditional funnel starts with the awareness stage at the widest part of the funnel, then progresses to the consideration stage and finally the last stage is the decision stage. Sangram Vajre, the co-founder and chief evangelist at Terminus, joins on this podcast to change the way you think about this marketing concept by flipping that funnel upside down. It's called Account-Based Marketing and in this episode, he shares why he's changed his organization to focus on this type of marketing and how it unites the marketing and sales teams at Terminus. We're diving deep into marketing strategy...TODAY on the EDGE   Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off yo

We talk a lot on the show about search engine optimization, but how often are you optimizing your overall marketing efforts? Hailey Friedman, the Head of Marketing of Improvado, joins us on the show to talk about the process she used to use to measure her marketing efforts and how things have been simplified with a tool like Improvado. Plus, we talk about all the updates Google announced this week and we talk about the importance of UTM tagging in your campaigns! All this and more, today on the EDGE!   Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets!   Edge of the Web Radio is brought to you by Site Strategics. Site Strategics is a web design and marketing services company that not only helps b

Recent research says that over 80% of companies are seriously under-investing when it comes to their marketing. Louis Gudema, author of the new book "Bullseye Marketing", wants to helps businesses improve their marketing and increase their marketing formula by using his Bullseye Marketing method. Let's talk about this method and more, today on the EDGE!   Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets! --   Edge of the Web Radio is brought to you by Site Strategics. Site Strategics is a web design and marketing services company that not only helps business owners look good on the internet but helps ensure you come to the top positions on major search engines. Are you looking for a professional

Have you heard of Facebook Analytics? Well, chances are you haven't and JD Prater, Director of Growth at Beautiful.AI, says that most marketers aren't using this tool to measure their results and using it to improve their marketing. Fresh off his presentation at Inbound 2018, JD will share with us some of the great features of Facebook Analytics, how to set funnels and cohorts within Facebook Analytics, and he'll also share five ways Facebook Analytics beats Google Analytics. We'll discuss this and the latest news, today on the EDGE! Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets! -- Edge of the Web Radio is brought to you by Site Strategics. Site Strategics is a web design and marketing servi

Earlier this month, Google released a new update to their core algorithm that many in the SEO industry are labeling "The Google Medic Update". Ruth Burr Reedy, the Director of Strategy with UpBuild, is on the show with us today to break down this new update. Where you impacted by this update and what do you need to do for recovery? Let's talk about this and more today on the EDGE. Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets!

Chances are you've seen (or clicked!) a Google Sponsored Unit and you had no idea what it was. Not a lot is known about Google Sponsored Units as they are new to the shopping environment. Elizabeth Marsten, the e-Commerce Growth Services Senior Director at Commerce Hub, recently wrote an in-depth article on Search Engine Journal about this new ad unit and is on the show this week to talk about its features and how users can use it in their ad campaigns. Plus we talk about automation in the PPC world - is it a good thing or a bad thing? And, Facebook is seeing a decline in ad spend but what social network has been booming? All this and more, today on the EDGE! -- Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of you

Joe Lazauskas joins us on the show today to break down a few of the major concepts in his new book "The Storytelling Edge." This book came out earlier this year and it dives deep into the neuroscience behind why humans enjoy storytelling. Joe helps companies all the time in his role as the Head of Content Strategy at Contently find and tell their story and that's why he decided to write this book. Also in this episode, Joe discusses the key elements to a great story, what makes people actually care about a brand's content, and the pitfalls of pushing product and content marketing's inauthenticity problem. All this and more today on the EDGE! Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets! --  

Over the last year or so, we've all seen a big shift in the search and with the growth of devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home, it has become even more important that your organization has a way to manage its digital knowledge. So, what is digital knowledge? Jeff Rohrs, the CMO of Yext, and his team have coined this term digital knowledge management and have a great list of resources for you to check out! All this and more, today on the EDGE! Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets! --   Edge of the Web Radio is brought to you by Site Strategics. Site Strategics is a web design and marketing services company that not only helps business owners look good on the internet but helps

Dr. Ben Adkins is a licensed and practicing chiropractor turned Facebook marketer and agency owner. In this special episode, we discuss with Ben about his journey from chiropractor to a marketer and we break down some of the tactics he used to build his practice on Facebook. Plus, we learn about the latest news from the industry and find out another reason why vertical video is here to stay. All this and more, this week on the EDGE! Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets! -- Download our show today or subscribe to our show on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/edge-web-seo-podcast-for-todays/id500483656?mt=2 Download our show on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/liste

Over the last eight years, demand generation has undergone a radical change as the tools and techniques have rapidly shifted. Jason Miller, the Head of Content and Social at LinkedIn EMEA, wrote a great break down of where he thinks demand generation will go over the next two years. Are you ready for this shift? As we break down this topic, we find out the confusion between lead generation and demand generation, where demand generation and sales fit in today's businesses, and how this will impact brand marketing in the next few years. We discuss this and more, today on the EDGE! Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets! -- Download our show today or subscribe to our show on iTunes: https

We love having our Indianapolis friends in the studio with us for our show and this week, we are joined by Duncan Alney, the founder of Firebelly Marketing. He and his team are well known for their work in social media and influencer marketing. Influencer Marketing isn't a topic we've covered in depth on the show so we learned a TON on this episode. Where do you start and how do you find influencers to help promote your brand? Find out this and more today on the EDGE! Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets!

There is always something new with Facebook Ads and so we're learning what's new with Mojca Zove, founder of Super Spicy Media. She runs a Facebook Ad Agency for 7-Figure agencies and so we wanted to pick her brain on what tactics and strategies she's using for those larger companies. Plus, there are a couple of different instances of when a Facebook Ad campaign is a BAD idea. When should you avoid Facebook Ads? Find out, today on the EDGE. Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets!

While most of the advertising conversation is taken up by Facebook and Google, there are some lesser-known channels that can get you some great results. Joe Martinez, the Director of Paid Search and Community, is a huge fan of Quora Ads and we wanted to have him on the show to get a break down of this advertising channel. What are Quora Ads? How do Quora Ads work? What type of results can you get with Quora ads? Get answers to all of your questions on Quora in this episode. Plus - have you tried using Waze Local Ads? We have some great tips and ideas for you to try out Waze Local Ads...All on this episode of EDGE of the Web.   Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets! -- Download our sho

Departmental silos are seen as a growing pain for most organizations and Paxton Gray, VP of Operations at 97th Floor, joins us on the show today to help us learn how he breaks down this organizational barrier. How does this silo mentality start and why is it unhealthy for an agency? How do we prevent silos from appearing again? And with his role at 97th Floor, we wanted to learn more about he brings on new talent and how he keeps education a priority in the organization as it grows. All this and more this week on the EDGE! Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets! --   Edge of the Web Radio is brought to you by Site Strategics. Site Strategics is a web design and marketing services compa

Cory Henke is the CEO and Founder of Variable Media and he just recently spoke at SMX Advanced and SMX West about YouTube and Facebook Video Ads. We covered a variety of topics in this episode including: Lean Back vs. Lean Forward environments - Facebook audience's tend to be lean forward while YouTube and TV have lean back audiences Vertical Video - it works and why you should try it Instagram Stories and IGTV The Differences between YouTube and Facebook in watch time and engagement All these topics and more, this week, on the EDGE!

We've been spoon-fed the notion that creativity only comes from geniuses - either we have that gift or we don't. But Allen Gannett, CEO of Trackmaven, says that isn't true and recent research shows that there is a predictable science behind achieving success in any creative endeavor. His new book "The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea at the Right Time" is out on June 12 and with this book, Gannett hopes to overturn the mythology around creative genius. Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your digital assets!

It has been a while since we had a show focused on Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). And it's been a while since we had Eric Enge on the show too, so we decided to solve both those issues with this episode. Eric Enge is the CEO of Stone Temple Consulting and is a great educator and leader in the SEO community. He has conducted several studies for the SEO industry, including voice search and smart assistants. But he has done lots of work and studies with AMP too. Most of this episode is spent talking about AMP, but we sneak in a few questions about a recent study that Eric did which compared the different smart assistants, which you can read in the links below. Sponsor EDGE of the Web is brought to you by Site Strategics and they are offering to help you find out your digital marketing ROI. The Digital Marketing ROI Report will examine your existing SEO, content, social media, and PPC to help you discover your TRUE ROI. Visit https://edgeofthewebradio.com/roi/ to get 30% off your comprehensive review of your di

On this episode, we are joined by Chris Dayley, the VP of Testing and Site Optimization at Disruptive Advertising. He has a great background in SEO and conversion optimization with starting his own agency in 2014 which later merged with Disruptive Advertising.  In this episode, we highlight some of the news of the week and then dive deep into conversion optimation. Here are some of the topics we cover: How do you know what to test? Where to start with split testing? What tools should you use for split testing? The biggest mistakes people make in optimization Are image carousels bad for conversions? Join us on this episode as we dive deep into conversion optimization this week on the EDGE!

Have you experimented with LinkedIn ads before? We haven't and we wanted to learn more, so we reached out to AJ Wilcox who is the founder of B2Linked.com. They ONLY worked with clients who are doing LinkedIn ads and are a LinkedIn certified ad partner. While LinkedIn ads have been available for almost 10 years now, LinkedIn has been slow to make updates and have been overpassed by the other social network advertising platforms. LinkedIn, though, has a unique network of professionals that B2Bs love and can really use to take advantage of for marketing. So, in this beginner's guide episode we ask AJ about the basics of LinkedIn ads, find out more about the new video ad platform, and find out some of the best strategies he uses to help clients get the best results. We're diving deep into LinkedIn on this episode of EDGE of the Web!

The "hustle and grind" lifestyle that we used to hearing and some have bought into is a lifestyle that is unsustainable leading to physical ailments, emotional burnout and a darkness in the soul. However Joel Comm, author of the new book "The Fun Formula", says he has found a better way. Who says that work can't be fun anymore? Find out more - TODAY on the EDGE.   Download our show today or subscribe to our show on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/edge-web-seo-podcast-for-todays/id500483656?mt=2 Download our show on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ivme3i4tvync3bdgssybupx5bve   This video is a segment from the 267th episode of Edge of the Web Radio with Erin Sparks (@erinsparks) and Tom Brodbeck (@tbrodbeck). To learn more about Edge of the Web Radio, visit our website: http://edgeofthewebradio.com. Edge of the Web Radio is brought to you by Site Strategics. Site Strategics is a web design and marketing services company that not only helps business owners look good on the