April 2019 – SEO and marketing news

April 2019 – SEO and marketing news

Spring has finally sprung, but if the news is to be believed, there’s little to celebrate. With the Brexit saga showing no sign of slowing any time soon and April Fools Day now mercifully behind us, we’re trying to ignore “the B word” this month and are instead focusing on the digital marketing world across…

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March 2019 – SEO and marketing news

March 2019 – SEO and marketing news

Although March 2019 may go down in UK history as “the month of Brexit,” we thought we’d instead cast our eyes over the more positive stories affecting the SEO and marketing world. In this month’s post, we check on the latest from Google, cover a consultancy marathon, analyse the highest paid jobs in digital marketing…

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February 2019 – SEO and marketing news

February 2019 – SEO and marketing news

For our first Cambridge Web Marketing news roundup of the year, we share the latest news from Google, put a tighter focus on SEO, take a trip to the Bing Ads Next Web conference and check in on Facebook.

August – SEO and marketing news

August – SEO and marketing news

GDPR three months on: Most consumers feel no better off While consumers feel they have a better understanding of how companies use their data, a survey conducted by Marketing Week of 1000 consumers found just 27% find they are having a better experience. Additionally, 65% still feel companies are using their data without their consent;…

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July – SEO and marketing news

July – SEO and marketing news

EU Fines Google Record 4.3 Billion Euros Over Android Following the GDPR ruling, the EU has fined Google a record breaking €4.3 billion in antitrust fines related to the commercial practices of its Android operating system. The EU has ordered Google to change how search and browsing applications are placed on Android devices by default….

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June – SEO and marketing news

June – SEO and marketing news

GFacebook tests ‘subscription Groups’ that charge for exclusive content Facebook will be testing a new feature (largely in parenting, cooking, and home organization groups) where admins can charge users between $4.99 – $29.99 per month for access to special ‘sub-groups’ containing exclusive content and posts. Facebook will not be taking a cut, but since this…

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May – SEO and marketing news

May – SEO and marketing news

Brexit blamed for dramatic fall in UK business registrations With Brexit looming, many foreign companies are leaving the UK or withholding investment. French companies have invested in 48% fewer businesses in 2016-17 than the previous year. Belgium have invested 38% less, and the Netherlands report a 52% drop. In what is being called a business…

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April – SEO and marketing news

April – SEO and marketing news

Google wants to make audio content searchable Google is now aiming to make audio as easily searchable as text or images. In an interview with Pacific Content, Google Podcast Teams lead Zack Reneau-Wedeen said: “The way that we’re approaching the problem fits really nicely with Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it…

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Marketing after Facebook

Marketing after Facebook

In what seems like a carousel of screw-ups, Facebook may be facing the one screw-up that will end it all. Facebook, after a massive breach in user privacy involving Cambridge Analytics, could be in store for some massive regulations on how it shares users’ data with advertisers on a global scale.

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