EDGE of the Web - The Best SEO Podcast for Today's Digital Marketer

Have you ever read your own website and thought, "That just doesn't sound like me?" or maybe your sales copy feels too pushy? The future of SEO is natural language (Think voice search) and so we were excited to talk to Nick Usborne about his new course Conversational Copywriting. Nick Usborne has been a copywriter for 40 years and has written for some of the world's biggest brands including Apple,...

The year 2019 is right around the corner and now is the perfect time to make some changes to your agency culture. What steps do you need to take for the next year? Jeff Allen is the president of Hanapin Marketing and he is on the show today to talk about some of the things he does in his agency to keep employees and grow the company. Plus, we talk about a new Google/Disney partnership, Black Frida...

Google is changing at a rapid pace - the top of the SERP doesn't even feature websites anymore! They have been replaced by knowledge graph and other assets. It seems like Google doesn't want to rank websites anymore, but why is that and what is actually going on? We reached out to Cindy Krum, the founder and CEO of Mobile Moxie, as she and her team are full of mobile marketing experts. Cindy is a...

Are you looking to spruce up your marketing reports? Google Data Studio is one of the great marketing reporting tools that marketers seem to overlook. Andrew Garberson, the Vice President of Marketing Services at Bounteous, is a big proponent of this tool and thinks it could bridge the gap across marketing departments by having a large dashboard. Plus, we talk about the newest additions to Google...

When something goes viral on social media, how long before do keyword searches on that topic begin gaining traction? Can search marketers develop a strategy around these numbers for their content marketing? Mark Irvine, the Senior Data Scientist at WordStream, has been doing some great research on how social media can impact search engine marketing and how you can take advantage. Plus, we discuss...

The marketing world is filled with advice and ideas from "thought leaders" but just because an "expert" says or writes something, that doesn't mean we should do it. Focusing on best practices from the experts could actually be harming your business and you don't even know it. Jay Acunzo, the founder of Unthinkable Media, says in his new book "Breaking the Wheel" says that what we should do instead...

Wow! What an information-packed show we have for you today! Damon Gochneaur is the founder of Aspiro Agency and the Director of Search at Southwest Media Group and he is fresh off his appearance at Pubcon where he talked about Local SEO. So in this episode, we decide to talk even more Local SEO with Damon as we cover Local SEO fundamentals, map listings, the importance of citations and Name Addres...

Did you know that in a recent study, it was found that word of mouth resulted in 50-91% of a company's sales - yet most companies don't have a strategy for word of mouth marketing. That's the reason Jay Baer, founder of Convince & Convert, decided to focus his next book on how to develop a word of mouth marketing strategy. The new book, "Talk Triggers," was released in the last two weeks and based...

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 conc...

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...

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...

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 Ana...

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...

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...

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....

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 y...

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 t...

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 dem...

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 influence...

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 avoi...

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...

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 brin...

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 St...

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...

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 as...