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

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 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 SEO firm? Site Strategics curtails its business to Indianapolis, Indiana -- but also works nationwide and globally. To learn more, visit our website at http://www.sitestrategics.com/ or http://www.edgemedia.studio

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 your digital assets!

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! --   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 SEO firm? Site Strategics curtails its business to Indianapolis, Indiana -- but also works nationwide and globally. To learn more, visit our website at http://www.sitestrategics.com/ or http://www.edgemedia.studio

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 ensure you come to the top positions on major search engines. Are you looking for a professional SEO firm? Site Strategics curtails its business to Indianapolis, Indiana -- but also works nationwide and globally. To learn more, visit our website at http://www.sitestrategics.com/ or http://www.edgemedia.studio

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/listen?u=0#/ps/Ivme3i4tvync3bdgssybupx5bve 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 SEO firm? Site Strategics curtails its business to Indianapolis, Indiana -- but also works nationwide and globally. To learn more, visit our website at http://www.sitestrategics.com/ or http://www.edgemedia.studio

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://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

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 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 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 SEO firm? Site Strategics curtails its business to Indianapolis, Indiana -- but also works nationwide and globally. To learn more, visit our website at http://www.sitestrategics.com/ or http://www.edgemedia.studio