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Black Friday Statistics: Key Trends and Shifts Marketers Should Know

We analyzed the biggest ecommerce websites, most popular Black Friday product categories, products, and brands to uncover the latest trends and shifts in consumer online behaviour which may affect Black Friday 2020 deals.

Fernando AnguloNov 23, 2020

white hat vs. black hat SEO, and the gray

General SEO

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Black Hat SEO and White Hat SEO: What's the Difference?

Do you know the difference between white hat vs black hat SEO, and the gray that falls in between? As someone new to the search engine optimization industry, it is important to know the difference and where your techniques are falling on the SEO spectrum so you can focus on the long-term strategies in getting your website ranked.

Hilary St JonnNov 20, 2020

Social Media

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How to Create a Wikidata Page and Why it Matters for SEO

It‘s very rare that we see a new player in the SEO and Digital Arena that‘s as much a shoe-in to be a long-term player as Wikidata is. But with all the value of the medium, it‘s remained a relatively virgin frontier, one that the SEO community has left it largely untested and undocumented.

Jacques BouchardNov 20, 2020

General SEO

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How to Protect Your Position When You Rank 1st in SEO

After running experiments over the past 6 months trying to protect high-traffic #1 positions for clients, I created a process that has kept me several steps ahead of my competitors. I am going to tell you the steps to follow to protect your rankings; I call it the Top-Spot Security Plan. Learn how to rank 1st in SEO by reading this guide.

Hunter BranchNov 20, 2020

General SEO

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What Is Black Hat SEO? 9 Risky Techniques To Avoid

In this guide, we’re going to dive deep into what black hat SEO tactics are, and take a look at a number of specific techniques (including link schemes, schema spam, clocking and more) that you should be avoiding if you don’t want to fall foul of the algorithm and Google‘s Webmaster Quality Guidelines.

Connor LaheyNov 19, 2020

How to optimize for Google featured snippets

Original Research & Studies

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How to Optimize for Google Featured Snippets [Research]

Semrush & Brado analyzed over 200 mln SERPs to identify how to optimize for Google featured snippets. The guide provides information on what keywords to choose, how to optimize the content, best articles’ URL stats, how to build a Featured Snippet Hub, and other factors that are vital to win the featured snippet position.

A.J. GhergichNov 12, 2020

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What Is Ecommerce? How It Works & Getting Started

Ecommerce is selling products and/or services online via websites and apps instead of in physical stores.

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How to Find YouTube Influencers

Need help finding influencers on YouTube for a partnership campaign? Follow these steps.

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10 Small Business Trends for 2025

Learn the top small business trends for 2025 to stay ahead of the competition and keep employees happy.

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Which Companies Spend the Most on Digital Advertising? [Study]

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Which Companies Spend the Most on Digital Advertising? [Study]

Learn what companies spend the most on advertising across 12 separate industries—and how you can gather competitive ad intel for your own niche.

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Average CPM for Display Ads: Benchmarks by Industry [Study]

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Advertising Trends: The Most Popular Types of Digital Ads [Study]

By partnering with AdClarity, we’ve investigated ad types, ad channels and ad spend so you can plan and strategize with the kind of competitive edge that other players don’t have in your industry.

Luke HarselOct 10, 2023

Original Research & Studies

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