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In-game ads: why brands should be excited

Search Engine Land

In 2022, it was estimated that 227 million people in the US played video games and 46% of those were women. With game revenues projected to reach $285 billion by 2027, it’s no surprise that this is a huge opportunity for advertisers. Video games and ads have come a long way in the last few decades. What are video game ads?

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How brands should react to market slowdowns

Martech

Embrace a long-term perspective A market downturn is a momentary glitch in an otherwise long game of building brand equity and trust. In a less cluttered media space, they tend to capture market share from less aggressive competitors — while also taking advantage of reduced media rates with agencies. The result?

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Navigating the Evolution: The History of Marketing Uncovered

Lead Fuze

Market stalls were bustling centers where merchants would attract customers through persuasive communications, haggling, and displays that showcased their products. In this era, market share wasn’t determined by your website ranking on web search engines or how well you optimized keywords for search engine results.

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This day in search marketing history: March 10

Search Engine Land

Bing Partners With NCAA, Will Predict March Madness Games & Help Fans Complete Brackets 2015: Bing turned its predictive science smarts toward the unpredictable college basketball tournament. Watch The New Bing UK Commercial 2010: The new UK ad blitz by Microsoft was aimed at capturing market share from Google in that region.

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This day in search marketing history: January 26

Search Engine Land

Search in Pics: Google bison, bowling balls & game controller tables 2018: The latest images showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Collecta Widget Brings Real-Time Search Results To Any Site 2010: It included several customization options.

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Link juice: Is it the new snake oil of Google SEO?

Search Engine Land

In the early years since its inception, Google performed pretty well by PageRank alone and grew its market share continuously. First-generation search engines like AltaVista, Yahoo and Infoseek were easily gamed by simply using: Keyword stuffing. So how do we get there without buying paid links or otherwise gaming Google?

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The Beginner's Guide to Competitive Benchmarking

Hubspot

Have you ever played a game of Monopoly and kept tabs on the other players? But the value of observing the competition isn't specific to board games — actual companies can benefit from it as well. By the 1970s, Xerox continued to thrive with strong patents, little competition, and a growing market. Identify the competition.