The Daily Index — Tuesday, July 16, 2024

NEWS & TRENDS

TLDR Marketing

THE RISE OF FORUMS: WHY GOOGLE PREFERS THEM AND HOW TO ADAPT

Forums are making a comeback as Google favors sites with genuine user interactions, such as Reddit and Quora, leading to a decline in visibility for traditional niche websites. This change highlights the importance of building dedicated forums to encourage user participation and create valuable, community-driven content. Emphasizing authenticity and engagement can help niche sites regain relevance in search rankings.

searchengineland.com · 13 min

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FINDING SUCCESS WITH TIKTOK TRENDS

77% of marketers plan to increase trend-based social media content over the next year. 9 in 10 creators find trend-based content outperforms non-trend-based alternatives. Over a third of creators and 18% of consumers say trend-based content drives more conversions. Trend-based content enhances reach, follower numbers, and engagement. Nearly 89% of creators are being approached to create more trend-based content often centered around storytelling trends.

billiondollarboy.com · 12 min

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6 GTM MISTAKES TO AVOID WHEN EXPANDING INTERNATIONALLY

Frequent errors in international GTM strategies include weak localization, inadequate transition plans from testing to execution, and poor metric tracking for new markets. Failing to localize marketing content can result in campaigns that don't resonate with local audiences, while not having a clear plan to scale from initial market testing to full execution can delay growth.

gtmonday.substack.com · 5 min

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7 BLUESKY CONTENT IDEAS AND TIPS FOR YOUR NEXT POST

Bluesky's open access has led to a surge of new users looking for content ideas. 7 recommended strategies: starting with an introduction, finding relevant custom feeds, repurposing content from other platforms, engaging in cultural conversations, sharing visual content, interacting with others, and using hashtags for inspiration. The platform's newness allows users the freedom to experiment and discover what works best for them.

buffer.com · 5 min

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META ADDS CUSTOM OFFERS TO INSTAGRAM AD CTAS

Meta is rolling out a new feature that allows advertisers to showcase custom offers, such as ‘20% off' or ‘$10 off', directly on Instagram ad call-to-action buttons. It's currently limited to single-media ads in Instagram Stories and not available to all ad accounts. The feature supports dynamic sourcing of offer details from the ad's website URL, up to 20 offers per ad, and predictive display of the offer most likely to convert.

facebook.com · 3 min

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INSTAGRAM IS RESTRICTING THE PROMOTION OF VARIABLE IMAGE SIZE CAROUSELS

Instagram introduced a new feature allowing users to upload carousels with different sized images. Carousels containing full-screen images are not eligible for boosting. Users will receive an error message when attempting to boost such posts. While this is the only restriction on the new carousel format, it could impact brands' social strategies.

socialmediatoday.com · 1 min

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HOW TO THINK ABOUT BRAND AS AN ECOMMERCE PLAYER

A great brand enables e-commerce companies to close sales without relying on the cheapest offers or so-called best practices. Diptyque, a candle brand, charges $15 shipping despite “free shipping” being commonplace in e-commerce. It doesn't have to compete to be the cheapest because it's a respected, aspirational, and well-designed brand. Companies should consider long-term product and brand strategy before just implementing every industry best practice that promises a conversion lift.

embeddedbrandstrategy.substack.com · 3 min

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13 SURPRISING PLATFORMS COMPETING WITH GOOGLE

Underwhelming AI Overviews, ranking volatility, an unwelcome reception of GA4, and Google Ads' focus on big brands have all contributed to Google's declining “marketing share.” Marketers are looking elsewhere for non-paid traffic, and luckily some social media apps and AI chatbots are increasingly used for search. This article walks through 8 alternatives to Google, such as TikTok, Perplexity AI, Reddit, and DuckDuckGo.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 14 min

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WHY USE GOOGLE'S DISAVOW TOOL?

Websites should only use the disavow tool after receiving a manual penalty notice from Google and only when that penalty is related to backlinks. Otherwise, the tool has little to no value.

practicalecommerce.com · 2 min

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3 THOUGHT-PROVOKING PODCASTS FOR BRANDING ENTHUSIASTS

"Branding Love Letters," focusing on emotional connections in branding, "Unseen Unknown," emphasizing strategic futurism and cultural insights, and "Can Marketing Save The Planet?" explores the role of marketers in promoting sustainability.

thebrandingjournal.com · 3 min

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THE GOOGLE MAPS PIN SCAM: A NEW GOOGLE BUSINESS PROFILE THREAT

Scammers can change the map location of Google Business Profiles using the ‘Suggest an edit' feature, potentially tanking the rankings for that business.

searchengineland.com · 2 min

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YOUTUBE MUSIC IS TESTING AN AI-GENERATED RADIO FEATURE AND ADDING A SONG RECOGNITION TOOL

YouTube Music has introduced an AI-powered radio for custom playlists and a Shazam-like tool for identifying songs by singing, humming, or playing them.

techcrunch.com · 3 min