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What does it mean to win a Search Engine Land Award?
The early bird submission deadline of July 14th for the 3rd annual Search Engine Land Awards is fast approaching - get your case studies and...
2016 State of Search report: Paid search dominates, but social ads are catching up
SEMPO's survey results show social advertising was the fastest-growing segment among digital marketing efforts....
BrightLocal opens its 2016 local SEO survey to see how the industry has changed over the last year
Survey questions cover everything from SEO agency size and revenue to services offered and retainer...
Take the State of Search Survey from SEMPO & Search Engine Land
Take the SEMPO survey and win access to SMX West and other excellent SEM-related prizes. Oh, and you'll also help out the industry as a...
The 2016 Search Engine Land Awards finalists are…
With nearly 200 entries in the second annual Landy Awards presented by Search Engine Land, this year's competition was filled with incredible...
Is “SEO” the right term anymore?
Columnist Winston Burton discusses how search engine optimization (SEO) has evolved over time and wonders whether the job title is truly...
SEO is as dirty as ever
Search engine optimization has built credibility over the years, but spammers and black-hat practitioners still give it a bad name. Columnist...
SEMPO announces its newly elected Board of Directors & Officers
Executives from Google, Microsoft, iProspect and other digital marketing agencies will make up the association's board....
SEMPO’s latest salary survey shows search marketer average pay up 16% over 2013
Survey participants included nearly 600 search and digital marketing professionals, from entry-level to executive....
10 tips for avoiding shady SEO providers
Got a sneaking suspicion the SEO company you hired might not be legit? Columnist Greg Gifford shares his list of red flags to look out...
Google ch-ch-ch-changes. How they’re affecting publishers and SEOs
Is Google's relationship with publishers and SEOs deteriorating? Columnist Kristine Schachinger discusses the state of this long-standing...
Google Dance 2016: The recap post
Over 500 search marketers gathered at Google last week for a revival of its annual Google Dance celebration offering food, drinks, fun and...
The Death Of Search Marketing Expertise
Where have all the search professionals gone? Contributor Andrew Goodman explores the state of the search agency industry today and wonders if...
What To Expect When You Attend Our @SMX Search Marketing Event
Search Marketing Expo returns to San Jose, California March 1-3, 2016 - here's a preview of what to expect if you attend the next SMX West...
Do SEOs At Larger Agencies Earn More Than Those At Smaller Agencies?
Local search practitioners, how do you stack up to your peers in the industry? Columnist Myles Anderson sheds some light on this topic based on...
6 Big Mistakes That SEO Rookies Make
Columnist John Lincoln has been in this business a long time -- and seen a lot of the same mistakes. Learn from the errors of other SEO newbies...
The Google Dance Is Back For Search Engine Land’s SMX West Search Conference
After a hiatus since 2008, the "Google Dance" returns to the Googleplex, where Google will host a special event on March 2, 2016 for marketers...
SEMPO Launches Its 2015 Search Marketer Salary Survey To Assess What The Industry Is Earning
This year the survey is opened to "the search industry ecosystem" which includes vendors, suppliers, publishers and other...
BrightLocal Opens Its 2015 Local SEO Industry Survey
The poll aims to gain a better understanding of the local SEO community, offering insight into agency and consultant services and...
Matt Cutts, SEOs Around The World Share Their #SEOHorrorStories On Twitter
Hundreds of SEOs celebrate Halloween by tweeting their SEO nightmares, even pushing the #SEOHorrorStories hashtag into Twitter's...
