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Just 4% of U.S. businesses ‘voice search ready,’ finds analysis of nearly 75,000 companies
Are your local SEO and business listing data optimization efforts ready for voice...
LinkedIn taps Bing search data for interest targeting
Advertisers can reach audiences based on business-oriented content they've engaged with on Bing....
Voice gaining on mobile browser as top choice for smartphone-based search
Since 2018, voice has become more users' first choice for mobile...
Client in-housing, competition for talent top digital agency concerns
Marketing Land's first Digital Agency Survey finds the sector is weathering digital transformation well, but the growth of data-driven marketing...
Microsoft seeks more Cortana distribution, deeper integration on Android, iOS
We're heading toward a voice-first world for publishers, retailers and brands....
Why one marketer thinks smart speakers have their work cut out for them
Rebecca Stone, LiveRamp's VP of Marketing, discusses what needs to happen for smart speakers (and displays) to realize their marketing and...
Google Home wins smart speaker IQ test but Siri beats Alexa and Cortana
Alexa had the most noticeable improvement according to the test results, nearly matching Google for general information queries....
Bing teams up with Intent Lab to add deeper AI-powered insights to search
The partnership aims to provide deeper insights to help marketers align their messaging with the customer...
Redesigned iOS Cortana app looks better but adoption challenges remain
Because of a 'structural' disadvantage vs. rivals, Cortana will likely need something more radical to break through....
Cortana loses its chief after only 8 months
Microsoft is an AI leader but Cortana lags its rivals in distribution....
Bing’s ‘Quest for Intelligent Search’ at SMX East
Search has come a long way and, in a keynote talk Wednesday, Christi Olson and Frederic Dubut painted a picture of what the future might hold....
Marketers can now use LinkedIn category data for targeting through Bing search
Advertisers can leverage the data across text ads, shopping and most Bing search products available in the...
Bing votes ‘no’ on political candidate and ballot measure ads
The policy will not likely impact Bing's ad revenue as the search engine reports political ads make up a small portion of its advertising...
How to create the perfect ad with audience targeting
Reaching specific types of consumers throughout their purchase journeys is a challenge, but contributor Christi Olson shows us how to capture...
Report: Just 3% of CMOs are currently optimizing for voice search
As consumers gravitate to voice search, CMOs are just starting to focus on SEO strategies that support those...
Polished Microsoft News app joins rivals Google and Apple News
The new app and news experience is great for consumers, but is it equally beneficial for...
Microsoft launches new audience network, ‘Audience Ads’ at Bing Partner Summit
New display network combines search signals, Microsoft’s AI assets and its audience graph, which includes...
Study: Google Assistant most accurate, Alexa most improved virtual assistant
While one new study on voice assistants compares the quality of different providers' answers, the other drills into Google's data sources for 22...
Want to target position 0? Here’s what you need to make that happen
Hey Google, how do you become the answer people hear on their voice assistants? Contributor Karen Bone explains how to make that happen by doing...
Is a 301 or 302 redirect best for SEO?
Confused on which redirect to use? Contributor Bryson Meunier breaks down the differences between 301 and 302 redirects and explains how Google...