We’re excited to announce the launch of our latest product, Local Rank+. This tool is like no other offered in the local search market. It allows business managers to factor in proximity as a key ranking factor in their search analytics. To coincide with the ubiquity of smartphones, Google’s algorithm is set up to make […]
Smartphones are a lot like Asian carp. Asian carp were innocently brought to North America in the ‘60s as a new food source to help control unruly algae and snail populations. This fish quickly became one of the most invasive species in modern history, decimating vegetation and destroying the spawning habitats of countless native species […]
Another month has passed, which means more developments in the world of Local Listing Management. This time we’ve seen some major changes with minor consequences, minor changes with major consequences—and a significant (if inevitable) demise that even casual users should note. Google shuts down Google+ Remember that massive push Google made for their own social […]
Google turned 20 last month (let that sink in for a moment…). To celebrate, they released a series of updates intended to represent a “fundamental transformation” in how we think about search. We assume there was birthday cake, too. The key changes are focused on personalising the search journey and enhancing visual search using AI […]
Before we start, I’ll be frank — this is a post on millennials, written by a millennial (full disclosure: I don’t eat avocado toast, although I’m sure it’s great). Every week, there seems to be a new article about marketing to millennials, what defines us and what motivates us. So how worthwhile are these generalizations […]
As technology continues to reinvent the way customers interact with brands, DAC’s very own Vice President, Client Strategy Nasser Sahlool welcomed an exclusive group of senior marketing professionals to share their inspirations, challenges and best practices for effective digital marketing, and moreover, how brands can continue to elevate the customer journey. Combining a balance between […]
By now I am sure that most of you have heard of the digital personal assistant. It is quite possible that you don’t know it by that name. That is right, I am talking about Siri (Apple), Cortana (Microsoft) and Google Now (Android). These are the 3 main digital personal assistant technologies that are used […]
While attending Ad-Tech Canada 2016 in Toronto last month, DAC sat in on a panel discussing the pros and cons of ad blocking where I was introduced to the concept of ‘ad blocking blockers’. I was fortunate to connect with Dr. Johnny Ryan, Head of Ecosystems at PageFair, to recap the conference and dive deeper […]
By 2020 some 400 million beacons are set to be deployed and in 2016 they could influence up to $40 Billion in sales in the US. It would be easy to conclude that beacons are here to stay. This statement may be true within the retail sector, suggesting that beacon technology will change the shopping […]
In the not-too-distant future, we’ll look back at last week’s Google I/O developers conference as the day the smart watch really went mainstream. Google announced three new smart watches from LG, Samsung and Motorola that will use the new Android Wear platform. The devices from Samsung and LG are available in the Google Play store […]