Digital Marketing

In December of 2013, we conducted a survey of 325 users to learn about the ways they were using Facebook. We wanted to see if we would get the same results, so we repeated the survey to see what kind of changes in awareness of various aspects world’s largest social network have occurred. We conducted […]

With the recent announcement by Google that they were bringing their three-year Google Authorship program to an end, many have been proclaiming two assumptions on social media and in blogs and blog comments: that this means both the death of author authority in search for Google and is another coffin nail in the Google+ casket. […]

On August 28, 2014, Google’s John Mueller announced the end of the Authorship markup program (also known as rel=author markup). In today’s post I will: Show you data on how authorship data was used (or not) by 150 top media sites Outline why we think this contributed to Google’s reasons for canceling the rel=author markup […]

As the connected consumer evolves, demands and expectations continue to rise, and trends rapidly change.  Connected Consumers use the power of information to drive prices down, yet still demand a high level of service.  Retailers must utilize and analyze complex data to understand insights, customer service expectations and responses that will supersede the expectations of […]

If you have been on the internet at all in the past few weeks, especially Facebook, then you most likely have been inundated news, posts and videos regarding the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.  The internet has been streaming with videos of people dousing themselves with ice water and in turn, challenging their friends and family […]

What if you could almost guarantee a first-page search results to a highly targeted audience? With Google+, you can! I’ve collected hundreds of examples over the past two years of how Google+ content can show up in search, but the most powerful examples are always in personalized search. Since early 2012 Google has had as […]

The roles of selling and marketing to consumers have drastically evolved in recent years.  Advances in technology have significantly altered how retailers and consumer products organizations interact with consumers as the need for convenience and personalized connection have become top priority in this increasingly digital, mobile and social purchasing landscape. To meet these expectations, companies […]

Jim: Michael, how was your vacation? Michael: Ended too fast, too fast. We had a wonderful time in Freedom, NH, but freedom is now over. The days are getting shorter, the barbecues are wrapping up, and I even spotted a school bus this morning. Jim: Only 127 day until Christmas. Michael: And only 100 days until […]

Few things human are more fascinating than identical twins. Think about how many creative works, from classical literature to pop culture, are about twins: The Prince & the Pauper, the myth of Castor & Pollux, the 1960s Patty Duke TV Show, The Parent Trap–the list goes on and on. When it comes to content on […]

I came across NRF’s infographic on the Top 2014 Back-to-School and College Trends. Let’s break this down and look at how the new “connected consumer” era of retail is impacting shopping trends through digital and technology channels. Here are 5 top digital trends from the survey: 44% will purchase items online, up from 37% last […]

It isn’t often that Google tells us something that will directly affect site rankings. If they do, it’s often because they want to modify our behavior in a certain direction. We saw this tactic  from Google when they first began talking about web performance a few years back, and later announced that site speed is in […]

Introducing Episode 1 of our new video series: Hardcore SEO! In this episode Perficient Digital Senior Marketing Consultant Brian Weiss shares how to evaluate a sudden traffic loss on your website. The Hardcore SEO series will bring you insights like this from Perficient Digital’s team of seasoned SEO veterans. To make sure you never miss […]