The SharePoint app bar is a little flyout on the left-hand side of all modern SharePoint sites, which looks like this. SharePoint app bar aims to help users find important content and resources no matter where they are in SharePoint. You can enable Global Navigation to allow users to easily navigate to your company’s navigation […]
Digital Marketing
2021 Adobe Summit Recap: In a world where Multi-Channel Marketing scales, Marketo rules
Imagine you are sitting in a movie theater (or in this case, 2021 Adobe Summit). The lights drop, the green preview screen comes on, and the booming voice of Don LaFontaine comes over the loudspeaker: “In a world where Multi-Channel Marketing scales, Marketo Rules” This year’s Adobe Summit introduced us to such a world. In […]
Why Everything You Know about Link Building for Local Search Is Wrong – Here’s Why #265
Most of what you read about link building or hear at conferences isn’t helpful. And when you narrow that down to link building for local search, it’s even more challenging to find useful information. In this episode, Greg Gifford, SearchLabs’ Vice President of Search, joins Eric Enge to share the differences between local link building […]
Business Automation to Unlock Data
According to a 2020 Forrester study, 1.4 days are lost per week due to information workers creating, reading, or searching for information related to their job. The speed at which data is being created and received is simply outpacing the ability to access, process and act on it. And even if your organization has digitized […]
VIDEO: Sitecore Content Hub CMP Walkthrough
Sitecore Content Hub includes the flexibility of several modules. Key among them are the DAM (or Digital Asset Management) module which I covered in a recent post and CMP (or Content Marketing Platform). These two modules are the pair that I consider table stakes when it comes to setting up Content Hub and I if […]
Successful Project Management Communication during the Pandemic
The Covid Pandemic of 2020 and 2021 have been disruptive and challenging in all aspects of our lives, personal and professional. However, life, and work, go on. Although it may not be business as usual, in many cases we are all expected to continue as if it is, well, business as usual! There are three […]
Adobe Summit 2021: The Digital Experience Conference for Everyone
If you’ve never attended Adobe Summit, you’re in luck this year. The conference is typically held in Las Vegas, requiring travel, a pass, and a significant time commitment. However, this year’s conference is virtual – and free – for all to attend. Adobe didn’t exactly skimp on sessions either. There are more than 400 to choose […]
Why User Intent Needs to Be Central to Your SEO Strategy – Here’s Why #264
As far back as 2011, Google has been giving clear signals about what websites need to do to rank well. Ultimately, it comes down to providing users with high-quality, relevant content that answers their questions, which is more difficult to do than you think. In this episode of the award-winning Here’s Why digital marketing video series, […]
VIDEO: Sitecore Customer Data Platform | An Early Look at Boxever CDP
Sitecore recently (Q1 2021) acquired Boxever CDP. This is a marketer-focused digital optimization solution that is a definitive step forward in Sitecore’s move to SaaS. If you have been hearing about Sitecore Experience Edge and Content Hub, like me, you are likely seeing the puzzle pieces come together. I wanted to take a deeper look. […]
Why the Impact of the Mobile Revolution is Still Unfolding – Here’s Why #263
We’ve been studying the trend of mobile vs desktop traffic usage since 2016. This year, we looked at mobile vs desktop vs tablet traffic and found that mobile’s dominance continues to grow. With the final adoption of Google’s mobile-first indexing now in effect, it’s never been more important to make sure your site is providing […]
Hacking Human Nature, Part 1: Social Proof Theory
Leveraging Behavioral Economics to improve performance and user experience. This is first in our series co-authored by myself and Zach Gay exploring how understanding Behavioral Economics can- and should- inform your marketing strategies. With each blog post we’ll dig into an individual theory and show how an understanding of these principals can help you develop […]
Improving your Google Search Result with SXA
Improving the way your search result appears in Google and other search engines is paramount to driving users to your site. This blog post will show you how to display review scores in your search result using Sitecore’s SXA. How can this drive business for you? Why would you want to surface this information to […]