Good morning search marketers, we're on to day two of SMX Advanced.
In sunny Seattle yesterday, SMX Advanced brimmed with lively discussion, and, whether you're at the show or not, you can participate on Twitter by following @smx or #SMX. We unveiled the bi-annual update of our Periodic Table of SEO Factors while, on stage, Barry Schwartz, Detlef Johnson and Jessica Bowman discussed what matters most for SEO success today. You can download our full Periodic Table of SEO Elements and report at SearchEngineLand.com/seotable.
Did you hear about how The North Face and its agency covertly updated Wikipedia images with the goal of getting the brand to appear at the top of Google image search results? It backfired. We spoke to SEOs to get their take. The consensus? Not a good call.
Microsoft Advertising's Local Inventory ads are rolling out of beta early this month. Retailers with physical locations can now extend their LIAs in Google Ads to Microsoft Advertising campaigns fairly easily.
At WWDC this week, Apple announced several updates for Maps that play catch up to Google, including more details and a new street view.
Keep reading for Search Shorts and a Soapbox on Google's change to "People in your targeted locations" from Steven Lusby of Local Vets Advantage Marketing.
Ginny Marvin
Editor-In-Chief