The Psychology of Successfully Marketing to Millennials [Infographic] Marketing to Millennials can be a unique challenge. The University of Southern California found that "the younger demographic values authenticity and their peers’ opinions. Consider that 84 percent of millennials say that user generated content influences what they buy. Plus, 82 percent are comfortable enough with brands to interact directly with them." PR Daily Dispelling Common Influencer Marketing Misconceptions (Report) Influencer marketing is a broad topic with many facets and interpretations. As with any complicated concept, there will be misconceptions. When it comes to influencer marketing, TapInfluence found the most common misconceptions are it's too manual, it can't be measured, and it's for big brands only. SocialTimes SEMrush Study: 11 Most Common On-Site SEO Issues A new study from SEMrush audited 450 million web pages to determine the most common technical SEO issues online. They found that 50% of websites face duplicate content issues, 45% have missing alt attributes, and 35% suffer from broken internal links. SEMrush CMO Survey: Which Emerging Technology Will Transform the Customer Experience? A recent survey from CMO council and SAP Hybris found that 61% of CMOs think that of all emerging technologies, big data-driven engagements, like smart recommendations, will have the biggest impact on their organization and the customer experience. That was followed by 37% who said the internet of things, and 15% who said augmented reality. MarketingProfs MTV Debuts 'Gaze-Activated' VR Experience for 'Teen Wolf' at Comic-Con As you may have predicted from the rise in augmented reality and virtual reality in popularity with marketers over the last year, the shift to making that popularity tangible has begun. At Comic-Con, MTV debuted a gaze-activated virtual reality experience designed to promote the show "Teen Wolf" and engage existing fans at the large convention. AdAge 
Branded Content Scores Better Than Pre-Roll According to MediaPost, "Nielsen analysis says branded content generated an average of 86% brand recall among viewers, compared with 65% from the pre-roll ad." Branded content also garnered a lift in perceptions vs. pre-roll video, according to the report. MediaPost New Google ranking study shows links are incredibly important to the ranking algorithm A new study from Stone Temple Consulting found that "there is a “near-perfect correlation” between ranking highly in Google and the links pointing to that page. This study aggregated the count of links by ranking position for the top 50 results across 6,000 search results pages, and it showed a near-perfect correlation between links and ranking." Search Engine Land Hootsuite Announces High Profile Content Integrations On Tuesday, Hootsuite announced new integrations with leading content sources, including Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft One Drive and WebDAM.Digital assets stored in any of those sources can now be accessed through the Hootsuite dashboard. Direct Marketing News Facebook Announces New Options for Live – Both for Viewers and Broadcasters Facebook has announced three new features to help boost their live video streaming: The option to go live in full screen mode, the ability to stream for up to four hours per session, and the ability for viewers and broadcasters to hide comments and reactions on videos. Social Media Today What were your top online marketing news stories this week? I'll be back next week with more online marketing news! If you have something to share, send your thoughts in the comments or Tweet me @Tiffani_Allen or @toprank!
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