Digital Gatekeepers and the Death of Organic Traffic (Thinks Out Loud Episode 247)

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Digital Gatekeepers and the Death of Organic Traffic (Thinks Out Loud Episode 247) – Headlines and Show Notes

• Why Google is the Beast That Scares Your Industry's 800-lb. Gorilla (Thinks Out Loud Episode 238)
• The Hotel Marketing and Distribution Trend You Care About Most This Year
• In a Digital World, Is Every Company a Technology Company? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 236)
• Will Digital Turn Every Business Into a Service? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 235)

• Ads in the 3-pack have the black label now too. pic.twitter.com/eKQJo3aPb6

  — Joy Hawkins (@JoyanneHawkins) May 25, 2019

• Google may decide to charge for Google My Business listings – Search Engine Land

• Rank #1 in 2013 …you're 330 pixels from the top
  Rank #1 in 2019 …you're 1050 pixels from the tophttps://t.co/7jYDKvKr72

  Interesting research by @orbiteers

  — Brian Dean (@Backlinko) May 10, 2019

• The Biggest Trend in SEO | Orbit Media Studios

• We've spotted the unusual way how #Google highlights that the search results may be irrelevant, has anyone seen this before?@rustybrick @sejournal @sengineland @TheSEMPost ❓

  Interesting that there is still an ad result on the #SERP, but no organic results at all ? pic.twitter.com/C0xDnsMJLh

  — SEMrush (@semrush) May 7, 2019

• Should Marketers Really Trust Google in 2014? – E-commerce, Internet marketing and business strategy consulting | Tim Peter & Associates
• Whose brand does Google want to build? – Biznology
• Finding and Following Your Customer's Digital Footprint [Updated: June, 2017]
• How to Compete With Amazon (and Expedia and Google and…) (Thinks Out Loud Episode 221)
• What Won't Change: The Trends Shaping Digital Next Year (Thinks Out Loud Episode 232)
• Digital is stranger than you can think-here's how to think stranger – Biznology
• How to engage your hotel’s secret sales force
• Flip.to
• Employee Advocacy and Engagement | LinkedIn Elevate
• Turning Employees into Brand Advocates [PDF link]
• Customer advocacy program – 5 Steps needed for success
• Customer Experience is Queen? What Does That Mean? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 190)
• Marketing at the Speed of Digital (Thinks Out Loud Episode 215)
• Content is King, Customer Experience is Queen (Thinks Out Loud Episode 188)
• Meet the king, the queen, and the crown jewels: content, customer experience, and data – Biznology
• Is Content Still King or Have the Gatekeepers Won? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 328)
• What is More Important than Marketing? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 227)
• The Empty Promise of Data Moats – Andreessen Horowitz
• SearchChat Podcast: Data Is Not a Moat for Your Business. What Is? – SoloSegment
• What Netflix’s Struggles Can Teach You About Your Digital Strategy (Thinks Out Loud Episode 347)

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Technical Details for Thinks Out Loud

Recorded using a Heil PR40 Dynamic Microphone through a Cloud Microphones CL-1 Cloudlifter Mic Activator and a Mackie Onyx Blackjack USB recording interface into Logic Pro X for the Mac.

Running time: 17m 40s

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