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Higher Education Marketers: Here’s How to Convince Your Boss to Invest in SEO
Key Insights SEO is critical for higher education institutions, yet only 51% have an established SEO strategy. If your institution isn’t investing in SEO, you’re missing opportunities to reach prospective students and keep up with your competition. Understanding and communicating the long-term benefits of SEO to your higher-ups can help …
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#1 Organic & No Clicks? Google Ads 2023 SERP Smackdown!
High Ranking Keywords and Low Traffic? Are algorithm updates and AI just a red herring for more Google Ads in 2023? It’s not just a #1 position. It’s a rich snippet. And a full-feature rich snippet with images, a bulleted list, and everything. But the CTR (click-through rate) is a …
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Beyond the Hype: Is Geofencing the Right Strategy for Your Brand?
Key Insights While geofencing offers the unique advantage of targeting potential customers within a specific geographic range, it doesn’t guarantee ROI. Geofencing holds the potential to drive impactful results by targeting specific geographic locations, but its effectiveness varies based on a brand’s goals and audience. Geofencing is a potent tool …
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Will Scott at Pubcon 2023: How to Use AI for Content Marketing
Key Insights It’s not hyperbole to say AI has the potential to change everything about how marketers produce content. SEO is not dead, and neither is ChatGPT. The AI sandwich is a content creation workflow that utilizes AI-powered tools and human creativity to create high-quality content that is helpful to …
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CityBusiness Names Search Influence in Its 2023 Best Place to Work List
Search Influence is excited to announce we have been named to CityBusiness’s 2023 Best Places to Work list in the Small Company category. This is our second year in a row receiving this honor and our fourth time overall. What Is the CityBusiness Best Places to Work List? Every year, …
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Search Influence and UPCEA to Present Webinar: “The Power of CPI to Measure Higher Ed Success”
On Tuesday, October 24, Search Influence and UPCEA will host the live webinar, “The Power of CPI to Measure Higher Ed Marketing Success.” Join us for a discussion on all things cost-per-inquiry (CPI), calculating this metric, and what it means for your institution’s bottom line. The Power of CPI in …
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Organic & Paid Search: Stretch Your Advertising Budget With this Dynamic Duo
Key Insights Marketers who invest in paid search but don’t use SEO miss out on valuable opportunities to grow their brand, impact, and results. Paid search offers immediate, measurable results, while organic search provides long-term, cost-effective benefits. Both are essential for a balanced marketing approach that captures the ideal target …
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The US Search Awards Shortlists Search Influence for the Best Use of Search Category
We’re thrilled to announce the selection of Search Influence as a finalist for the 2023 US Search Awards in the “Best Use of Search B2C – PPC” category. The US Search Awards nominated our work, the Graduate Certificate campaign for the Tulane School of Professional Advancement (SoPA), as a standout …
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Higher Ed SEO Metrics Must Be a Priority: Unpacking Paula French’s UPCEA Blog
Data is the key ingredient of any successful search engine optimization (SEO) strategy. But for many higher ed institutions, tracking and reporting of the proper metrics falls to the wayside, and the consequences are more than just deans and directors left in the dark. Failing to use data properly means …
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SEO Skyscraper Method + ChatGPT Data Mining = Winning the SERP
I can’t believe I’m sharing this, but after doing it a few times, I realized that the Skyscraper Technique, when paired with ChatGPT data mining, is too good to keep to myself. But look, don’t tell anyone else, alright? Everybody’s afraid of the impact of derivative content. I say, if …
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