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Welcome to your home for the latest search marketing news and views of the world. From Berlin to Bucharest, London to Lisbon, the Silicon Valley and beyond, Our hosts will discuss the latest headlines and issues from search engine marketing,social media and more.

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    SES New York 2012 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 32:28


    In this SES New York 2012 Recap, Bas speaks on location with TopRank Online Marketing CEO Lee Odden, the Director at Rosetta and President of SEMPO, Stone Temple Consulting President Eric Enge and Director of Internet Marketing at Nordic eMarketing, Kristjan Hauksson.

    State of Search Wins European Search Award; Google +1 Button Now Recommending Pages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2012 49:54


    State of Search Wins Best Blog at 2012 European Search Awards; Google + 1 Recommendations as Google +1 Button Now Recommending Pages as part of their updated version that displays social recommendations for other content on the same site when a user mouses over the button.

    a4uexpo Europe 2012 Recap; Is Google AdWords for the Lazy Manager?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2012 54:56


    a4uexpo Europe 2012 Recap; Is Google AdWords for the lazy manager? Samsung and Google teaming up for an anti-Apple legal plan.

    SEO Consultancy Stories; Getting Weird Messages in Google Webmaster Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2012 35:43


    Roy is joined by UK SEO Consultant Neil Walker to share SEO Consultancy Stories. The Regional Head of SEO at Mediacom, Peter Young joins them on the second half of the program. They also discuss the ongoing issue of getting weird messages into Google Webmaster tools.

    Search Personalization and Privacy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2012 43:31


    Search Personalization and privacy, Google, Bing, Baidu ,Yahoo,Facebook and more are discussed as Bas exclusively talks to SMX Conference Chair and Search Engine Watch Editor in Chief Danny Sullivan.

    Google Penguin and Panda Updates; Ray-Ban Facebook Hoax

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2012 54:09


    Bas and Roy run down the latest news regarding the Google Penguin and Panda Updates, plus Ray-Ban Hoax on Facebook Shows Even Marketers Fall for Peer Pressure; Could Your +1s actually be Domain Based; SEOmoz Raises 18 Million Dollars in VC Funding‎.

    Integrated Content Marketing with Search and Social Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2012 51:49


    Bas discusses Integrated Content Marketing with Search and Social Media with the CEO of TopRank Online Marketing and the author of the new book Optimize:How to Attract and Engage More Customers by Integrating SEO, Social Media and Content Marketing, Lee Odden.

    Keynote vs. PowerPoint; WordPress Plugins; New Google Link Algorithm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2012 53:21


    Bas and Roy debate Keynote vs. PowerPoint; WordPress Plugins, MacBooks and a another New Google Link Algorithm that is causing some sites to lose their ranking.

    Yahoo Reorganization; Google Analytics for Google +

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2012 54:55


    Yahoo To Be Operating in Three Groups Says CEO following the layoff of 2,000 employees; Google Analytics To Be Used For Measuring Google+ Pages: Google CEO Larry Page: What Did He Accomplish in his First Year.

    Firefox Adopting Secure Search; Tools at SES New York 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2012 54:14


    Firefox adopting Secure Search will Allow Snake Oil SEOs to Thrive, Tools at SES New York 2012 and Google Tries To Hide The Search Options By Default.

    Google Encrypted Search Going International; Personalized Search and Google Plus Your World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2012 53:32


    Encrypted search is set to expand internationally for signed in Google users as Google will introduce SSL encryption on their local domains, plus Bas discusses Personalized Search and Google Plus Your World.

    MySpace and JCPenney On The Rebound

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2012 53:37


    Since December, when MySpace introduced a new music player, the site has signed up one million new users. Bas and Roy also discuss Pinterest and the JCPenney rebound one year after their SEO scandal.

    How Recession is Affecting Search and Social

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2012 55:14


    Bas and Roy discuss if recession is affecting search and social and their ongoing challenges with clients. They also look into the Google privacy policy change.

    Google Search Plus Your World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2012 53:49


    Bas and Roy discuss The Kenya controversy and the Google Search Plus Your World dilemma. Google Search Plus Your World gives search results based on the user’s social media connection with Google+.

    Google Chrome Sponsored Post Controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2012 46:35


    Google is caught up in Chrome sponsored post controversy, being accused of violating its own guidelines on paid advertising links, which they blame it on marketing partner Unruly Media. Bas and Roy explain the SEOBook article.

    Best and Worst of 2011 in State of Search

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2011 54:04


    Recapping the Best and Worst of 2011 in the State of Search as Bas and Roy run down the top stories of the year from Google Panda to Google Plus. They also review the guests they spoke with and the conferences they attended.

    How to Take Your Site From Suck to Unsuck

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2011 54:43


    How to Take Your Site From Suck to Unsuck as Bas and Roy talk to Best Selling Author, Marketing Optimization and User Experience expert Bryan Eisenberg about a recent blog post entitled How to Go From Suck to Unsuck.

    Yahoo Stuggle; Google AdWords and AdSense Pros and Cons

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2011 55:56


    Yahoo board of directors are leaning toward selling a minority stake in the company, and they are looking at ways to bolster their product and financial strategies. Bas and Roy look at the struggles Yahoo is dealing with, as well give their pros and cons when it comes Google AdWords and AdSense.

    Matt Cutts Crowned Google Distinguished Engineer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2011 54:08


    Matt Cutts is now Crowned Google Distinguished Engineer, Bas and Roy discuss the industry reaction, plus how Google is doing a lot with snippets, metadata and personalization of social search.

    Search Personality of the Year; Google+ For Businesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2011 56:23


    Bas and Roy speak with Lisa Myers, who was named Lisa Myers was voted as Search Personality of the Year at the UK Search Awards, plus Google+ For Businesses: What The Industry Thinks.

    SEO Training Stories; Google + in Google Apps; Google Maps API Limitation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2011 56:52


    Bas and Roy start off with a discussion on their individual SEO training and education from teaching from how to prevent spam to linkbuilding to Google Pagerank. They also discuss how Google + is now made available on Google apps, and the limitations Google is making to their Google Maps API.

    Google Encrypted Search; Conference Training in Demand

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2011 53:40


    Google Encrypted Search discussion and conference attendees demanding more training as Bas and Roy talk with Head of SEO Brilliant Media and the organizer of the Sascon Search, Analytics and Social Media Mini-Conference Pete Young.

    A4UExpo London Preview 2011

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2011 56:06


    A4UExpo organizer Matthew Wood joins Bas and Roy to preview the upcoming show in London, including how State of Search is running a SEO competition together with A4U Expo.

    Apple iPhone announcement, Google Panda 2.5 Update, A4U Expo news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2011 57:42


    Apple iPhone announcement, Google Panda 2.5 Update, A4U Expo news, and a discussion on Whats Your Primary Consumption Device? with Kelvin Newman, creative director at SiteVisibility.

    SEOktoberfest Recap and WordPress SEO Plugins

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2011 52:41


    Following his return from SEOktoberfest, Joost De Valk fills us in on his consulting work and the ongoing development of new WordPress SEO Plugins.

    The New Search Universe: Google, Bing, Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, Foursquare – Hype Or Opportunity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2011 59:57


    The New Search Universe: Google, Bing, Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, Foursquare – Hype Or Opportunity? The last ten years was the decade of Google. But now the search market is changing rapidly. Is Facebook becoming the new Google? What is the significance of the massive development of Apple and Android Apps? What do the users want and how should marketers react to the new situation? What are the opportunities, what is only hype?Panelists include:Sara Andersson, Founder and Senior Strategist, Search Integration Sweden AB; Sam Crocker, SEO Associate Director, OMD GroupNiels Dörje, Partner, Tandler.Doerje.Partner; Simon Sundén, Co-Founder, Lissly; Bas van den Beld, Search and Social Expert, Trainer, Speaker and Publicist.This panel was taped at SMX Stockholm 2011.

    ThinkVisibility Conference Recap; New Google Sitelinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2011 53:14


    Guest Commentator Dom Hodgson talks to Bas and Roy about the just passed ThinkVisibility Search, Social Media and Affiliate Conference, plus Roy rants on why we still cannot search Google+ on Google+ as well as a discussion on new Google sitelinks.

    What's Shaking in Social Search?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2011 55:37


    Bas has on Li Evans to talk shop on Google+, how Google may be dropping the ball on social search, and how they think you should use each of your social networks.

    Yahoo! Algo Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2011 55:26


    Bas and Roy speak with Cedric Chambaz, EMEA Marketing lead, Small and Medium Businesses Advertising at Microsoft, about transition of Yahoo! search to the Bing algorithm, as well as what the future holds as Bing rolls out more features across the globe.

    Removing Sites From Google

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2011 54:31


    Following an update on Google Plus and how business accounts are managing to sprout up, Bas and Roy are joined by Pete Young, Head of SEO at Brilliant Media. They discuss a story broken by James Breckenridge and picked up by several other sources on how you can Remove Any Site From Google (even if you dont control it).

    Playing with Google Plus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2011 56:09


    Bas and Roy wlecome back Dom Hodgson to discuss Google Plus, the top-secret social layer that turns all of Google into one giant social network. Dom, Bas and Roy were lucky enough to test out the beta version and we learn what they think of it.

    The Money Which is Surrounding Groupon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2011 54:06


    This is the topic Bas and Roy tackle tonight in which they talk with Sean Sewell, Director for Lead Generation for Performance Horizon Group, about Groupon, Google Offers and much more.

    Google Now Warning WordPress Users They Need To Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2011 57:10


    Bas and Roy's guest is Liana Li Evans, the author of the award winning social media marketing book, Social Media Marketing: Engaging Strategies for Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media.

    RavenTools Announces Google Webmaster Tools Integration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2011 55:43


    Bas and Roy speak with Jon Henshaw from RavenTools to discuss Ravens integration with Google Webmaster Tools. They also discuss the latest headlines including Schema, Google Voice and more.

    A4U Expo Munich 2011 On Location

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2011 45:02


    From A4U Expo Munich 2011 On Location, Bas discusses brand links, link data and link research with Christopher Cemper of www.cemper.com. Bas also talks to Dixon Jones of Majestic SEO and Stephen Pavlovich of Conversion Factory.

    A4U Expo Munich Preview; News from Google I/O

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2011 54:47


    Bas, Roy and guest A4U Expo founder Matthew Wood discuss the news that came out of the Google I/O Conference including the beta of their new music service, the Ice Cream Sandwich and that advancement of the Andoid OS. We also learn about what to expect at A4U Expo Munich including live streaming of sessions and speed networking.

    Google Commerce Search and Optimum Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2011 58:09


    Bas and Roy give their take on version 3 of the Google Commerce Search their search solution for e-commerce websites. They also discuss the SEOBook blog post entitled Reddit Distilled Virante, Yahoo! and the Netherlands-based Optimum Research.

    The Next Web with Jorg Ruis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2011 49:21


    Tonight on the show we have Jorg Ruis of The Next

    Social Media Marketing: Engaging on Facebook and Being Successful

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2011 55:16


    Bas and Roy have a Social Media Marketing discussion with Li Evans author of the Social Media Marketing book and co-founder of LiBeck Integrated Marketing. She follows up on her appearance at SES London 2011 where she spoke on subjects like Engaging on Facebook and Being Successful.

    Bing Director Stefan Weitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2011 52:36


    Bas and Roy speak with Stefan Weitz, the director of Bing, on a plethora of issues including improving their organic SERPs, driving UK market share, and when will Bing arrive to the rest of Europe.

    Bing Allegations and Google Search Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2011 59:37


    Bas and Roy have an exclusive interview with Search Engine Land Editor-in-Chief Danny Sullivan about the allegations that Bing had been copying Google search results.

    Search and Net Neutrality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2011 56:10


    Roy is joined by guest host Richard Theuws to discuss Search and Net Neutrality, plus Google Voice introduces a new major feature: Number Porting.

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