Apparel Brands Face Environmental Scrutiny

Major brands committed to ethical fashion include Eileen Fisher (which says it has taken back and repurposed more than 1.6 million pieces of clothing since 2009), Christian Dior, Nike, Adidas, and Everlane. At a time when sustainability is increasingly important…

Charts: Q4 2021 Digital Advertising Spend

— The growth in global digital advertising in Q4 2021 for physical products slowed from the same period in 2020. That’s according to Skai, an Israel-based data and marketing-intelligence firm. Merkel’s report includes Q4 year-over-year cumulative U.S. advertising growth on…

SEO Tools from Google and Bing

Many commercial tools emulate the behavior of search crawlers. But none beats data straight from the search engines themselves: Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools. Webmaster Tools’ “Keyword Research” report can uncover new keyword opportunities and competitors. Click any…

Outbound Marketing In an Inbound World

Google presumably wants to answer queries quickly and keep users on its properties. As this trend continues, competition for organic keywords could become fierce. At the same time, an ad could trump even position zero. Google’s advertising revenue rose 42.6%…