In this episode of the Digital Marketer’s Guide podcast, host Preston Parshall and SEO expert Samantha Pape explore the current state of AI in SEO and Google’s push for high-quality content. They discuss how to maintain EEAT (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) in your content, the significance of original research, and combining SEO with other marketing channels for comprehensive strategies.

In this podcast episode, Jared Nieuwenhuis discusses his journey from marketing in the video game industry to serving as a council member and deputy mayor in Bellevue. He shares how his marketing experience has influenced his approach to public service, particularly in terms of branding, messaging, and community engagement. Jared also highlights the importance of digital channels in reaching diverse audiences. He shares the complexities of managing passionate fans in the gaming industry with persuading local residents on community initiatives, emphasizing the value of feedback in both arenas.

PPC is a core tenant of a holistic digital marketing strategy, and it’s an important one. But setting up a PPC strategy isn’t a simple task. Understanding the client is a useful place to start, from getting to know their business and their current digital marketing program, but what else is involved? How do you build an effective PPC strategy from scratch? PPC expert Alec Hider joins us to share his years of wisdom on creating PPC strategies for clients.

Digital marketing is an exciting field to work in, but it may seem difficult to get your foot in the door. How do you get involved in digital marketing, and how do you land a job in the digital marketing field? What about digital marketing is so appealing to work in? Piper Shethar joins us to share her experience in the world of digital marketing.

Starting your own digital marketing firm is a huge undertaking, and one that takes experience, talent, and willpower. This episode, we flip the table by having our host and founder of Fujisan Marketing, Preston Parshall, in the hot seat to answer questions about his career, founding a digital marketing agency, and the challenges that he had to overcome to grow.

Podcasts have exploded in recent years. They’re a new medium that’s uniquely personal and conversational. As marketers, we need to understand how to leverage new mediums to achieve our business goals. How do podcasts stack up to other channels? And how do you measure success? Our own podcast producer Kyle Getz joins us to share his knowledge of the podcasting landscape.

Digital marketing is an exciting field to work in, but it may seem hard to get your foot in the door. One way: through a digital marketing internship! Companies are always looking for interns to help support their digital marketing efforts. What are they looking for? What skills will help you land the job? Our own digital marketing intern Bianca Bucerzan joins us to share her wisdom on how she landed her internship.

Your end customer is the most important thing in digital marketing, and the more you understand them, the better your marketing program can be. Across every point of the digital campaign, from strategy development to evaluating success, understanding your audience can improve your process and performance. Eric Layland from the Matters Group joins to share his insight on how to better understand your audience. Learn more about the Matters Group at thematters.group.

Creative is sometimes the first thing that catches a user’s eye. Visuals are meant to capture our audience’s attention and draw them in, encouraging them to learn more about the business and services we offer. And there’s more that goes into creative than just images. Molly Hawkins, founder of We Are Unicorns, joins us to talk about what makes for great creative, and what to do with a limited budget, and how AI can help support creative efforts. Learn more about We Are Unicorns at weareunicorns.co.

When working with clients, account managers are on the front lines of communication. But what makes for a good account manager? What makes a bad account manager? Chris Copacino from the agency Copacino Fujikado joins us to shed light on account management best practices, expectation setting, and how good account management leads to client success. Plus, Chris shares the five P’s and talks about putting a rock on the table.

eCommerce impacts our day-to-day life because it’s how we find new products and get them delivered to our front door. But it’s not just Amazon anymore! Social media is changing the game by getting involved in online shopping, not to mention the small shops that have all the tools at their disposal to set up their own eCommerce site. Iestyn Mullins joins us to talk about the state of eCommerce marketing.

Every dollar of spend matters in digital marketing! But Google and Facebook are companies that want to maximize their profits, too, so sometimes they create features that may be more amenable to their own needs rather than the needs of the advertiser. Joe Kim, founder of Frontside Consulting, shares some of the landmines, gotchas, and specifics within Google Ads and Facebook Ads to look out for.

While it has plenty of features and tools to play around with, one thing you should always be doing in Facebook Ads (and for your digital marketing program overall) is run A/B tests. A/B testing helps ensure you’re maximizing the performance of your budget by constantly trying new ways to get better results. Emily Lewis shares her years of experience in Facebook Ads with her tips and tricks for A/B testing.

It’s a long-held belief that, in SEO, content is king. In other words, your SEO program is only successful if you generate new, unique, engaging content on a regular basis. But is that still true? What changes have there been in recent years to the type of content that you should produce to maximize your SEO efforts. Samantha Pape joins us to talk about whether content is still king.

Our clients are some of the smartest people we know, and they ask great questions. There are, of course, some questions that tend to crop up again and again, so we want to share our wisdom on those topics. To answer some of the most common questions we get, Victor Madaris discusses Google’s Recommendations, Microsoft Bing, Performance Max (Pmax), CPCs, and more.

Launching (or re-launching) a website is a major undertaking, and there’s plenty of work to be done to ensure that it’s successful. One of the most important things that can guarantee success or failure is the effort you put into your SEO. From redirects and tracking to SERPs and EEAT, Susanna Chaudhry shares what makes for a smooth website launch and what can create more issues.

2024 is going to bring some big changes to the digital marketing landscape, and we want you to be prepared. Preston sits down with Josh Dirks, the Founder and CEO of Project Bionic, to discuss what the year has in store. They talk about whether the AI and ChatGPT craze is over-hyped, plus cover first-party data, short-form video, the rise of the micro-influencers, and more.