Making the most of your martech by better managing stakeholders
Without people operating effectively in their respective roles, we cannot realize the maximum potential of our investments.
Jim Yu is the founder and CEO of BrightEdge, the leading enterprise content performance and SEO Platform. He combines in-depth expertise in developing and marketing large on-demand software platforms with hands-on experience in advanced digital, content and SEO practices
6 critical martech elements to manage in 2020 for the customer journey
Data, content, commerce and user experience are all key in how we prioritize our customer relationships using martech in the coming year.
5 key ingredients for omnichannel success for the 2019 holiday shopping season
Even as digital continues to prove highly impactful across the customer buying journey, real-world advertising and presence are still important.
Building and scaling global SEO Centers of Excellence
Before you can involve your company’s executives in SEO advocacy, you need a set of best practices and clear goals to share. Here's how you do it.
Embracing automation and maximizing SEO performance
Intelligent automation allows search engine marketers to schedule tasks and immediately activate data to inform smarter optimizations.
A strong central stack of technology begins with the CMO
Chief marketing officers must map new technologies to core business objectives and articulate how they contribute to meeting goals. Here's how.
Enterprise AI with the CIO and CMO: Better together benefits
Here's a look at how AI is transforming entire enterprises, particularly through the lens of marketing and IT, and why the two teams must work together.
The role of SEO in the martech stack: The voice of the customer
As brands build and manage their technology suites in an increasingly complex environment, contributor Jim Yu says organic search data increasingly plays a foundational role.
The rise of the DD-CMO: How data-driven CMOs are maximizing performance
Contributor Jim Yu feels CMOs are challenged with balancing immediate results and long-term strategy. He outlines ways to incorporate accessible and insightful data to move the performance needle
Improving the customer experience means getting search right
As consumers search from more places than ever before, it's vital that marketers deliver experiences that perform. Contributor Jim Yu shares tips on how to deliver a great experience at every search touch point.
Supercharging your SEO with AI: Insights, automation and personalization
The tech giants are fully committed to 'AI-first,' and marketers who follow suit can supercharge their SEO strategies. Contributor Jim Yu covers three core marketing areas to take advantage of.
Search is more than Google: Mastering vertical search optimization
Vertical search engines, mobile and voice trends seem to be reshaping the search landscape, says contributor Jim Yu. Create a cohesive content strategy across a number of verticals and increase the touch points you have with consumers.
How the acceleration of AI will drive digital transformation: Automation and personalization
Contributor Jim Yu explains how artificial intelligence will be woven into the modern marketing organization.
Accelerating your AI journey — 5 steps to get CMOs started
Contributor Jim Yu encourages marketers to avoid getting bogged down in learning AI technology, but suggests they instead focus on what can be done with it.
Beyond the AI hype: AI is here and now, and adoption is rising
Think artificial intelligence is the next big thing? Contributor Jim Yu explains it's already being widely employed and will soon be a must-have for your marketing stack.
The CMO, martech and ‘marchitecture’: Messaging that matters to customers
What is a "marchitecture," and why should it be an essential part of your strategy? Columnist Jim Yu explains how it can bridge the gap between your technology infrastructure and your customers' needs.
5 marketing technology trends CMOs need to master for 2018
As we edge closer to 2018, columnist Jim Yu lays out five martech trends you'll need to monitor to lead your organization to success in the year ahead.
14 ways to get smarter with your content and SEO
Contributor Jim Yu uses the SMART framework to prescribe a formula for SEO and content marketing success.
Why marketing convergence is non-negotiable in a post-mobile world
In the age of the increasingly fragmented customer experience, how do marketers compete for attention? Columnist Jim Yu believes the convergence of content and search is key.
Mobile & desktop SEO: Different results, different content strategies
You can't simply make your site responsive and truly call it mobile-ready, argues contributor Jim Yu. To really adjust to the dramatic rise of mobile search, you need to understand how people are using these devices for finding things.