Posts by Brian Chappell

Several weeks ago marked the 12 year anniversary of Google’s IPO. It was valued at some 30 billion dollars then and today sits on top of the world at over 500 billion dollars. It’s no accident that Google has optimized its network to achieve this level of success when you consider the company’s historical past. Google […]

Machine learning at Google and it’s applications to search rankings and other product innovations isn’t something that is talked about much in the marketing blogosphere. It’s critical, however, to understand that Google is pushing this type of technology throughout it’s enterprise. One strong sign that Google is years into machine learning is an open source […]

Marketers and developers have to get along, in fact they need to drink from the same water-cooler most of the time. It’s important for both marketers and developers to be able to work through projects and take a sense of shared ownership as it relates to results. It is common for teams to butt heads and […]

In the SEO business, at times proving success and past ‘wins’ can be a very intangible art that comes across to higher ups as total black magic. Whether you are trying to win over your boss or client to buy in on your new idea, seeking out a raise at your 9-5 job or winning over the […]