Why is data integration the cornerstone of marketing operations? What are the three steps to managing your data integration and the six primary data integration techniques? In this episode, Chris and Ryan continue the discussion around marketing operations with a focus on the types of data integrations and how to properly manage your data so you can gain business intelligence and improve decision making.

TikTok has a new CEO; Google Ads announces privacy-focused changes for Analytics, Tag Manager and enhanced conversions; Yelp announces Custom Location Targeting and more features to expand reach for local businesses; Digital Marketing Happy Hour: Last Call is a weekly podcast that recaps the latest in digital marketing news, marketing technology, advertising, and more! Grab a beverage while we peruse the news and catch you up on anything you might have missed for the week of May 17, 2021.

What is Marketing Operations (MarOps)? Is it important to have a plan for marketing operations even if you're still a startup or SMB? In this episode, Chris and Ryan explain why marketing operations is important to maintaining business efficiencies and breaking down silos, and offer five steps on how to create a marketing operations strategy.

Branded content, influencer marketing make up the biggest slice of digital ad budgets; HubSpot Expands Its CRM Platform With the Launch of Operations Hub; Google Earnings Smash Sales Records as Digital Ad Market Booms Digital Marketing Happy Hour: Last Call is a weekly podcast that recaps the latest in digital marketing news, marketing technology, advertising, and more! Grab a beverage while we peruse the news and catch you up on anything you might have missed for the week of May 3, 2021.

You optimized your website for Local SEO, completed your Google My Business Profile, and created a new marketing campaign to collect some positive reviews for your business. How do you know if your Local SEO strategy is working for your SMB? In this episode, Chris and Ryan discuss the analytics to focus, specifically the key performance indicators you should be monitoring, as well as some key SEO tools to measure how you're performing.

Google’s ‘Project Bernanke’ gave titan unfair ad-buying edge, lawsuit claims; Gartner Says 63% of Digital Marketing Leaders Still Struggle with Personalization, Yet Only 17% Use AI and Machine Learning Across the Function; Microsoft confirms $20B acquisition of AI and speech recognition company Nuance; Digital Marketing Happy Hour: Last Call is a weekly podcast that recaps the latest in digital marketing news, marketing technology, advertising, and more! Grab a beverage while we peruse the news and catch you up on anything you might have missed for the week of April 19, 2021.

Is SEO important if I have a brick-and-mortar physical location? Are there things I can do to improve my local search listing? In this episode, the first of a two-part series focused on Local SEO, Chris and Ryan discuss the reasons SEO is more important than every for brick-and-mortar businesses and how your business can take advantage of simple tips and tricks to rank higher in local searches.

Amazon’s share of the US digital ad market surpassed 10% in 2020; Clubhouse Discusses Funding at About $4 Billion Value; Google’s John Mueller: Changing Dates on Pages Won’t Improve Rankings. Digital Marketing Happy Hour: Last Call is a weekly podcast that recaps the latest in digital marketing news, marketing technology, advertising, and more! Grab a beverage while we peruse the news and catch you up on anything you might have missed for the week of April 12, 2021.

What are the best SEO analytics, metrics and KPIs to determine if my content strategy is working? What SEO tools should I be using? Do I need to hire an SEO agency? In this episode, Chris and Ryan talk with Steve Wiideman about the importance of transparency in SEO, when to outsource vs. in-source your SEO, and which tools and analytics you should be using regularly.

Facebook to enable users to control who comments on their posts; LinkedIn confirms it’s working on a Clubhouse rival, too; Most U.S. marketers ready to quit in last year. Digital Marketing Happy Hour: Last Call is a weekly podcast that recaps the latest in digital marketing news, marketing technology, advertising, and more! Grab a beverage while we peruse the news and catch you up on anything you might have missed for the week of April 5, 2021.

Does content marketing still work in 2021? How do I know if I'm producing the right content? What's the best way to measure the true results of my content marketing efforts? In this episode, Chris and Ryan discuss why content marketing is still a critical component of your marketing mix, which KPIs to use based on your business, and how to know if you're making the right content decisions.

Study Says 65% of Google Searches Do Not Click on Results but Should They?; Google to Invest $7 Billion in Bet on Post-Pandemic Office; Pandemic Unleashes New Big-Box Era. Digital Marketing Happy Hour: Last Call is a weekly podcast that recaps the latest in digital marketing news, marketing technology, advertising, and more! Grab a beverage while we peruse the news and catch you up on anything you might have missed for the week of March 29, 2021.

Google’s User-Tracking Crackdown Has Advertisers Bracing for Change; Amazon in talks to carry exclusive NFL games on Prime Video; Taco Bell owner Yum Brands buys A.I. business to improve marketing and Google My Business report shows how people found your business. Digital Marketing Happy Hour: Last Call is a weekly podcast that recaps the latest in digital marketing news, marketing technology, advertising, and more! Grab a beverage while we peruse the news and catch you up on anything you might have missed for the week of March 8, 2021.

Australia passes news content law after battles with Facebook, Google; Facebook will reverse news block in Australia; Snapchat Now Reaches 70% of 13 to 24 Year Olds and Facebook updates Ads Manager for SMBs. Digital Marketing Happy Hour: Last Call is a weekly podcast that recaps the latest in digital marketing news, marketing technology, advertising, and more! Grab a beverage while we peruse the news and catch you up on anything you might have missed for the week of March 1, 2021.

Does your content marketing strategy change if you're B2B instead of B2C? What if we're in the middle of a global pandemic? In this episode, Chris Casale and Ryan Smith discuss the results of a survey performed by the Content Marketing Institute to see what the differences were in B2B vs B2C content marketing strategies and what the most successful businesses had in common.

Digital Marketing Happy Hour: Last Call is a weekly podcast that recaps the latest in digital marketing news, marketing technology, advertising, and more! Grab a beverage while we peruse the news and catch you up on anything you might have missed for the week of February 22, 2021.

Did your content marketing strategy change during 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic? According to a survey performed by the Content Marketing Institute, 82% of businesses made quick changes due to the pandemic. However, only 26% say they changed their content marketing strategy. In this episode, Chris and Ryan discuss the results of the survey, which content marketing strategies will not change even after the coronavirus outbreak ends, and where you need to focus your content marketing efforts for 2021 and beyond.

Digital Marketing Happy Hour: Last Call is a weekly podcast that recaps the latest in digital marketing news, marketing technology, advertising, and more! Grab a beverage while we peruse the news and catch you up on anything you might have missed for the week of February 15, 2021.

The 2021 Superbowl was the most live-streamed NFL contest ever, with an average minute audience of 5.7 million viewers. Does this mark the beginning of the end for TV advertising? What are the best alternatives for marketers who are looking to reach their audience? In this episode, Chris and Ryan discuss how live streaming has transformed the viewing experience and how marketers can evolve with customers' behavior to find, reach, and grow their audience.

Digital Marketing Happy Hour: Last Call is a weekly podcast that recaps the latest in digital marketing news, marketing technology, advertising, and more! Grab a beverage while we peruse the news and catch you up on anything you might have missed for the week of February 8, 2021.