Just published on Think with Google - Google's "Year in Search" retrospective highlights the moments that defined 2016. Not only does search activity demonstrate how consumers turn to Google, it also provides valuable insights for marketers—especially as they set their road maps for 2017.

Just published on Think with Google - Mobile & Retail - Store foot traffic surged on Black Friday compared to an average weekend day in November, with electronics, clothing, and toy stores seeing some of the biggest jumps. Black Friday also had the highest number of mobile shopping searches, with Thanksgiving coming in a close second.

Every brand wants their customers to have a good brand experience and mobile ads should not be an exception. Good TV and print ads have always made users feel emotions. When the move to digital came, a lot of this emotional story was lost.

Just published on Think with Google - Mobile & Retail - Mobile is the new battleground for brands, yet many marketers struggle to understand how digital marketing trends can influence growth. Google's VP of Marketing, Lisa Gevelber, spoke to SVP of Media at iCrossing, Christine Bensen, about how brands can elevate performance in a mobile-first world.

A while ago, global mobile marketing leaders met at a MMA (Mobile Marketing Association) conference in London. At this event major brand representatives, like Coca-Cola, Huawei, InMobi, Dominos and Samsung, spoke about how they have adapted to the mobile landscape. I will make a quick recap and shed some further light on the topics that were discussed.

Mobile is huge!

Benedict Evans, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, recently spoke at the Mobile Marketing Association’s CEO & CMO Summit on why mobile is replacing the PC as the center of technology.