I saw a tweet today, which was pretty great. Mix Lolcats with a branded box, and you have the chance to get an influx of brand impressions when the tweet goes viral. Is this a turning point for the Fanatics brand to go even more mainstream, having a … [Read more]
Google Answer Box Impact on SERP’s
You might ask yourself, where are the organic results on this Google Search Result? Even when you’re first in the organic results, you actually are not anymore, as Google puts a pretty large answer box in between the advertisement on top and the … [Read more]
Cubs vs Indians in 2016 World Series
While I'm watching the World Series of Baseball for the last couple of nights between the Chicago Cubs & the Cleveland Indians, I can't help my mind to wonder off to my teenage years when I had the movie Major League on VHS tape. I watched that … [Read more]
This is why I’m OBSESSED with Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs Google Rankings
Last year, while visiting the Fanatics Authentic show in Chicago, I almost shelled out $250 for a signed Ernie Banks jersey (here is an Ernie Banks signed jersey from Sportsmemorabilia.com for $399.95 in a fancy frame). The price was a little too … [Read more]
Search insight; chicago bears gsh patch
What does GSH stand for on Chicago Bears uniform Is a question I found in the analytics for the Chicago Bears Jersey evolution post we published on the WeAreFanatics blog. As I didn't grow up in the US, and started to love NFL football through … [Read more]
End of #SummerOfDennis with a new @Fanatics Office & Brand Campaign
With the return of the family last week, the #SummerOfDennis has come to an end. And although I did make a to do list with projects to accomplish in the time they were in The Netherlands, only a small number of the items got done. But I don't even … [Read more]
Second Page Poaching and Technical SEO at Scale
Like so many of my peers in the SEO community, I read an article on Technical SEO on SearchEngineLand and was immediately disappointed this article even made it through the quality control of their editorial team. The article was so full of nonsense … [Read more]
Can You Spam Bing with Twitter
The other day, I wrote a quick blogpost about deceptive Facebook ads in my newsfeed. The ad was showing Clay Matthews being accused of using performance enhancement supplements, while he is probably not even doing this. The next day I published this … [Read more]
Is Facebook Turning into a Personalized Experience
My question for this post is: Can Facebook becoming the startup page/portal like AOL tried to be back in 1995, but than smarter? There are a number of features I see on Facebook which are helpful for me. Take the games for today, with their … [Read more]
Deceptive Facebook Ads
My friend RSnake posted about Deceptive Facebook Ads today. His post was about the usage of his Facebook profile image in an ad to push Windows 10. Although it might be somewhat deceptive, it's probably buried somewhere in the Facebook Terms & … [Read more]
