SearchCap: Google crawl budget, voice search survey & image search video test

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

From Search Engine Land:

Mind the store: Using AdWords to drive offline sales
Jan 17, 2017 by Matt Lawson
Store visits from online ads can be reported in AdWords. Columnist and Googler Matt Lawson explains what you should be doing with this info — and how you can get similar insights even without qualifying for store visit conversions.
Integrated Marketing Analytics: Creating a single source of data truth
Jan 17, 2017 by Digital Marketing Depot
Creating a single source of data truth to optimize marketing investments and performance may seem like a daunting task. But it can be simple with the right approach and technology. Join Cardinal Path’s David Booth and IBM’s Andrew Douglas to learn the right ingredients and best practices to get integrated marketing analytics right, so you […]
How to build links without creating content: 5 examples
Jan 17, 2017 by Andrew Dennis
Link building and content marketing often complement each other, but columnist Andrew Dennis notes that there are plenty of ways to build links, even if you don’t have the resources to create content.
Survey: 60 percent of voice users want more answers and fewer search results
Jan 17, 2017 by Greg Sterling
Making calls, searching, texting and map lookups were the most common use cases for voice.
Google explains what “crawl budget” means for webmasters
Jan 16, 2017 by Barry Schwartz
Google says crawl demand and crawl rate make up GoogleBot’s crawl budget for your website.
3 reasons why you can safely ignore your competitors’ traffic metrics
Jan 16, 2017 by Dianna Huff
Competitive analysis can be helpful, but columnist Dianna Huff explains why it’s important not to get too focused on your competitors’ performance.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Google doodle promotes King’s message of unity
Jan 16, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues
Created by guest artist Keith Mallett, the doodle’s artwork highlights King’s belief that all life is interrelated.
Google Image Search testing YouTube videos with “New Look on YouTube”
Jan 16, 2017 by Barry Schwartz
YouTube videos now being tested in Google Image Search for mobile for retail-based queries.