Module 4 Videos Flashcards
Currently >60% of searches in the US are
on mobile
BrightEdge (SEO software vendor) reports that 79% of all keywords and 47% of keywords in positions 1- 20 rank differently in
mobile vs. desktop SERPs.
Mobile ad spend has surpassed desktop and now over
70% of total digital spend vs, desktop
Usage varies by
usage/intent
Pages should render well in mobile devices (responsive design) and load in
<2 second, free and paid tools tell you why they load slowly or do not render correctly
Key Localization drivers=
huge for mobile
Company listing in local directories
• Proximity- GPS localization
• Local reviews (e.g., Yelp)
• Inbound links and on page signals matter –tags for images, urls if some local keyword (www.sample.com/blouses-dallas), local
keywords on page
e.g., “Voted Best restaurant in Dallas, Texas”
• Behavioral (mobile clicks, social signals (friends local)
Geo-tagging
- Adding 10 digit coordinates to pictures, video, websites, SMS, push notifications
- With images you usually have to manually tag but many smartphones automatically tag
- Websites may ask visitors if they can know your location –geotag maybe offer local content e.g., desktop search and no GPS information
Directories for localization
Use SEO tools (e.g., MOZ) to identify directories which contribute to local SEO Listings must be: a. Complete b. Consistent c. Not duplicated-several accounts
Identify relevant review sites for your business by
optimizing for keywords and good reviews!
SEO for Image searches
Use structured data on website
Add descriptive text to images (alt tags)
Use optimized images on your website e.g., Image of product barcode and close up of label AND add a text description
Create Geographical Cues-geotag- e.g., in the ‘About Us’ page
– Use a Picture of a landmarks
– Tag picture with location “Dallas”
– Assign keyword-rich filenames to images
Using the phone camera to search!
- Download e.g., Google Lens Photo App.
- Snap picture of object you want information on and submit
- The app searches image database for relevant findings
- Getting very accurate and sophisticated due to using machine learning
- Technology also getting very good with facial recognition; matching to what is known about that person-Facebook already using it-very advanced
What is an API?
- Application programming interface
- A software-to-software interface, not a user interface. Applications talk to each other without any user knowledge or intervention- exchanging structured data
- Often that is how key functionality in mobile apps work; however API can work on any web connected platform such as a website
- Important for sophisticated marketing: use with PPC, CRM, machine learning, and all types of data analytics
What is AI (Artificial Intelligence)?
- Broad definition – it typically includes Machine learning & often Natural Language Processing (NLP) when designed for user interaction (e.g. Siri)
- Businesses have a keen interest due to the large volumes of data not leveraged (mainly mobile) and a lack of talent to analyze this data real time
- Advances in processors, storage and tools to process (e.g., Hadoop)
- Big Impact on marketing
- Google & Amazon leaders in A.I.
(NLP) Natural Language Processing is the
“ability of machines to understand and interpret human language the way it is written or spoken.”
Chatbots vs Virtual Assistant/Agents
- Chat Bot: A computer program that can talk to humans in natural language.
- Can replace a human for monotonous jobs of answering queries, e.g. e- help desk.
- Chatbots are easy to create with wizard type software that walks you thru, you do need to create questions.
Virtual Assistant-more complex-usually tied to multiple data sources e.g., credit card transaction for Bank
Search in the Age of Virtual Assistants
• ComScore forecasts that by 2025,
60%+ of searches will be voice activated. Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Baidu–all racing to dominate
- Why? Knowledge & Control-get a 360 degree view of the consumer- expressed needs but more importantly, predict their non-spoken needs
- Because driven by AI, hard to predict exact factors or even if companies/marketers will even have any control/sway in the future–Voice search may circumvent websites, traditional search results, mobile apps, or ads if the Virtual assistant doesn’t have a stake in it
Ways to Currently Optimize Results for Voice-Activated Searches
- Use all the mobile optimization factors mentioned in lectures- speed, responsive design, directories, authority, SSL, etc..
- Remove data obstructions (e.g., Flash Graphics, pdf’s, Javascript)
- Implement structured data/ schema tags that allow site to incorporate relevant microdata
- Adopt Chabot’s, which could through an API.AI allow sharing of information with these Virtual Assistants from Amazon & Google
Pros and Cons of PPC
Benefits – Start immediately – Track every cent – Hyper-Targeted – Can track offline – Ability to split test
Downside – Cost per click increasing – Know operational intricacies & best practices – Click fraud – Monitoring
PPC Trends
- Higher costs
- Growth of Audiences (e.g., Facebook ads) vs. just keywords
- Decline split testing for PPC ads due to ML provided by Search engine platforms
- Programmatic advertising-ML
- Growing & sophistication of campaigns due to the Machine learning and API scripts–easier to manage accounts-more automated-conversion
Why shouldn’t you completely ignore Bing for PPC?
- In the US approx., 30% market share (Bing powers Yahoo)
- Default Search engine for Windows PC’s-older demographic and/or non-tech savvy users–keep Bing as their default search engine
- Some verticals do better on Bing such as careers &employment and financial services
- CPC tends to be lower than AdWords
Facebook CPC lower than Adwords search but higher in display than AdWords but converts better…
…display than AdWords
Facebook converts better than AdWords thanks to its
audience data
Difference between Direct & Brand Advertising
Brand advertising – Display network- CPM
Direct advertising – search and display- CPC, CPA
Search (direct)
• Google
• Bing
Baidu (China)
Partners: Yahoo, AOL Search
Display Network: Brand or direct
YouTube, Vimeo, Daily Motion Mobile apps (e.g., games) Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc. Display partners- e.g., Ad Sense
PPC ads can run in
Search, Display, Video, Mobile app, social media posts, tweets and/or combination of properties