keywords are dead: the zombie search apocalypse
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Keywords Are Dead:The Zombie Search ApocalypseMichael StrickerSEMrushU.S. Marketing Director
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Michael StrickerU.S. Marketing Director, SEMrush
• Leading digital marketing tool for competitive research • Agency, sales support and digital marketing consultant• 100s of successful campaigns 1,000,000s of impressions • Speaker: ClickZ Live, HEROconf, Etail, SMX East. • Author: blogs CIO.com, Business2Community, SEMrush.com• Consulted: Enterprise Brands; 2Modern, AeroPostale, BET,
GolfSmith, HomeFirst, RedCats, RE/MAX, The-House, Toshiba
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What does it mean
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What does it mean when the leading Keyword Research Tool tells you,
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What does it mean when the leading Keyword Research Tool tells you,
Keywords
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What does it mean when the leading Keyword Research Tool tells you,
Keywords are
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What does it mean when the leading Keyword Research Tool tells you,
Keywords are Dead?
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‘SEO’ is in decline… Google Trends
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…as are ‘keyword’ & ‘semantic’.
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Spam is down. Coincidence?
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‘Content’, ‘inbound marketing’ and ‘relevance’ are up.
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Goodbye,
Keywords Head Terms Bare bones Simulation DOA, BloodlessSpam, as applied
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Hello,
QueriesActual terms entered Carry context Convey intent Commercially viable Genuine in use
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Keywords Head Terms Bare bones Simulation DOA, BloodlessSpam, as applied
QueriesActual terms entered Carry context Convey intent Commercially viable Genuine in use
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Query Meta-ComponentsActual terms Sentence Structure, Punctuation Carries context 5 W’s, Geo-Location, Device Conveys intent info, navigation, transaction Commercial very long-tail and specific Genuine in use text or spoken: vernacular
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QueriesActual terms Sentence Structure, Punctuation
Take advantage of Hummingbird
Better distinguish desired result
Q&A, structure for Answerboxes See Internet Marketing Ninjas for how to answerbox Site Search. Voice Search. Call Tracking Transcripts.
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QueriesCarry context 5 W’s: Who What When Where Why
Geo-Location: proximity targeting
Hyper-Location: in-store beacons
Device: interpret degree of desire
Time: browsing or buying
Geo Terms. In-store sales. Position Tracker. Day parts.
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5 W’s can be used to filter for Intent. Try exporting Phrase Report or Related Terms, then sort by the presence of “W” words.
What “What do I do about…” or “What is…” = issue and solution-seeking (TOF)
Why “Why is my…” or “Why does…” = issue or consideration (ToF or MoF)
How “How do I…” or “How does…” or “How far…” = issue or consideration (ToF or MoF)
Who “Who makes…” or “Who sells..” = consideration and comparison (MOF)
When “When will it arrive..” or “When will it open…” = trust-building and transaction (BoF)
Where “Where can I get…” or “Where is…” = negotiation and transaction (BoF)
How “How far is…” or “How do I return…” or “How many…” = negotiation (BoF)
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QueriesConveys intent informational (Wikipedia)
navigational REALLY
navigational transactional
Phrase Report, Related Terms, Geo terms, Position Tracker, Ubersuggest, Soovle, Google My Business @radioms #SEMrushLive
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QueriesConveys intent
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QueriesCommercial very long-tail and specific
brand, product, features, gender,
age, color, materials, finish Paradox: The longer the tail, the shorter the funnel (more terms = closer to conversion) Soovle, Amazon, ebay, PLA Google Shopping
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QueriesGenuine use text or spoken: vernacular
regional dialect generational slang age (Flesch-Kincaid test,
Gunning FOG) education level
(Coleman Liau, AR) Readabilityscore.com
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QueriesGenuine use regional dialect
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QueriesMarket Segmentation, Personas, Affinities Web Browsing History as behavioral evidence of interests. Alexa upstream & downstream; Tagging: Compete, Quantcast; Good for display advertising and remarketing
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QueriesMarket Segmentation, Personas, Affinities Web Browsing History as behavioral evidence of interests. Alexa upstream & downstream; Tagging: Compete, Quantcast; Good for display advertising and remarketing
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QueriesProfiles, Entities (Influencers & Brands), Engagement, Messages Connections of Affinity Affinio, FollowerWonk, Buzzstream, Nimble Good for social outreach, linkbuilding, relevant content curation and sharing, ad network selection, content partnership prospecting, marketing event consideration, and content creation, content marketing and promotions.
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QueriesProfiles, Entities (Influencers & Brands), Engagement, Messages Connections of Affinity Affinio, BuzzSumo, BuzzStream, Nimble Good for social outreach, linkbuilding, relevant content curation and sharing, ad network selection, content partnership prospecting, marketing event consideration, and content creation, content marketing and promotions.
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QueriesScale of Social Resonance Social Interaction as Market Insight BuzzSumo, TrackMaven Good for relevant content curation and sharing, competitive insights, content creation and marketing, thought leadership, B2B content marketing and promotions.
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Queries Complete. And. Necessary. Queries crucial to Google’s perception of your domain as topically “Complete” and your content as containing all that is “Necessary” to serve high volumes of searchers. Good for Building and writing a new website
Sorting the necessity or desirability of micro-sites or additional, niche domains
Creating content for a blog or brand domain
Writing content whitepapers, guides, checklists, etc.
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Queries Complete. And. Necessary. Queries crucial to Google’s perception of your domain as topically “Complete” and your content as containing all that is “Necessary” to serve high volumes of searchers. Good for Building and writing a new website
Sorting the necessity or desirability of micro-sites or additional, niche domains
Creating content for a blog or brand domain
Writing content whitepapers, guides, checklists, etc.
Shared Themes of Popular, Related Domains “Co-occurring” keywords from SERP ranking for LSI” Complete and Necessary Content development.
Eric Van Buskirk http://www.semrush.com/blog/new-tool-provides-advanced-bulk-search-of-semrush-data/ @ericvanbuskirk tweetphiladelphia.com
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Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.A lofty mission Consistent direction.
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“Google’s full year revenue for 2014 was $66 billion, up 19% year on year,” said Patrick Pichette, CFO of Google
Don’t be a zombie. Don’t chase the Algorithm. Your arm’s too short to box with God (or Google). Unless you can use up domains like tissues. Most brands want to be built, not burned.
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Queries for me? …or are you a bunch of zombies?
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