search engine marketing - dead and buried? click asia summit 2011

1Search Engine Marketing - Dead and Buried- Click Asia Summit 2011

Navneet Kaushal, CEO

Search Engine Marketing

Dead and Buried?

Search Engine Marketing - Dead and Buried- Click Asia Summit 2011

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Major Game Changers in 2009-2010

• Rise of social media like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

• Introduction of new features like Google Instant, Real Time Search, Google and Bing Social Searches, 7 pack Google Places, rise of Google Local.

• SEO became more difficult• PPC became increasingly intolerant of wasteful clicks• Social Media became an accepted topic of discussion across

organizations.

Outcome

Search Engine Marketing - Dead and Buried- Click Asia Summit 2011

Here are a few reasons behind the perceptions:

• Recommendation by friends or peers will score over search engine results - Like Button Replacing The Link

• Facebook and twitter etc will be preferred as better sources for instant news, expert answers

• People vs. crawlers: It is assumed that eventually personal will take over technical. • Social media as a branding tool is far more effective than SEM.

• More than 500 million active users•Over 700 billion minutes clocked per month• Replaces Google as most visited website in 2010

• More than 2 billion videos watched per day • Every minute, 24 hours of video is uploaded

• Over 145 million registered users• More than 55 million tweets per day• Tweets displayed in SERPs of Google and Bing

Is SMO A Threat To SEO?

Marketers using different methods to fulfill different requirements:

• 34% of the companies cited generation of leads as the primary goal of SEO

• 39% cited selling of products/services/content online as the primary goal of PPC

• 51% of the companies cited branding as the primary goal of SMO

Is SMO A Threat To SEO?

Search Engine Marketing - Dead and Buried- Click Asia Summit 2011

• Over 145 million registered users•More than 55 million tweets per day•Tweets displayed in SERPs of Google and Bing

• More than 500 million active users•Over 700 billion minutes clocked per month• Replaces Google as most visited website in 2010

• More than 2 billion videos watched per day • Every minute, 24 hours of video is uploaded

Search Engine Marketing - Dead and Buried- Click Asia Summit 2011

SMO + SEM

The truth is social media has become a part of SEM. Here is how:

• Google and Bing now use social signals to rank pages (as of now for real-time searches).

• Brand name/personality searches throws up results from LinkedIn, twitter, Facebook etc.

• Corporate use of social sites dominate search results such as YouTube, facebook

• TwitterRank & Retweets to dominate link building.

• Over 145 million registered users•More than 55 million tweets per day•Tweets displayed in SERPs of Google and Bing

• More than 500 million active users•Over 700 billion minutes clocked per month• Replaces Google as most visited website in 2010

• More than 2 billion videos watched per day • Every minute, 24 hours of video is uploaded

Search Engine Marketing - Dead and Buried- Click Asia Summit 2011

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Google Instant (Launched in Sept ‘10

The Threat From Google Algorithm Changes

SEO:

• New Google Instant suggestion box takes much of the space, pushing results down the fold.• Effect on long tail keywords, as user will wait to type the complete keyword.

PPC:

• Impact on impressions and costs • Effect on ads for longer terms

Perceptions

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Google Instant

The Good In Google Algorithm Changes

SEO:

• Better search predictions • Saves time on each search • Better conversion for long tail keywords

PPC:

• 3 conditions under which the impressions will be counted (user click anywhere on the page, click the search button, stops typing)• Positive effect on conversions for long tail keywords

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Google Real Time Search

The Threat From Google Algorithm Changes

1. Reputation management2. Possibility of showing

inaccurate results.3. Real time spam

Perceptions

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Google Real Time Search

The Good In Google Algorithm Changes

Content marketing to play an important role

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Google PlacesThe Threat From Google Algorithm Changes

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The Road Ahead: Integrated Marketing

Here are a few trends to look out for:

• Social media increasingly complementing SEO efforts.• Faster and better indexing of social content.• Content marketing to gain momentum.• Tweeting matters.

Click Asia Summit – Presentation by Navneet Kaushal