national brands and local search: using insights to drive actions
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National Brands & Local Search:Use insights to drive actions
Thursday, April 20, 2017
1:00pm EDT
Speakers:
David Mihm, Founder, Tidings
Paul Martin, Senior SEO Specialist, Grainger
Mitul Gandhi, Co-founder and Chief Architect, seoClarity
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Today’s Presenters
David Mihm
Founder
Tidings
Mitul Gandhi
Co-founder and
Chief Architect
seoClarity
Paul Martin
Senior SEO
Specialist
Grainger
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What does a local search look like?
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Maybe in 2007…
...meanwhile, in 2017...
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http://www.traveltripper.com/blog/eye-tracking-in-2017-for-google-hotel-searches-why-the-old-rules-dont-apply/
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Local search
query volume in
the United States
from 2014 to
2019, by platform
(in billions)
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http://searchengineland.com/report-nearly-60-percent-searches-now-mobile-devices-255025
(August 2016)
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The Old Days
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Explicit intent
Desktop
10 blue links
Organic
______
Today
Implicit intent
Mobile
Knowledge Panels
Ads
Voice
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What are the major
ranking factors?
(2017 Local Ranking
Factors Survey) Traditional
SEO
Local DataEngagement
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Ranking Factors
Overview
(2017 Local Ranking
Factors Survey)
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Practically speaking, the
basic elements of a local
search campaign have
become table stakes.
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Practically speaking, the
basic elements of a local
search campaign have
become table stakes.
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Discoverable, authoritative page per location
Handful of reviews per location
Accurate location data on critical sites in the ecosystem
Links from a few trusted local or industry sites
What are the stakes?
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H1 / Title: Good keyword usage, including location
NAP in HTML
Embedded Google Map
Hours“Unique”
content
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Reviews
convey
relevance.
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Reviews
convey
authority.
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What are the critical sites?
Primary Aggregators
Major consumer portals
Key vertical and local sites
…nothing else is worth your
time or money.
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One SEO area that’s not usually
a problem for brands.
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Typical Local SEO
Scorecard
Brands SMBs
On-site location x
pages
Reviews x
Citations/data quality x
Links x
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WHY do links and reviews (and citations) work?
They contribute to Entity Authority.
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Source: SearchEngineLand
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“Google wants to be
the presentation layer
of the internet.”
--paraphrase of Cindy Krum,
SearchLove San Diego
September 2015
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Bit.ly/searchscape17
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GA discovery
3-Pack
Maps
iOS Direct (Apple Maps Discovery)
In-State Organic Discovery
GMB discovery
Local vs Organic
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What can you
do about it?
tidings.com/adapt
Think of your website and local profiles
as an API. (store locators become
CRITICAL here)
Build engagement across all media—
reviews are #1 right now.
Recognize that Google is devouring up
to 75% of Local clicks to your website.
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Thank you!
tidings.com/minutive
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What does it mean for multi-location
brands?
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About Grainger
• B2B industrial supply company (Safety,
Operations, Maintenance)
• 11th largest ecommerce site (Internet Retailer)
• ≈ 25,000 Employees
• 255 Branches throughout the USPaul MartinSr. SEO Specialist, Grainger
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Challenges
Why Local Search for Grainger?
• The branches are a competitive advantage
• Need up-to-date and accurate data in Google maps and other
directories
• Bridge gap between branches and website
• Online revenue generator with branch web pages
Challenges:
• Collecting Google My Business data
• Managing reviews
• Web development resources
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Solutions
Solutions to Optimize for Local:
• Aggregate view actions taken within location pages
• Understand holistic picture of how users found locations on maps or search BEFORE
visit to locations page on www.grainger.com
• Complete view of insights for all locations to filter by region, state, etc.
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Local SEO
Foundational Factors
Location Landing Pages
GMB Submission
Citation building
Competitive Differentiators
Listing Optimization
Reviews Management
Insights Driven Strategy
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Where do SEOs Spend Their time?
Audience Poll
Choose the area where you spend the MOST amount of time
with Local SEO • Landing Pages
• GMB Submission
• Citation Building
• Listing Optimization
• Reviews Management
• Leverage Insights
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What Our Survey Showed
Local Landing Pages13%
GMB Submission
10%
Citation Building70%
Listing Optimization
5%
Reviews Management
1%
Leverage Insights1%
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The Next Level of Local SEO
“Citations are mostly commoditized at this point, so having NAP
consistency and coverage on its own doesn’t offer competitive
advantages.”
Dev Basu, Powered By Search (Source: Moz, 2017 Local Search Ranking Factors Study)
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The Next Level of Local SEO
Foundational Factors
Location Landing Pages
GMB Submission
Citation building
Competitive Differentiators
Listing Optimization
Reviews Management
Insights Driven Strategy
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Google’s Recommendations
Can’t find your business?
Improve your info.
- Enter complete data
- Verify your location(s)
- Keep your hours accurate
- Add photos
- Manage and respond to reviews
How Google determines local
ranking
- Relevance
- Distance
- Prominence
“Google review count and score are factored
into local search ranking: more reviews and
positive ratings will probably improve a business's
local ranking. ”
Source: Improve your local ranking on Google
https://support.google.com/business/answer/7091?hl=en
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Why Focus on Reviews?
No Reviews,
No website
High ratings,
lots of
reviews &
website link
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How Good is the Customer Experience?
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“More and more I can see a push towards user reviews as a
major ranking factor … Links started as a “vote” for a good
website; what’s more powerful than a rating & explanation why a
business received that grade? ”
Eric Rohrback, Gemini Guys(Source: Moz, 2017 Local Search Ranking Factors)
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Google My Business is Great, But
Challenging for multi-location
brands
- No roll-up reporting
- No unified review management
- Difficult to access insights
- Poor access control
- And more!
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Insights Drive Better Strategy
For multi-location brands
- Which regions have declining ratings?
- What is the key theme of reviews by region?
- How do reviews impact visibility?
- What is the impact of citation building?
- What actions do customers take after viewing listing?
- … And more!
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How Well are Your Customers Engaging?
Avg Reviews per location
- Which locations/regions are below the average and
need help?
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How Do They Perceive Your Business?
Average Rating
- Which regions have below average ratings over time?
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“You can try to game the search results all you want, but if your business is
consistently getting bad reviews, you have other issues to worry about.”
Casey Meraz, Juris Digital
(Source: Moz, 2017 Local Search Ranking Factors)
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Which Customers Need Attention?
Reviews by Star Rating
- Compare regions and
locations to identify issue
areas
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What is Important for Your Customers?
- Driving Directions
- Ensure hours are 100% accurate
- Website clicks
- Ensure content focused on
engagement
- Phone
- Ensure fast, friendly response time
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What is the ROI of Citation Building?
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