The document discusses insights from big agencies regarding SEO and the impact of voice search on user behavior and paid search costs. It highlights trends such as 'no-click searches' and their effect on click-through rates, as well as the importance of site speed and its impact on revenue generation. Additionally, it emphasizes the increasing prevalence of voice search, particularly among millennials, and encourages businesses to invest in proven strategies based on data.

1. Eloi Casali
@eloi_casali
What big agencies
have learned from
SEO
https://www.slideshare.net/PayPerClic

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CLIENT BRIEF
COMES IN
(UN)CONSCIOUS
BIAS KICKS IN
LOGICAL
APPROACH
CREATIVE
MAGIC

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SURFACING
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INCREMENTAL
GAINS
VOICE
NOISE

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CONTENT
USERS WON’T
HAVE TO VISIT
WEBSITES
ANYMORE
RAND FISHKIN
REFERS TO
“NO CLICK
SEARCHES”

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CONTENT SEO TOTAL CTR
PPC TOTAL CTR
PPC QS, AdRank…
THIS PRACTICE HAS A COST...
LITERALLY!

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£1.62
£1.68
£1.97
£2.16
£0.891. KNOWLEDGE BOX
2. KNOWLEDGE BOXES
3. KNOWLEDGE BOXES
4. KNOWLEDGE BOXES
5. KNOWLEDGE BOXES
NO CLICK SEARCHES
IMPACT ON PAID SEARCH CPCs:

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0.7
1.2
1.7
2.2
2.7
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
KNOWLEDGE BOXES CAUSE A
DIRECT INCREASE TO CPCs
1 advertiser only. QS >8

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2YR PREDICTION:
IMAGE COMING
TO ADWORDS
PROBABLY A YOUTUBE
THUMB, THOUGH

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VOICE
NOISE
SURFACING
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INCREMENTAL
GAINS

10. INCREMENTAL
GAINS 100ms
=
1%
REVENUE
IMPROVEMENT
5s
=
7-12%
REVENUE
INCREASE

11. INCREMENTAL
GAINS
11s to 4.6s
1,933 hours
= 80 Days
-58%
Load time
22% CVR
INCREASE
-46%

12. INCREMENTAL
GAINS
£1M BRANDING CAMPAIGN
£4 PER NEW BRAND SEARCH, 1% CR
2,500 SALES = 250,000 REVENUE
1,750 SALES = 175,000 REVENUE
BUT 30% VISITS LOST TO SPEED
17% OF BRANDING BUDGET WASTED
BY SITE NOT BEING OPTIMIZED FOR SPEED

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SURFACING
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INCREMENTAL
GAINS
VOICE
NOISE

14. VOICE
SEARCH
VOICE
VOICE
VOICE
VOICE
VOICE
VOICE
VOICE
VOICE
VOICE
VOICE
ALEXA
GOOGLE HOME
VOICE

15. VOICE
SEARCH
NOISE

16. VOICE
SEARCH
5%
DIFFERENTIATING THE
TECHNOLOGY
FROM THE CHANNEL :
HOME ASSISTANTS
1.6% 7% 12%67%

17. VOICE
SEARCH
HOME ASSISTANTS
ARE SMART SPEAKERS
Made a purchase
Message someone
Access my calender
Control smart home devices
Listen to podcasts and other talk formats
Call someone
Check traffick
Use a favourite skill or assistany app
Find a recipe or cooking instructions
Play game or answer trivia
Listen to news and sports
Set ab alarm
Listen to radio
Set a timer
Check the weather
Listen to streaming music service
Ask a question
Smart speaker use case frequency January 2018
Have never tried Use monthly Use daily

18. VOICE
SEARCH FORGET ABOUT SMART SPEAKERS FOR NOW
THINK ABOUT SEARCHES
FROM MOBILE DEVICES

19. VOICE
SEARCH
“50% OF ALL SEARCHES BY 2020”
- EVERY SINGLE PREZO ABOUT VOICE, SINCE 2016
MOBILE – 60% DESK + TABLET – 40%
VOICE NOT VOICE
2017-2018: NOPE !
Searches by device, Share of voice in mobile
12% OF THE TOTAL SEARCH VOLUME IN 2017 !

20. VOICE
SEARCH
LOOKING AT VOICE SEARCH
FROM MOBILE (PANEL)
MILLENIALS
30% 10%15%
GEN X BABY BOOMERS

21. VOICE
SEARCH
W Y S T O L I T H S
BIZ
30% 15% 10%
WOULD YOU SAY THIS OUT LOUD IN THE HIGH STREET?
Y Y Y NNN
20%

22. VOICE
SEARCH
WHERE IS THE DATA?!?

23. VOICE
SEARCH
SEARCHING FOR A
5%
VOICE BUSINESS

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BEAT
THE BOX
BE
THE BOX
VOICE YOUR
CONCERNS
DON’T INVEST
WITHOUT PROOF.
NO ONE DOES
EXPERIENCE
TRUMPS ALL
TURN
YOUR METRICS
INTO THEIRS
THREE OUTSTAKE

25. TODAY’S DECK IS LIVE :
@Eloi_Casali
https://www.slideshare.net/PayPerClic
@iProspectUK
+ NEW VOICE RESEARCH
AVAILABLE HERE :