Consequences of new
Google features
And 9 things to consider when approaching SEO
Google is like an onion
Several different SERPs*
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                    Web                               One Google for each country
                                                    Scholar
            Instant
                                                        Reviews
         Last year
                                                               Discussions
  Last week
         Books
Last 24 hours                                                  Video

           Personal
                                                             Images
              Finance
                  Social circle                              Maps

                             Shopping
                                        News           Blogs
                                               Realtime
*Search Engine Result Page
Personalized search
Consequences
§ You don’t rank as well as you think you are
Consequences
§ You don’t rank as well as you think you are
§ One additional reason to optimize titles & meta descriptions
Consequences
§ You don’t rank as well as you think you are
§ One additional reason to optimize titles & meta descriptions
§ Put more efforts on video and images
Realtime search
Consequences
§ Realtime-SERP present an overview in realtime
Consequences
§ Realtime-SERP present an overview in realtime
§ Primary this applies to current events and trends
Consequences
§ Realtime-SERP present an overview in realtime
§ Primary this applies to current events and trends
§ The conditions for crisis communications has changed
Consequences
§ Realtime-SERP present an overview in realtime
§ Primary this applies to current events and trends
§ The conditions for crisis communications has changed
§ It’s no longer enough to try to keep negative search results
   away (reputation management)
Consequences
§ Realtime-SERP present an overview in realtime
§ Primary this applies to current events and trends
§ The conditions for crisis communications has changed
§ It’s no longer enough to try to keep negative search results
   away (Reputation management)
§ Twitter, Facebook, Identi.ca, FriendFeed, News & Blogs
   (Online PR)
Consequences
§ Realtime-SERP present an overview in realtime
§ Primary this applies to current events and trends
§ The conditions for crisis communications has changed
§ It’s no longer enough to try to keep negative search results
   away (Reputation management)
§ Twitter, Facebook, Identi.ca, FriendFeed, News & Blogs
   (Online PR)
§ Search results are rolling which draw attention and generates
   clicks
Consequences
§ Realtime-SERP present an overview in realtime
§ Primary this applies to current events and trends
§ The conditions for crisis communications has changed
§ It’s no longer enough to try to keep negative search results
   away (Reputation management)
§ Twitter, Facebook, Identi.ca, FriendFeed, News & Blogs
   (Online PR)
§ Search results are rolling which draw attention and generates
   clicks
§ Is working in smart phones like iPhone and Android-based
   ones
Instant search
Consequences
§ Search ranking doesn’t change...
Consequences
§ Search ranking doesn’t change...
§ ...but search behavior does
Consequences
§ Search ranking doesn’t change...
§ ...but search behavior does
§ To rank at fewer letter combinations should be relevant
   (and a true challenge)
Consequences
§ Search ranking doesn’t change...
§ ...but search behavior does
§ To rank at fewer letter combinations should be relevant
   (and a true challenge)
§ Long-tail & variations in keywords will be even more
   important than before
Consequences
§ Search ranking doesn’t change...
§ ...but search behavior does
§ To rank at fewer letter combinations should be relevant
   (and a true challenge)
§ Long-tail & variations in keywords will be even more
   important than before
§ To develop keyword clusters with tools like Google Suggest is
   more important than before
Consequences
§ Search ranking doesn’t change...
§ ...but search behavior does
§ To rank at fewer letter combinations should be relevant
   (and a true challenge)
§ Long-tail & variations in keywords will be even more
   important than before
§ To develop keyword clusters with tools like Google Suggest is
   more important than before
§ User focus might be in the middle of the page which could
   decrease the effect of ads to the right
Consequences
§ Search ranking doesn’t change...
§ ...but search behavior does
§ To rank at fewer letter combinations should be relevant
   (and a true challenge)
§ Long-tail & variations in keywords will be even more
   important than before
§ To develop keyword clusters with tools like Google Suggest is
   more important than before
§ User focus might be in the middle of the page which could
   decrease the effect of ads to the right
§ Could be relevant to buy ads on apparently irrelevant
   keywords
Social search
Consequences
§ Brands that people would like to be associated with will win
Consequences
§ Brands that people would like to be associated with will win
§ Critical to build relations and nurture networks
   – Relation brand
Consequences
§ Brands that people would like to be associated with will win
§ Critical to build relations and nurture networks
   – Relation brand
§ Ever tried tribal marketing? The time is now.
9 things to master when working with SEO
Geography
Target group need




                    Keyword
Search volume
Commercial keywords
Competition
Product characteristics
Target group behavior
Social channels
Our own ability
Content
Rational   Emotional
Content characteristics




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Consequences of new Google features