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The Convergence of
Social Media & Search
                    Rebecca Murtagh
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Search engine
       visibility is no
       longer just
       about SEO...


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Social Media
       is no longer
       just about
       being social…


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Visibility of your brand
on SRPs is more important
than ever.

SRPs = (search engine results pages)


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How you gain visibility on
page one Search has
changed,



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How you gain visibility on
page one Search has
changed, and will continue
to change.


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So how will you get the
visibility you need to
compete?



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Word Based Search
    is being replaced by
The Google Knowledge Graph

   http://bit.ly/ww4tM2


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Surprised?


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Google’s
   ‘intel inside’
is Data not Search
  http://bit.ly/ww4tM2


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How we view
Digital assets
Must change.


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          B2B                                               B2C
       2011 Survey of Online Marketers , compiled by Webmarketing123
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SEO, PPC
   & Social
  ARE NO LONGER INDEPENDENT

Orchestrate an Integrated Approach




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People
    (and verified Identity)
Add Data to the Knowledge Base




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Influence
is a Vital aspect of Authority




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3 Types of Digital Content
Impact Your Brand:

• Owned
• Paid
• Earned

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Owned, Paid & Earned Media




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Why do search engines
 care so much about
    social media?


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Internet Users
 spend most of
 their time on
 social media.


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Time spent online . . .




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70%
        Consumers
                                            of


        Trust Online Reviews.
Source: Nielsen




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Consumers Trust Friends,
Strangers and Brand Websites:




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Yet,
                     Search
                     Rules.

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Search Engines Rule
  • 93% of all consumers use search
  • 57% of consumers begin product
     search with search
  • ~80% of buyers rate search as very
     or extremely useful
  • 77% favor non-sponsored search
    results over sponsored/paid links
    as trusted, unbiased information.
                           Sources: Google Etail Study, NYU Study, Internet Retailer,


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Search engines consider social
influence in search algorithms:
• Followers/Likes/Check-ins/Google+
• Mentions
• Frequency
• Topic/Relevance
• Reputation/Authority/Influence
• Engagement (Klout)

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How Google Views Authority . . .




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Search Engines make
predictive decisions
that influence search results.




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•   Blog Posts
•   Social Media Updates
•   Video
•   Slideshows
•   Infographics
•   Digital Downloads (pdfs, docs)

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Build Your Influence by
offering your audience:
•information
• products
• services and solutions
• reviews
• deals
• their opinion
• a voice

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http://bit.ly/ww4tM2

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