The People Behind
The Searches
Decided to go back to the classics -
1890’s
Belief
Understanding how people
make decisions is a skill that is
Undisruptable
That is a…
greater
skill
Than understanding
how Google works
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Started SEO August 1999
Every Day Since.
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6,227 days
49,816 HOURS!
But a LOT has changed
Remember
1999 =
Livin’ La Vida Loca
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I woke up
Overweight
How Google Works
Underweight
How People Work
The Best Marketers Understand
People…
1900
@wilreynolds https://www.flickr.com/photos/125261545@N03/
Worn Tires
@wilreynolds https://www.flickr.com/photos/anacronicos
Get him to
DRIVE
MORE
@wilreynolds
Content Marketing Since
Understand the Need
(explore, new to talk about)
Apply to the Business
(sell tires)
Marketing
AMPLIFIES
Doesn’t
Fix!!
Picnic Pants
Find the root of the customers problem:
Look past head
Keywords
Context
Before
Content!
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What was the query
BEFORE the query?
- @jonoalderson
Fix Cracked iPhone
Fix Cracked iPhone
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Search is
THIS
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Search is
NOT
THIS
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1 - Search
“Glasgow Vacation”
2 - Buy
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Ignore
top of funnel, long tail, recommendation,
Keywords
&
Ignore
TRUST
building opportunities.
Google Giveth & Google Taketh
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You might not like it if you are in travel
BUT
You LOVE it if you are traveling.
Image of word brand
Matters!
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Brand and Non Brand KWs
Are you not in the
Brand Consideration Set?
Google is Suggesting Brands
after you search!
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Make more content!!!
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Make more COMPLETE content
“It’s Easier to
speak then to type”
-Google
Make people do
fewer queries
-Me
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There is no cheaper, more comprehensive, research
tool than
Google
+
Your Eyes
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How does that
HAPPEN?
Exec’s
are
pissed
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5 of top 10 concerns are answered on 1 page
BUILDS TRUST
So much more!
What Motivates People?
What Motivates People?
Like This Guy
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Make this case by reviewing
OLDmarketing investments.
Minimize Bias!
Minimize Bias!
Minimize Bias!
Boring
SEO
Works, doesn’t build
TRUST or BRAND
Where is Taylor Made?
Understand the
WHOLE
customer problem
Minimize Bias!
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The Role SEO Plays
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How are our competitors?
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SEMRush + Excel
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Find a keyword you want to rank for
Take the top results
Drop each into SemRush
Clean the data
Top 5, brand name, asset
The Machines are Learning what we want
WE MUST UNDERSTAND
INTENT + CONTENT
BASIC
HUMAN
BEHAVIOR
WE’D RATHER LEARN & BUY
THAN BE SOLD TO
All education
Dumb Money - Paid
Show cost of those keywords
Expensive
Let’s Talk
Machine Learning
WHAT!!!!!!
SEARCHER’S MISSION
YOU ARE NOT FULFILLING
LOOKS LIKE A MODEL
THIS IS MORE LIKE IT…
THE ROBOTS ARE
SMARTER THAN
THE MARKETERS
Those PPC ads for Cloud Vs Organic
Are you ready to use your “SEO” skills to
understand people better & build what they
want?
If Not…The Robots Are
Coming for
Those who Don’t!!!
And they’re taking
YOUR Traffic

Turing 2016 - Using Search Data to Answer Questions Better