Will Scott is the CEO of Search Influence, the largest online marketing firm on the Gulf Coast. He gave a presentation on why online marketers are rethinking Yelp. He showed that mobile local searches will surpass desktop searches by 2015. Factors that influence rankings on Siri with Yelp were discussed, such as proximity, ratings, categories and taxonomies. The presentation provided tips for optimizing for these rankings, including leveraging third party data, enriching Yelp descriptions, studying local taxonomies, and focusing keyword research on natural language queries.

1. Why Online Marketers
are Rethinking Yelp
Will Scott @w2scott
CEO Search Influence
SMX East 2012
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2. About Me
Will Scott
• Working Online since 1994
• Promoting Sites since 2001
Search Influence
• 45 Full-Time employees
• > 60 Contract writers
• Largest Online Marketing Firm on Gulf Coast
• Nationally recognized in Local Search & Social
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5. US Local Search: Mobile Vs.
Desktop
113.34
Local Searches (B) 85.88
85.88
77.10
69.20 83.96
61.50 63.74
54.90
45.99
30.70
19.70
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
 In 2015, mobile local search volume will surpass desktop search for the first
time
 By 2016, we expect mobile local search to exceed local desktop search by
27.5 billion queries
http://www.biakelsey.com/Company/Press-Releases/120418-Mobile-Local-Search-Volume-Will-Surpass-Desktop-Local-Search-in-2015.asp
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6. Drilling Down on Secondary
Actions (SAR)
Source: xAD
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9. SO HOW DO YOU RANK?
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10. Pizza, Pizza New York
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13. DUI Lawyer
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15. Dry Cleaner
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17. CATEGORIES & TAXONOMIES
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19. Teeth Whitening
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21. What to Infer?
Siri (w/ Yelp) Rankings are a combination of:
• Proximity
– Neighborhood taxonomies
• Ratings
• Category
– And category taxonomies
– And 3rd party categories
Differences from Yelp Search:
• Yelp is more keyword driven
• Yelp Ads
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22. What to Do?
• Leverage categories in 3rd party data
sources, e.g.: Localeze, InfoUSA, Axciom
• Enrich use of keywords in Yelp description
• Study the taxonomies of category and
location where you are
• Do good local SEO
• Do Siri specific keyword research
• Get reviews!
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23. Keyword Research for Siri
• Brainstorm
• Think natural language
– Best Italian restaurant
– Good Chiropractor
– (where is, find a, etc.)
• Expand your keyword list with categories
and taxonomies
– Dentist: Periodontist, Cosmetic Dentist,
Pediatric Dentist, etc.
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24. Used by Permission of GetListed.org @w2scott
More Info on Data:
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http://www.slideshare.net/MattSiltala/siri-and-yelp-optimization-smx-east-2012-local-university

25. Will Scott @w2scott
CEO Search Influence
THANK YOU
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