The document discusses strategies for optimizing search engine marketing campaigns for voice search. It notes that voice search usage is growing rapidly and will account for half of all searches by 2020. It provides tips for optimizing for voice search, including rethinking keywords to be longer phrases, localizing keywords for mobile, bidding based on question intent, managing mispronunciations and negative keywords, using visual creative, and adapting extensions and descriptions. The key takeaway is that marketers need to start preparing for the rise of voice search by implementing these optimization strategies.
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41.6%
19% 18.7%
9.5%
11.3%
6 months to
a year ago
Within the
last 6 months
1 to 2
years ago
2 to 3
years ago
More than 3
years ago
Voice search is only going to grow
MindMeld Survey, December 2015
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1/3
of Cortana
queries come
from voice
Text queries vs. voice queries to Cortana
0
1000000
2000000
3000000
4000000
5000000
6000000
7000000
8000000
9000000
10000000
Text input Voice input
Microsoft internal data November 2015
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When are we using it?
Google Mobile Voice Survey, October 2014
-Quick answers
-Otherwise occupied
-Typing challenges
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“ We are on the cusp of
a new frontier that pairs
the power of natural
human language with
advanced machine
intelligence”
- Satya Nadella, Microsoft
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Who is Bill Gates?
Do my homework.
When will my package arrive?
Where do I live?
Where is my wife?
Who is my wife?
Cortana natural language
conversational queries,
voice input
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Who is Bill Gates?
Do my homework.
When will my package arrive?
Where do I live?
Where is my wife?
Who is my wife?
Cortana natural language
conversational queries,
voice input
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1 Words 2 Words 3 Words 4 Words 5 Words 6 Words 7 Words 8 Words 9 Words 10+
Words
Text searches more
concentrated around
1-3 words
Speech searches
longer through the tail
Microsoft internal data April 2015
Search queries from speech are longer – a little
Text input
Voice input
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Search Impact A Search Marketer’s World?” December 2014
Growth in Questions Phrases Year over Year
135%
7%
79%
75%
40%
81%
60%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
160%
Who What When Where Why How Total
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Do this
Text input keywords
2-3 words in length
Voice input keywords
3-4 words in length
Bahamas
Bahamas air fare
Bahamas vacation
Bahamas vacation packages
Bahamas travel
Cost for air fare to Bahamas
Bahamas vacation info
Best Bahamas vacation package
Cheapest Bahamas travel
Bahamas travel guide
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And this
What pizza place is open 24 hours?
How to order pizza online?
Where can I buy taco pizza?
Who sells gluten free pizza?
What is brooklyn style pizza?
What is the best pizza place?
Where is the nearest pizza place?
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of smartphone
searchers have used
a store locator or
location extension to
help them find and
visit a local store1
One tap
to maps and
directions
76%
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I need a blue
women’s sun hat
made of canvas,
size large.
Here’s what I found
on the web for “a
women’s sun hat
made of canvas,
white size large.”
49. Top Question Phrases for Large Junk Removal Brand
@JmGagnon
How to get rid of old furniture
Who picks up old refrigerators
Where to dispose of tv sets
What to do with an old mattress
When is trash pick up in my area
Who buys used furniture in rock hill;sc
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Do this
What is the cost for air fare to Bahamas?
How much does it cost to fly to the Bahamas?
Where can I find Bahamas vacation info?
How do I get to the Bahamas?
What’s the best Bahamas vacation package?
When is the best time to travel to the Bahamas?
Most folks just started using voice search and voice commands in the last 6 months! This stat is from just three months ago – so logically speaking, there are now A LOT more people using the personal assistant on their smartphone. Friends, this topic is extremely timely.
Source: http://searchengineland.com/mindmeld-launches-voice-assistant-2-0-says-voice-search-growing-dramatically-238130
Make it a priority to keep your local listing, your business listing, your crowd-sourced sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor updated and active. These sites have so much power when the search doesn’t leave the SERP. Is your address correct? What about your hours and your phone number? Are there customer reviews you need to manage?
and smart watches…
Do you know who the first advertiser on Xbox was? Dominos Pizza. It was so popular, we shut down their website for 2 hrs.
Let’s think about that in action. Your phone can capture and communicate signals about your location, your manner of travel – whether you’re on foot or in a car – time of day, most recent queries, usual route home from work, what the weather is… You name it.
Speaking of monetization, there will be a rush to monetize. Between the tech giants like Google, MSFT, Facebook- at some point there will be a rush to monetize. Already we can see articles that share that Google is working on conversational shopping in the SERPs.
Invite the audience to tweet reviews of your session or come talk to you and use their voice.