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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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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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