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November 17, 2014 – DFWSEM State of Search
ABOUTSEARCH INFLUENCEHelping customers successfully market online since 2006.
Search Influence
• 90 full and part-time
employees
• 60 contract writers
• Google AdWords &
Analytics Certified Staff
• Thousands of clients in
most industries
Reputation
• 2011 Inc. 500 honoree
• 2013 Inc. Hire Power Winner
• Recognized leader in search and
social for local business
• Two decades in online media
• Best Places to Work, 2014
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WHAT ISSEARCH INFLUENCE?
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Systems, software, and
really smart people
building scalable, kick-ass
online marketing.
OUR TEAM
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• First website online in 1994
• Built 2,500 web sites in 18 months with a
production staff of 12 (2002).
• Part of team which took Sprint Yellow Pages
from zero to 1,000,000 monthly visitors in 18
months (2005)
• Preaching the Gospel of Facebook Ads for
local business since 2009
• Produced more than 150,000 pages of web
copy in 2013
• Local U Faculty member and forum moderator
• Search Engine Land columnist
WILL SCOTTABOUT ME
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FLASHBACK: PUBCON NOLA 2014
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BECAUSE,GOOGLE SUCKS.
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NOT SEO.
GOOGLE KUNG FU.
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• YouTube
• Yelp
• Houzz
• YP.com
• And more…
GOOGLE HAS A WEAKNESS:BIG “AUTHORITY” SITES
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MORE SCATALOGICAL REFERENCE
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THE INTERNET CESSPOOL
"Brands are the
solution, not the
problem," Mr. Schmidt
said. "Brands are how
you sort out the
cesspool.”
Eric Schmidt, 10/2008
http://adage.com/article/media/google-s-schmidt-internet-cesspool-brands/131569/
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WIKIPEDIA: CESSPOOL (CESSPIT)
“used for the
temporary
collection and
storage of
feces, excreta
or faecal
sludge”
Wikipedia(first Google result for
“cesspool”)
Note: scum rises
to the top.
“Bedrijfsafval". Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
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GOOGLE IMAGES: “CESSPOOL”
ADVERTISING USED TO BE MORE OBVIOUS
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https://www.behance.net/gallery/1998561/Americas-Country-Store-Advertising-Circular
ADS USED TO BE OBVIOUS
ADS USED TO BE OBVIOUS
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2013/01/15/the-atlantics-scientology-problem-start-to-finish/
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http://adage.com/article/media/york-times-shrinks-labeling-natives-ads/294473/
ADS USED TO BE OBVIOUS
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ADS USED TO BE OBVIOUS
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ADS USED TO BE OBVIOUS
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IF YOU CAN’T BEAT ‘EM…
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http://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/buzzfeed-case-study.pdf
SO BACK TO THE CESSPOOL
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GUESS WHAT, GOOGLE FAVORS YOUTUBE
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OH, AND THEY REALLY LIKE BIG SITES TOO
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YOU MAY WANT TO AVERT YOUR EYES
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BARNACLE SEO IS NOW THE COST OF ENTRY
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BUT HOW DO WE FIND THE PLACES TO BARNACLE?
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DUH, GOOGLEStart at the source
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define:SPAM
Answer:
• Search
• Positions
• Above
• Mine
RANKING REPORTSOh come on, you know you
do it.
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CITATION RESEARCHWHITESPARK
Local Citation Finder
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THIS IS…
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“bounce like beyonce”
HOW WE DO IT
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HOW WE DO IT
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