Search Engine Optimization

Retailers’ Google Strategies Need to Get Niche-Specific
January 25, 2019 at 10:50 am

Retailers’ organic search strategies on Google should now be tightly tailored to the niche they operate in. That’s because artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are helping the search engine to pinpoint more clearly than ever the specific factors that best satisfy queries for different niches, topics and user intentions. This is the main takeaway…

Retail Marketing Leaders Trend Report: The Top Online Performers and Strategies in 2018
November 6, 2018 at 11:31 am

Customer expectations in the retail world are changing. Conductor’s new retail trend report for 2018 clearly demonstrates that it’s essential for retailers to provide specific, personalized experiences that aren’t limited to late-funnel purchase decisions or desktop e-commerce. While 62 percent of retail market share in organic search is not dominated by a single brand, retailers…

Retail Marketing Leaders Trend Report: The Top Online Performers and Strategies in 2018
October 9, 2018 at 12:10 pm

Using online search data from 2018, Conductor identified the leading brands in retail search and the strategies they're employing to own key market share on Google and beyond. Conductor tracked over 100,000 search terms that consumers used to find retail products and information in 2018 using the Conductor Searchlight platform. In aggregate, these search terms represent nearly 300 million searches per month on average by consumers. This report breaks down the details around the retail customer journey, mobile search and key subcategories, and showcases the insights and strategies behind those successes.

It’s Time to Challenge Amazon in the Fastest-Growing Acquisition Channel
September 6, 2018 at 2:27 pm

For retailers, it's becoming a scary time to be over-reliant on the tried-and-true forms of digital marketing. The perfect storm of crowded platforms, consumer fatigue and GDPR is severely limiting free distribution mediums such as email, text and social, thus driving more dependence on paid advertising. However, the cost of ephemeral ad units continues to rise,…

Retailers Must Embrace Google’s Universal Search to Get on Page One
September 6, 2018 at 1:54 pm

Getting onto Google’s first page for important search terms is a necessary goal for retail brands. However, it’s getting even harder as Google now shows fewer organic links on page one for retail searches. Instead of the traditional 10 blue links, Searchmetrics’ analysis of thousands of retail results on Google indicates the search engine now displays, on…

Report: Google, Mastercard Cut Secret Deal to Track Retail Sales
August 31, 2018 at 12:03 pm

Google and Mastercard reportedly drafted a secret deal in which certain Google advertisers had access to data that shows if an online ad resulted in a purchase in a physical store. Bloomberg, citing four people with knowledge of the deal, reported that for the past year, select Google advertisers had access to a tool that tracks…

Char-Broil Boosts SEO Traffic, and Content Marketing Tips
August 23, 2018 at 5:26 pm

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Caitlin Sullivan and Joe Keenan discuss how grill brand Char-Broil grew organic search traffic 110 percent in two years through a defined content marketing strategy, as well as of offer content marketing tips to help retailers and brands extend their reaches, increase consumer engagement, and drive…