How Alexa and Siri are changing SEO: AI and voice search
Alexa, how is AI-assisted voice search changing the SEO landscape? It’s putting more emphasis than ever on conversational content, integration with Google Maps, and dominating the SERPs
Rise in voice search for local businesses brings new opportunities and challenges
Voice search is growing exponentially, and when something becomes this prominent it behoves the major search engines to make changes to the ways they work to make these experiences more fluid and enjoyable for the end user. Jamie Pitman reviews consumers’ current use of voice search with regard to local search and how you can optimize for future growth
The future of search
Will artificial intelligence (AI) ultimately make search better or worse? Is the future SERPless? And what are the ramifications for SEOs? Jessie Moore shares just a few of the key themes coming out of the plethora of predictions for the future of search
Mary Meeker’s Report 2018: the internet trends to watch out for
Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends report is certainly one of the most anticipated annual reports in the tech industry. We’ve looked at the new stats and we’ve analyzed those who grabbed our attention.
Where we’re going, we won’t need websites
As voice becomes dominant in search, and users turn to social media, apps and news aggregators for their content – and not to mention the rise in virtual reality – Kevin Gibbons asks whether we will still need websites in future.
An Idiot’s Guide to: Failing to Complete the Actions for the Google Assistant Codelab (and a Realisation that I Need to Learn More Code)
Read about John’s attempt to create a simple Google Action for the Google Assistant – he knows that the future of search is voice, but does he need more coding skills?
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10 Google updates you may have missed
Google rarely stands still. In fact, the search giant claims to tweak its search algorithms at least 3 times per day. Some of these updates are bigger than others, and the past month has brought an unprecedented wave of newsworthy enhancements.
Can Google Assistant and Voice Search Really Help Those Who Need it the Most ?
The RNIB states that in the UK, there are over 2 million people living with sight loss. This number is expected to rise to nearly 4 million by 2050. But what is being done in terms of voice search to help these people access the internet?
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How to get mobile SEO for voice search right
Voice search and mobile usage are both on the rise and look set to shape the SEO industry for some time to come. Nonetheless, 62% of marketers have no specific plans for voice search in 2018. How can marketers take action today to tap into two of the most important trends in the industry?
Screenless Search Marketing Essentials – Your Practical Guide
With the rise of voice assistants and VR, search behaviour is increasingly happening off-screen. Discover the essentials screen-less search marketing in a practical way, so that you can look at applying them to your business marketing mix.
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Should Anyone Even Care If Google Now Powers SIRI Results?
Now that Apple has switched from Bing to Google for SIRI’s web search results, I have been trying to wrap my head around the implications for our clients. In keeping with Apple’s secretive ways, it’s not exactly clear there are any. Here’s a voice query result for “outdoor seat cushions”: The results are typically […]
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How does Bing’s voice search compare to Google’s?
Google remains the dominant player in search marketing, but the industry is changing very rapidly and the old certainties may erode. Does voice search provide a platform for Microsoft to compete?
How to optimize featured snippets for voice search
When it comes to voice search, featured snippets are key. If a searcher is using voice search and expecting a verbal reply, they will not be presented with a choice of results – and where a featured snippet is present, this will be the result read out. So how can you optimize your featured snippets for voice search?
SEO and Voice Search Goes Together Like Sardines and Peanut Butter
Voice search is all the rage. To hear it from a marketing or search technologist, the voice search revolution is on us. Lowering barriers to access and radically changing the way we interact with devices. There is only one problem, take it away Dr. Malcolm I hate to break it to everyone, but voice search […]
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The Future of The Web; Websites as Data Sources
Increasingly websites are not primarily for human consumption. As user behaviour switches to screen-less interfaces, websites need to become machine-readable data sources so that your content can be used and re-purposed by the platforms that drive voice search and contextual triggers.
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Voice search: A digital space race
Voice search has been identified by the world’s leading technology providers as a huge opportunity to acquire market share over the next decade. It currently lacks mainstream adoption – but all that could change before long. So who is in the lead for the voice search “space race”?
Optimizing for voice assistants: Why actions speak louder than words
The voice assistants of today are closer than ever to the sci-fi ideal of the all-knowing computer that we’ve been dreaming about for decades. But the way that users are interacting with them isn’t just with voice search – it’s with voice commands. How are these different, and what can you do to optimize for them?
What does voice search mean for your local SEO strategy?
The popularity of virtual assistants means voice search is on the rise. But what does it means for businesses that rely on local search traffic, and how can they ensure they aren’t left behind?
Top Tips on Voice Search: Artificial Intelligence, Location and SEO
Over the past few years, we have seen the transformative impact of mobile on search and consumer behavior, including the shift towards the mobile-first algorithm. Voice search is the next major trend that brands will need to focus on to ensure they remain competitive.
“Ubiquitous and seamless”: The future of voice search
These are interesting times for voice search, both in terms of its adoption among consumers and its technological development. We have moved … read more