Voices of Search // A Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Content Marketing Podcast

Director of SEO at Williams-Sonoma, Avinash Conda, shares insights on SEO evolution and brand success. Topics include challenges for consumer-facing companies, pricing strategies, handling technical debt, and the balance of art and science in SEO. Learn about Avinash's career journey from India to the US and his strategies for SEO success.

On Amazon’s highly competitive platform, what does it take to have greater visibility and sell more product? In this episode of the Searchmetrics Voices of Search podcast series, Adam Weiler, who is a Premier Amazon Channel Partner with over 10 years of experience shares his knowledge: How to do an analysis of the competition What are the best strategies for creating listings, including the front and back end and titles? What are the different strategies for commodity products like a coffee mug versus a new and innovative product? How do you navigate duplication of listings? Show NotesConnect With: Adam Weiler: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We goofed! Earlier this month, we only uploaded the first 27 seconds of our episode about optimizing for Non-Google search engines. As much as we hope you like our intro music, we figured that you might also want to hear us talk about search. Here's the whole episode... enjoy the pod! When it comes to search, we all know that Google is the Goliath. SEO strategist Jordan Koene examines why the other search engines can profoundly impact your business: What is the inside story of Verizon and Yahoo and how Bing connects Explorer and other Microsoft products with their search experience? Why Google and Bing webmaster tools are table stakes, offering the data you need for free? Does Google really know when you've been good or bad? Show Notes Connect With:Jordan Koene: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kelsey Jones shares her unique path to marketing entrepreneurship and owning her own successful agency. In this Searchmetrics Voices of Search podcast, Kelsey shows how her spirit of adventure, thirst for learning, and resiliency led to success. Kelsey reflects on: What are her suggestions for moving from freelancing to consulting to running your own business? When failure isn't an option, how was being “hungry” a powerful motivator? What was the dark side of SEO that she witnessed during its early days? Show NotesConnect With: Kelsey Jones: LinkedIn Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When it comes to developing YouTube videos, there are many optimization techniques that can make a big difference on how your videos rank. In this Searchmetrics podcast episode, David Capone shares his insider knowledge, covering everything you need to know for visibility, from creating a channel to viewer retention to which how-to videos are the most popular. Which YouTube channels perform the best and why? How do you make your YouTube videos entertaining? What are the best titles, keywords, meta tags, and descriptions? What does it take to get Google and YouTube recommended? Show NotesConnect With: Duane Forrester: Website // LinkedInBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duane Forrester shares his expertise on local search across the digital universe of maps, apps, and search engines. An expert on brand, consumer behavior, and reputation management, Duane provides SEO knowledge and actionable steps to attract more customers. Duane reviews: Putting yourself in your customers’ shoes, what are the top questions to ask that should drive your search strategies? How to effectively use regional-specific data and tools like Google My Business? How to effectively respond to bad reviews so that they don’t tank your business? Show NotesConnect With: Duane Forrester: Website // LinkedInBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duane Forrester, VP of Industry Insights at Yext, is an expert on generational change, consumer behavior, and the latest tech, and covers what it takes to ensure your brand is putting its best foot forward and generating local business. What are the essential placements and strategies for local search with Google, Bing, Foursquare, and Facebook? What is the impact of reviews and can reviews below 4 stars harm your business? How are Alexa and Google Home changing the local search landscape and do they require a new way of managing your data? Can the hundreds of small online directories with information about your business actually impact your Google search results? Show NotesConnect With: Duane Forrester: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Google’s March Core Update saw earthquake-like upheaval in global search results with 74% declines for some and 20% growth for others. Post aftershocks, there’s greater stability and a clearer playing field to evaluate how companies like Walmart, Wayfair, Amazon, Etsy, eBay and others are doing. What do the winners and losers of the Google Core Algorithm Update have in common? How is Target trending as one of the biggest winners and what has happened in the last several weeks? Why has Walmart lost some market share during this last update? What has happened in the auto and health industries, which have seen some of the greatest impacts from the Google update? Show NotesConnect With: Tyson Stockton: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Vertical search players are redefining and redistributing Google’s dominance. Jordan Koene covers the changing verticalized landscape of search and looks to the future of IoT where your refrigerator could be ordering your next carton of eggs. Has Google struggled to single-handily control the entire search experience and what product did they try to build 8 – 10 years ago? How do the apps on our phone shape our search experience? What is the role of YouTube in video search? How does Yelp provide a better local experience? Could Google’s Hotel Finder usurp Hotel.com and Airbnb? Show NotesConnect With:Jordan Koene: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Over the past decade, China has blocked access of its 1.3 + billion population to Google, Facebook, and Twitter, leaving Chinese government-approved Baidu the largest single-market search engine in the world. How do data-driven marketers and SEOs tap into complex localized markets such as China, Japan, South Korea, and Russia? What are the expectations of search engines like Yandex and Baidu, and how do you generate awareness and ultimately, manage their traffic? What are the strategies for creating a unique experience and content that fits the local market? Is it worth the effort to internationalize and focus on Baidu, Yandex, and other smaller search engines that are so geographic specific? Show NotesConnect With:Jordan Koene: Website // LinkedIn Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.