WEBINAR Transform Your SEO Strategy Collin Colburn, Researcher March 21, 2016. Call in at 10:55 a.m. Eastern time

What does it mean to transform? Image source: Google Search (http://www.google.com)

Additive improvements can improve organic visibility.

Agenda Why is your current approach not enough? How do you evolve to discovery marketing? What tactics should you add?

Agenda Why is your current approach not enough? How do you evolve to discovery marketing? What tactics can you add?

Empowered customers are shaping corporate strategies. Institutions Customers Information Price Location Technology Source: “Winning In The Age Of The Customer” Forrester report

Image source: WordPress (http://www.wordpress.com)

Search has evolved into discovery marketing. Users have multimedia and multi-device habits. Marketers diversify digital budgets to enable discovery. Image source: Clipart Panda (http://www.clipartpanda.com/categories/magnifying-glass-clipart-transparent-background)

Searchers use many sources to find. 25% 16% 13% Image source: Pinterest (http://www.interest.com) and Meijer mobile app

Google catalogs more than just websites. Image source: Google Search (http://www.google.com)

Mobile searches now dominate. >50% of searches 2 billion Image source: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/3d/30/87/3d3087ba20d772841b00b04c1941a004.jpg

Local connects customers to small and national businesses. Image source: Mel Hill (http://www.melhill.com/) and Bright (http://bright.stellaservice.com/).

Marketers lack the data to understand SEO’s impact. Image source: Google Webmaster Tools; Google Analytics (https://www.google.com/analytics/); Search Engine Journal (https://www.searchenginejournal.com/)

Agenda Why is your current approach not enough? How do you evolve to discovery marketing? What tactics can you add?

Use Forrester’s WHO framework to evolve to discovery marketing. Source: “Brief: What's New With SEO?” Forrester report

Use Forrester’s WHO framework to evolve to discovery marketing Source: “Brief: What's New With SEO?” Forrester report

Use Forrester’s WHO framework to evolve to discovery marketing Source: “Brief: What's New With SEO?” Forrester report

Agenda Why is your current approach not enough? How do you evolve to discovery marketing? What tactics can you add?

Design for mobile users. Image source: Google’s mobile friendly testing tool (https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/)

Keep location data accurate. 15 man hours for one landing page Name, address, and phone number Image source: Which? Conversation (https://conversation.which.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/map-pins_shutterstock_27442777.jpg)

Increase content assets. Image source: Google Search (http://www.google.com) Image source: Google Search (http://www.google.com/)

Maintain a strong foundation. Site navigation Structured data markup Link building

In summary: Your current SEO strategy cannot keep up with consumer and search engine changes. Use Forrester’s WHO framework to lay a foundation for a stronger strategy. Apply new best practices to increase organic visibility today.

Collin Colburn +1 212-857-0735 ccolburn@forrester.com

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