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Brands can rank high in Baidu organic searches even if they link to blocked US sites such as Facebook and YouTube You can rank on Page One of top Chinese search engine, Baidu, even if your website includes links to officially blocked sites such as Facebook and YouTube according to new research; and contrary to popular belief, over 75% of websites ranked in the top ten positions on Baidu are .com sites rather than local Chinese .cn or .com.cn domains. At the same time, it seems essential to reference at least one Chinese…

Dr. Konstantinos Dolkas joins as CTO and Björn Darko becomes VP Product Searchmetrics, which provides software and services for search and content optimization, announced two new senior appointments to accelerate product innovation and drive growth. Dr. Konstantinos Dolkas joins the company in October as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Björn Darko is promoted to VP Product. Searchmetrics’ Vision is simplifying digital commerce for the world’s smartest marketers. The company is continually focussed on…

New Searchmetrics study highlights importance of video and YouTube when consumers search for information on consumer electronics. It also reveals UK retailers of consumer tech may not be doing enough to satisfy informational searches Amazon.co.uk is the most visible website overall in Google’s UK page one results when people search for consumer electronics topics such as computers, laptops, video and mobile phones according to a new study by Searchmetrics. YouTube.com takes second place, ahead of both Currys.co.uk and …

Searchmetrics Q4 2019 study reveals retail websites are failing to satisfy informational searches for consumer electronics Bestbuy.com is the most visible website in Google’s (Google.com) page one results when people search for consumer electronics topics such as computers, laptops, video and mobile phones according to a new Searchmetrics study. Second and third are Amazon.com and Walmart.com. For searches related to mobile phones, t-mobile.com is the most visible on page one, followed by bestbuy.com. However, nearly…

Searchmetrics is combining insights from Google Lighthouse with its own extensive search data to give SEO professionals a fully-customized, comprehensive report highlighting the Google ranking factors that matter most to their specific market. Each Lighthouse Ranking Factors report comes complete with concrete recommendations for improving search performance based on an analysis of how a site compares with top ranking competitors. “This is so much more than just a simple SEO audit for your website,” explains Jordan Koene,…

European Shopping Comparison Services Claim Google Is Now Trying to Populate the Service with ‘Fake’ Comparison Shopping Sites Over a year on from the European Commission’s antitrust ruling which forced Google to open up its shopping service to outside competitors, new Searchmetrics research suggests a third of ads within Google Shopping boxes are coming from providers other than Google. But the majority of these (23% of all ads) seem to be from digital marketing agencies profiting from Google Shopping’s revamped auction…

Google Ranking Factors Study Highlights Big Variations in Search Strategies for Different Niches − from ‘Weight Loss’ to ‘Furniture’ and ‘Financial Planning’ Brands’ organic search strategies on Google should now be tightly tailored to the niche they operate in, according to the latest research by Searchmetrics. That’s because Google’s use of technologies such as AI and machine-learning are helping it pin-point, more clearly than ever, the specific factors that satisfy search queries in different niches and contexts.…

Known for its Ranking Factors Study, enterprise SEO and content marketing platform, Searchmetrics recently released the Media Ranking Factors 2017. The report talks about the role of AMP in online media and how media sites should structure their content to perform well in organic search. We spoke to Daniela Neumann, VP Product Management, Searchmetrics, to learn how these factors affect content creation and management.Tell us about your role at Searchmetrics and the team you handle? At Searchmetrics our mission is to…