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ChatGPT Is Not Replacing Google—It’s Expanding Search [Study]
New research shows ChatGPT is not replacing Google Search—usage remains steady post-ChatGPT adoption.
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Stay on top of the SEO industry with original research and studies. Here are the latest data-backed resources.
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Google AI Mode’s Early Adoption and SEO Impact
Our study reveals early trends of how people are adopting Google’s AI Mode and how this may impact SEO and marketing.
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We Studied the Impact of AI Search on SEO Traffic. Here’s What We Learned.
Our research shows AI search visitors could surpass traditional search visitors in 2028. Plus much more.
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Investigating ChatGPT Search: Insights from 80 Million Clickstream Records
Discover how ChatGPT is reshaping search habits and web traffic patterns. Analysis of 80M clickstream records reveals changing user behaviors and referral trends in AI-driven search.
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New Research: Visitors Don’t Trust Alternative Domain Extensions
A domain extension could be a critical factor in Click-through Rate (CTR), traffic and ultimately it will affect your SEO. But we question if the new TLD extensions are a critical factor in improving the SERP of your website and if the risk to switch to them instead of fighting for a trusted domain.
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Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday: The Search Targeting Battle of Retail and Ecommerce
Which day gets more attention from search? Cyber Monday or Black Friday? Using Semrush data, we compared three major retailers and three major ecommerce sites to see how Black Friday and Cyber Monday are targeted with SEO, PPC and PLAs.
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Uber Case Study: Customers Should Drive Search Marketing
As more marketing dollars shift from offline efforts to online, the need for skilled search marketers is increasing. And as the demand for Internet marketers rises, the job responsibilities will continue to evolve. While in the past high rankings and a strong PPC impression share might have been enough to deem a search marketing campaign successful, as online becomes a larger share of a company’s market, traditional methods are no longer good enough. According to a recent survey conducted by SurveyMonkey on the ridesharing industry, Uber, the ride-hailing company everyone loves, has the highest brand awareness when compared to any of its ridesharing competitors. And according to the results, this translates into lots of customers and high conversions. It’s safe to say that Uber’s marketing team is doing a enviable job at scaling awareness of their product all over the world, and they truly seem unstoppable. However, there is one marketing channel that has some potential for improvement: search. As anyone that who regularly follows the news knows, Uber has faced some pretty significant legal challenges, including a couple of drivers who have allegedly committed violent crimes against customers. Uber, understandably, may not want to address some of these concerns in their search snippets. But unanswered negative perceptions about their company could be costing them clicks; especially when some of the negative news is right on the search page.