Matt Lacuesta Search Con 2016

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May 12 & 13, 2016 | Breckenridge, Colorado

STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH BETTER SEO INTEGRATION

The 4 things you need to know to

ensure breakthrough content

INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR DIGITAL EFFORTS

_ Be different. Really different.

INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR DIGITAL EFFORTS

_ Be different. Really different._ Make it simple, stupid.

INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR DIGITAL EFFORTS

_ Be different. Really different._ Make it simple, stupid._ Cause happiness.

INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR DIGITAL EFFORTS

_ Be different. Really different._ Make it simple, stupid._ Cause happiness._ Shake shit up.

INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR DIGITAL EFFORTS

_ Be different. Really different._ Make it simple, stupid._ Cause happiness._ Shake shit up.

55% of all consumers would pay more for a better customer experience

-Defaqto Research

www.burnsmarketing.com/digital-standout-searchcon-2016

…the best relationships are the ones where you give them something, and then you start forming a relationship that then may benefit you somewhere along the line in the future.

-Gary Vaynerchuk

COOL, SO HOW DO WE DO IT?

SEO TODAY

_ Technical SEO

SEO TODAY

_ Technical SEO_ Content Development

SEO TODAY

_ Technical SEO_ Content Development_ User Experience Advocacy

SEO TODAY

_ Technical SEO_ Content Development_ User Experience Advocacy_ Creative Marketing

SEO TODAY

_ Technical SEO_ Content Development_ User Experience Advocacy_ Creative Marketing_ Social Awareness

SEO TODAY

_ Technical SEO_ Content Development_ User Experience Advocacy_ Creative Marketing_ Social Awareness

NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST, BUT THESE ARE THINGS HAVE MADE FOLKS HAPPY.

SOCIAL

Provide lists of influencers in specific industries and verticals and niches to help with outreach.

SOCIAL

Show you content that has performed well around a particular keyword

SOCIAL

Social signals are not direct ranking factors

Indirect Ranking Factors

SOCIAL

Indirect Ranking Factors

BRANDING

Semantic SearchAnswer Questions

BRANDING

Answer this:How can you help me?

Not this:What do you do?

UX

_ Unify the site's goals_ Architecture_ Global Navigation and internal

linking_ How many clicks does it take?_ Time on site signals_ Will others want to link to it?_ User testing before and after site

launch

UX

Mobile Usability_ Design now a ranking factor

https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/

UX

Deep linking in apps

SOCIAL

Indirect Ranking Factors

CUSTOMER SERVICE

FAQ_ What issues come up most often_ Learn to manage expectations in

the future

SALES

FAQ_ Identify common objections_ Which collateral resonates?

SALES

Private social communities

IT specific community that can be used to determine hot topics and build personas. Also has paid opportunities.

SOCIAL

Indirect Ranking Factors

PR

Original Link Builders

PR

Leverage:EventsPartnershipsVolunteerSponsorships

PR

Competitive Backlink Analysis

Whose linking to your competition? Identify opportunities.

PR

When you find relevant articles, don’t just focus on the site. Read the author profile, read their other work and connect via LinkedIn.

SOCIAL // PR // CONTENT

Type “related:website.com” into Google’s search bar for a domain or page and the engine will return pages it perceives as similar.

REPORTING

http://www.goinflow.com/keep-your-seo-job/

Cross-Departmental Reporting Templates

REPORTING

Makes reporting a breeze with over 100 integrations to create custom dashboards.

Think about current client relationships and where you can show more value

Look at current processes and look for opportunities for SEO integration

’The best SEO’s will put themselves out of a job…’

…the best SEOs have done such a good job at educating other teams on SEO that, after a while, there doesn’t need to be someone advocating for the ‘right thing for SEO’ because that’s naturally been weaved into the fabric of every digital professional’s job.

-Erin Everhart

thanks

@mattlacuesta

mattl@burnsmarketin g.com

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