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

Adrien Menard, CEO and Co-Founder of Botify, discusses changes and emerging trends in SEO. Though the value of SEO has been underestimated for a very long time, that is slowly changing as a result of technology and innovation. And, in an era where we cannot rely on click data anymore, companies like Botify are making it easier for clients to prove the value of their SEO efforts. Today, Adrien talks about SEO technology innovation. Show Notes

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• Adrien Menard: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Adrien Menard, CEO and Co-Founder of Botify, discusses changes and emerging trends in SEO. SEO is now seen as a performance marketing channel and this has led to SEO teams needing to deliver a greater impact. In response, Botify created tools and analytics to implement organic search marketing strategies faster. Today, Adrien talks about some emerging trends in SEO. Show Notes

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• Adrien Menard: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Kathy Brown, SEO consultant at Searchmetrics joins Ben to talk about the impact of semantic search on SEO. What is semantic search? And why is Google investing in it? Today, Ben and Kathy talk about the relationship between SEO and semantic search. Show Notes

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• Kathy Brown: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Jason Jackson, Co-Founder of Get Found, discusses SEO development and learning within the agency context. As an SEO agency, you’re going to get clients who may have had negative experiences with SEO previously. Rather than ignoring these feelings, it’s crucial to address them from the beginning of the relationship and teach your team to respond to these feelings with empathy. Today, Jason talks about client management and retention. Show Notes

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• Jason Jackson: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Jason Jackson, Co-Founder of Get Found, discusses SEO development and learning within the agency context. Becoming a good digital marketer and honing your SEO skills requires determination and a willingness to learn as much as possible. SEO is forever evolving and the key to advancing your SEO skills and starting your own agency is to always have a student mentality and use failure as a stepping stone toward success. Today, Jason talks about learning and development within the agency context. Show Notes

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• Jason Jackson: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Tom Critchlow, Founder of SEO MBA, discusses how to present SEO to your CEO. SEO is not a standalone activity and buy-in for our SEO initiatives needs to come from the executive and other stakeholder groups. And, the first step to getting buy-in from these individuals is figuring out what goals they are working towards and how the goals of your SEO initiatives can align with theirs. Today, Tom talks about getting buy-in for your SEO projects. Show Notes

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• Tom Critchlow: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Tom Critchlow, Founder of SEO MBA, discusses how to present SEO to your CEO. As SEOs, we have a tendency to obsess over the technical and complicated nature of SEO. But, getting buy-in, resources, and budget from the executive team requires that we’re able to communicate our SEO strategies in a clear, straightforward way that makes it more digestible for them. Today, Tom talks about presenting SEO to your CEO. Show Notes

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• Tom Critchlow: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Brandon Schakola, Sr. Director of SEO at Overstock, discusses SEO strategy. SEO is not a standalone activity and buy-in is required from several teams to get any traction on your SEO initiatives. Essentially, rather than simply pitching a strategy to the executives, it’s the responsibility of an SEO to involve the different stakeholder groups throughout the development of the SEO strategy to secure buy-in. Today, Brandon talks about executing an SEO strategy. Show Notes

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• Brandon Schakola: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Brandon Schakola, Sr. Director of SEO at Overstock, discusses SEO strategy. It takes time, effort and knowledge to create a winning SEO strategy that will get executive buy-in and bring in the traffic you're looking for. As an SEO, your job is to provide specific experiences for your target audience, so before creating a strategy, you must determine what your audience needs. Today, Brandon talks about creating an SEO strategy. Show Notes

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• Brandon Schakola: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Brandon Schakola, Sr. Director of SEO at Overstock, discusses SEO strategy. If you want to get the most out of your SEO strategy, you need to build a strong foundation. And, rather than looking externally at your competitors first, you must understand how your organization prioritizes SEO to ensure that you’ll have the resources required to drive the SEO changes outlined in your strategy. Today, Brandon talks about building the groundwork for your SEO strategy. Show Notes

Connect With: 

• Brandon Schakola: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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