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

Ben talks with Deepak Shukla, the founder of Pearl Lemon SEO agency. As an SEO strategist, Deepak Shukla helps clients across the world to outrank their competitors. Getting to that number one spot or even to the first page of Google is the bottom line for SEOs. Today, Ben and Deepak discuss reverse engineering keyword research. Show Notes

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• Deepak Shukla: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Ben continues his conversation with Jordan Koene, SEO strategist and Advisor to Searchmetrics. Google has partnered with Shopify and there are many benefits for Google with this move. As a big player in search and eCommerce, Google is always updating and looking for ways to increase their market share. Today, Ben and Jordan talk about what Shopify stands to gain from this integration with Google. Show Notes

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• Jordan Koene: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Jordan Koene, SEO strategist and Advisor to Searchmetrics, drops in to talk with Ben about the Google and Shopify integration. With the merger, Shopify now has access to Google’s search results. So what’s in it for Google? Ben and Jordan discuss how beneficial this is for Google. Show Notes

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• Jordan Koene: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Lisann Kohnke, Head of Market Insights at Searchmetrics, continues the conversation with Ben about leveraging SEO data to better understand your target market. Are you getting the most out of your data? Get a better understanding of the connection between search data and market insights with Searchmetrics Insights. Today, Ben and Lisann talk about search and gaining market insights. Show Notes

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• Lisann Kohnke: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Today, Ben sits down with the Head of Market Insights at Searchmetrics, Lisann Kohnke, to chat about leveraging SEO data to better understand your target market. The truth is that a lot of marketers don’t know exactly who is searching for what. Identifying your target market all boils down to your category and choosing the correct keywords. Ben and Lisann discuss how marketers can effectively pinpoint their audience. Show Notes

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• Lisann Kohnke: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Today, Marcus Tober, founder and chief evangelist of Searchmetrics joins Ben to talk about Google’s Core Web Vitals update. How do core web vitals affect your online presence? After 15 years of leading the Searchmetrics team, Marcus has finally completed a study on core web vitals, which he has now published. Ben and Marcus discuss how you can meet the standards set by Google. Show Notes

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• Marcus Tober: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Ben and Anastasia Leng, CEO of CreativeX, speak about how you can measure brand efficiency in real time. Is there a correlation between brand efficiency and the science behind effective content creation? It all boils down to the impact of your brand based on the level of consistency of your creative content. Ben and Anastasia discuss how CreativeX approaches brand efficiency for each brand. Show Notes

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• Anastasia Leng: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Today, Ben speaks with Anastasia Leng, CEO of CreativeX, about the science behind effective content creation. Do you need science behind your art of content creation? As the CEO of CreativeX, Anastasia’s job is to figure out the science behind the data from your content to help you to continue to create more effective content. Ben and Anastasia talk about the similarities between SEO and the CreativeX process. Show Notes

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• Anastasia Leng: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Ben chats with Chief SEO consultant at Searchmetrics, Marcus Pentzek, about some common misconceptions about Baidu. How can you drive organic marketing success in the Chinese market that is dominated by Baidu instead of Google? Ben and Marcus spent the week talking about how you can enter the Chinese market and what to expect when you get there. Today, on the final day of ‘marketing in China’ week, Ben and Marcus clear up some popular myths about using Baidu. Show Notes

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• Marcus Pentzek: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Today, Chief SEO consultant at Searchmetrics, Marcus Pentzek, chats with Ben about differences between Baidu and Google. So far in ‘marketing in China’ week we’ve learned how to enter the Chinese market and what to expect. Now that we know that Google is not a top contender in search in the Chinese marketplace, how does Google and Baidu compare to each other? Ben and Marcus discuss the differences and the similarities between Baidu and Google. Show Notes

Connect With: 

• Marcus Pentzek: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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