Search Engine Optimization Charts

US Online Shoppers Put Amazon Above Search Engines for Inspiration and Product Searches

More than half (57%) of US online shoppers go to Amazon for inspiration.

Performance Marketers Report Moderate Improvements in Conversion Rates

Almost half (45%) of performance marketers say the effectiveness of their conversation rate optimization program has increased moderately or significantly.

How Are Americans Using Voice Assistants?

With an increase in ownership of Smart Speakers over the past few years the use of voice assistants has become a regular part of daily life for some. Indeed, a report [download page] from Vixen Labs reveals that some 57% of US adults use voice-activated technology,...

What Are the Big Trends in Local SEO?

Navigating algorithm updates, platform changes, and new technology appear to be concerns for local marketers this year, according to the newest Local Search Industry Survey report from BrightLocal. More than one-third (36%) of the 550 local marketers surveyed working...

Majority of B2B Buyers Say Their Purchase Timelines Have Increased

While one-third of B2B executives report that the current environment has caused their organization to escalate some purchases due to changing business needs, that doesn’t seem to have sped up the buying process overall. A recent report [download page] from Demand Gen...

Half of Smartphone Owners Say They’ve Looked Up Info About an OOH Advertiser

Even though 2020 saw a steep fall in traditional advertising budgets, that doesn’t mean people weren't exposed to legacy advertising. In fact, a recent survey [pdf] by the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) and the Harris Poll reveals that some 3 in...

Mobile vs. Desktop: Visits and Search Trends

Mobile’s share of website visits continues to increase. Some 61% of site visits in the US came via mobile phones in 2020, up from 57% in 2019. This is per a study from Perficient that also found that the number of pageviews per visitor was lowest on mobile. The study...

These Content Categories Had the Biggest Hikes in Pageviews Last Year

In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic had many people worried about their health as a virus spread and their careers and finances as the economy took a nosedive. Indeed, data [download page] from Parse.ly shows that among domains in its customer base, total pageviews of...

Gen Xers Turn to Search for Product Research, Brand Discovery

At a time when brand and product information can be found through an array of channels, Gen X consumers lean towards discovering and researching new brands through search. This is according to a report [download page] from GlobalWebIndex (GWI) which looked at the...

Here’s Why Millennials Use Social Media

When it comes to keeping themselves entertained, Millennials are spending plenty of time with social media. A study [download page] from GWI focusing on the digital behaviors of Millennials unsurprisingly finds that this age group spent more time each day with social...

Super Bowl 2021 Data [Updated]

As expected, Super Bowl 2021 was like no other seen in recent history, and not necessarily in a good way for advertisers. Not only were seats at the stadium only filled to about one-third of capacity because of COVID-19 restrictions, but fewer people tuned in from the...

An Estimated 2 in 3 Clicks on Google Search Ads Occur on Phones

Combined, smartphones and tablets accounted for a little more than two-thirds (67.8%) of total search ad clicks in Q4 2020, with smartphones making up the vast majority of that figure, per Merkle’s Q4 2020 Digital Marketing Report [download page]. In an analysis of...