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Mobile Voice Search [INFOGRAPHIC]
This infographic from SERanking illustrates how people use voice search while on the go.
Read MoreVoice Command Use Frequency By Device [CHART]
According to an August 2018 Social Lens survey, 70% of US internet users have ever used a voice command on any device, though that figure drops to one-third for those who use them as part of their daily routine.
Read MoreTop Email Marketing Practices [CHART]
Basic segmentation ranks as the most broadly adopted email marketing practice among company marketers, according to the annual Email Industry Census from Econsultancy and Adestra. Some 82% of respondents worldwide (though predominantly from the UK) use basic segmentation, up from 80% last year.
Read MoreMobile Voice Search Behavior [INFOGRAPHIC]
This infographic from SERanking illustrates when, what, where, why and how of mobile search behavior.
Read MoreLocal Business Voice Search By Device [CHART]
Some 58% of US adults have used voice search to find information on a local business at some point in the past 12 months. Most commonly, people are using their smartphones (56%) for voice search to find local business information, while about 1 in 5 (18%) have done so using a Smart Speaker.
Read MoreConsumer Frustrations With Inaccurate Local Business Listings [CHART]
Most US consumers would lost trust in a business that had incorrect or inconsistent contact details online, reports BrightLocal. And the problem appears to be quite extensive: 71% of the survey’s respondents reported having felt the effect of inaccuracies found online, such as having called a wrong phone number or arrived at a location when it was closed.
Read MoreGoogle Universal Search Elements [CHART]
Google shows an average of only 8.5 organic results on the first page of its US mobile searches, and just 8.7 on desktop searches.
Read MoreTop SEO Priorities [CHART]
Social media tops other priorities when it comes to SEO services in 2018. One-fifth of respondents named social media marketing their top SEO service-related priority, ahead of on-site optimization (16%) and creating content to earn links (15%).
Read MoreWhat Smart Speaker Owners Would Like From Brands [CHART]
More than one-quarter of Alexa owners have asked their device about deals, recent research has revealed. Now, new data from Google and Peerless Insights indicates that Smart Speaker owners are most interested in receiving information about deals, sales and promotions from brands.
Read MoreVoice Assistant Use By Daypart [TABLE]
After a surge this past holiday season – when 4% of U.S. adults reported they acquired their first smart speaker device — ownership is up 128% since January 2017, to now one in six Americans (16%) having a smart speaker.
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