Aaron Friedman — ‘Google's Predictable Content Preference’

@aaronfriedman Google's Predictable Content Preference Aaron Friedman

@aaronfriedman Who Thinks Google Is Perfect? BECAUSE THEY AREN’T

@aaronfriedman Let’s Talk About Fair IS THIS FAIR? http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/food/MedRobots-Post.jpg http://i1.wp.com/venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/doctor-robot.jpg?

@aaronfriedman https://blog.zirtual.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/robot.jpg Sometime s Machines Make Decisions That Just Aren’t
Fair

@aaronfriedman http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1095060/images/o-ROBOTS-HUMANS- facebook.jpg Machines Have to Categorize you Into a
Box

@aaronfriedman http://36.media.tumblr.com/01b34a0ca5e7bb6945d1ae1bec53c4a8/ Work With Machines, Within These Boxes

@aaronfriedman Agenda Information Collection (Turning it into data) How Google
Thinks in Templates Opportunities When You Are the Outlier

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@aaronfriedman What Does Google Want WORLD DOMINANCE?

@aaronfriedman In Larry Page’s Own Words Source: http://www.google.com/about/company/ products/

@aaronfriedman Well, First of All…

@aaronfriedman Second,  Intent Is Tough

@aaronfriedman • Fruit • Color • Internet • Data Mining
• TV Show Second,  Intent Is Tough

@aaronfriedman And Then of Course,   If You Are This
Guy… SEND ALL REINFORCEMENTS ASAP!!!!

@aaronfriedman Bubble Gum man http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/ webdr06/2013/6/7/16/enhanced- buzz-8395-1370635812-2.jpg

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@aaronfriedman Sort of Makes You Think Search Engines   Might
Be Out To get you http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--WBjhAJHo--/

@aaronfriedman Is   This Really Fair? (conider pictures of kids
sweet and then crying and fighting) https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/40/48/f1/4048f18ac67a13dc7dde0e7685ed572f.jpg https://drawception.com/pub/panels/2015/8-29/

@aaronfriedman Are They Really Evil? Or Are They Just Machines?
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/Mephisto216/

@aaronfriedman Machines Are Just Machines. They Don’t Have Feelings Post:
https://medium.com/@xtinem/does-that-new-self-driving-car-have-your-ethics- a5a3d45af26d https://growingyoungereachday.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/im-sorry.jpg Self Driving Car

@aaronfriedman They Have An Algorithim

@aaronfriedman Choices http://www.hidefia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Morpheus-Red-Blue-Pills-HD-Wallpaper-1024x640.jpg?

@aaronfriedman THAT’S WHERE REPUTATION MANAGEMENT COMES IN WE THINK FAR
BEYOND JUST CLIENT SITES

@aaronfriedman This is SEO This is Reputation Management

@aaronfriedman Work With the Algorithm (not against)

@aaronfriedman Starting With Information Collection TRACKING RESULTS DAILY, TURNING THIS
INFORMATION INTO DATA

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@aaronfriedman http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc494/JeremiedPWI/ Washing_Machine_Self_Destructs_REMIX_SHORT.gif

@aaronfriedman Birth of IMPACT Dashboard

@aaronfriedman Tracking & Monitoring The dashboard tracks Google results daily,
storing them in the cloud for real-time alerts and reports and later analysis.

@aaronfriedman Tracking & Monitoring Monitoring allows us to pinpoint important
changes in search results including fluctuation, news activity, and changes in search layout that impact brand perception The precise point when a negative result appears on   page 1 of Google When the situation unfolds and a strategic site falls off page 1

@aaronfriedman Research Study on Hedge Funds ANATOMY OF A SEARCH
RESULT

@aaronfriedman What Shows In Search Results? • Corporate Homepage •
Knowledge Graph • Wikipedia • Social Profiles • Related Searches • Search Suggest • News • Review Sites - Hedge Funds 74% have their homepage at position 1

@aaronfriedman • Corporate Homepage • Knowledge Graph • Wikipedia •
Social Profiles • Related Searches • Search Suggest • News • Review Sites What Shows In Search Results? - Hedge Funds 72% have a knowledge graph

Social Profiles • Related Searches • Search Suggest • News • Review Sites What Shows In Search Results? - Hedge Funds 38% have Wikipedia at average position 4.41

Social Profiles • Related Searches • Search Suggest • News • Review Sites What Shows In Search Results? - Hedge Funds 74% have Linked on page 1

Social Profiles • Related Searches • Search Suggest • News • Review Sites What Shows In Search Results? - Hedge Funds

@aaronfriedman Well, of course all that stuff shows up... EXCEPT,
WHEN YOU SEE TRENDS APPEARING ACROSS INDUSTRIES, YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED?

@aaronfriedman Different Templates For Different Industries http://www.noisefestival.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/work/Robot%20workshops%20a4%20bodies.jpg Make your own
Robot to Rule the world!

@aaronfriedman Template Differences

@aaronfriedman Are Vastly Different Than Other Industries

@aaronfriedman Um… who cares? YOU CARE IF YOU ARE THIS
GUY

@aaronfriedman What do Asset Manager CEOs have in their results?
Row Labels Corporate Owned Wikipedi a Exec Profile Other Role/ Involvemen t News Article Social Other Resemble r Client 11% 11% 11% 11% 56% 0% 0% 0% Andrew Feldstein 10% 0% 20% 0% 20% 10% 10% 30% Antony Ressler 0% 10% 10% 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% Blake Goldring 20% 10% 30% 10% 0% 10% 10% 10% Derek J Green 20% 0% 30% 0% 0% 10% 20% 20% Henry Kravis 10% 10% 20% 20% 30% 10% 0% 0% Jonathan d. gray 10% 10% 20% 0% 50% 0% 10% 0% Larry Fink 8% 8% 17% 0% 42% 0% 0% 25% prem watsa 10% 10% 20% 0% 50% 0% 10% 0% Ray Dalio 17% 8% 8% 0% 58% 0% 8% 0% Steve Schwarzman 10% 10% 10% 0% 70% 0% 0% 0% Grand Total 12% 8% 18% 4% 42% 4% 6% 8%

@aaronfriedman Row Labels Owned Wikipedia Authored Content Author Profile Media
coverage Google Box Client 40% 10% 0% 0% 50% 0% Peer 1 40% 10% 20% 20% 0% 10% Peer 2 60% 10% 30% 0% 0% 0% Peer 3 30% 10% 20% 30% 0% 10% Peer 4 20% 10% 10% 20% 40% 0% Peer 5 30% 10% 0% 30% 20% 10% Peer 6 40% 10% 20% 20% 10% 0% Group Average 37% 10% 14% 17% 17% 4% What do Not for Profit Presidents have In their results?

@aaronfriedman Oh…. Woah…. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8qa23jbLLGM/U4XVw_lFXnI/AAAAAAAAJ_U/5z_kKjaoV8g/s1600/ or7.jpg Look for Better image http://24.media.tumblr.com/
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@aaronfriedman So what do I do with this information? START
FIXING YOUR CLIENT’S PROBLEMS

@aaronfriedman Changes How you Look at Content Marketing It’s practically
anything

@aaronfriedman Remember That Asset Manager? CASE STUDY TIME!

@aaronfriedman Case Study: Asset Manager Row Labels Corporate Owned Wikipedi
a Exec Profile Other Role/ Involvemen t News Article Social Other Resemble r Client 11% 11% 11% 11% 56% 0% 0% 0% Andrew Feldstein 10% 0% 20% 0% 20% 10% 10% 30% Antony Ressler 0% 10% 10% 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% Blake Goldring 20% 10% 30% 10% 0% 10% 10% 10% Derek J Green 20% 0% 30% 0% 0% 10% 20% 20% Henry Kravis 10% 10% 20% 20% 30% 10% 0% 0% Jonathan d. gray 10% 10% 20% 0% 50% 0% 10% 0% Larry Fink 8% 8% 17% 0% 42% 0% 0% 25% prem watsa 10% 10% 20% 0% 50% 0% 10% 0% Ray Dalio 17% 8% 8% 0% 58% 0% 8% 0% Steve Schwarzman 10% 10% 10% 0% 70% 0% 0% 0% Grand Total 12% 8% 18% 4% 42% 4% 6% 8%

@aaronfriedman Case Study: Asset Manager • Worked with PR firm
to create the profile and get the placement • Made the connection in Crunchbase, G+, and corporate website.

@aaronfriedman Case Study: Asset Manager • Worked with PR firm
to create the profile and get the placement • Made the connection in Crunchbase, G+, and corporate website. Result: • Bottom of page 1 within 3 weeks

@aaronfriedman Case Study: Leverage the News Box Situation: • TV
Producer. • Bad Divorce 6 years earlier. • 1 negative result ranking prominently in her results

Producer. • Bad Divorce 6 years earlier. • 1 negative result ranking prominently in her results • News Box was displacing the negative results

Producer. • Bad Divorce 6 years earlier. • 1 negative result ranking prominently in her results • News Box was displacing the negative results • Began Press Release Campaign • Press Release picked up by local publication • Ultimately displacing the negative result permanently &

@aaronfriedman Case Study: Smear Attack by a PR agency Situation:
Client is under a malicious smear attack by a PR Agency who doesn’t agree with their agenda.

Client is under a malicious smear attack by a PR Agency who doesn’t agree with their agenda. • Frequency Report shows everyone has a Guidestar Profile • They did too, but it wasn’t gold ☺

Client is under a malicious smear attack by a PR Agency who doesn’t agree with their agenda. • Frequency Report shows everyone has a Guidestar Profile • They did too, but it wasn’t gold ☺ • Built out Profile • Relevant links from… (pssst… their own site) • Within 1 week, page 1

@aaronfriedman Case Study: Ownership of Search Results • Situation: Client
is trying to brand themselves and claim more ownership in their search results. They already own 50% of their search results, so claiming more is unlikely. http://loudclick.net/images/Microsites%202.j

is trying to brand themselves and claim more ownership in their search results. They already own 50% of their search results, so claiming more is unlikely. • Peer analysis showed a secondary microsite for their charity. • Client had one, but it was a sub directory on their site. http://loudclick.net/images/Microsites%202.j

is trying to brand themselves and claim more ownership in their search results. They already own 50% of their search results, so claiming more is unlikely. • Peer analysis showed a secondary microsite for their charity. • Client had one, but it was a sub directory on their site. • Procured domain • Migrated their charity site to a new domain • Linked from their site • Claimed an additional spot on page 1 http://loudclick.net/images/Microsites%202.j

@aaronfriedman http://pop.h-cdn.co/assets/15/23/1433531619-biff.

@aaronfriedman Can You Change A Template? OH, THAT’S A GOOD
QUESTION…

@aaronfriedman Short Answer,  Yes… But  http://www.worldipreview.com/media/image/least-

@aaronfriedman “Kravis, who admitted that he has Facebook and Twitter
accounts but doesn’t use them” - Henry Kravis KKR Private Equity Source: http://fortune.com/2015/07/13/kkr-co-ceo-unicorns

@aaronfriedman Recap Information Collection (Turning it into data) How Google
Thinks in Templates Opportunities When You Are the Outlier Think of Google as an Organized System ◦ We give them too much credit sometimes Templates are Different - Not all content can rank ◦ Identify what is possible and what isn’t based on: ◦ Historical Analysis ◦ Peer analysis The path of least resistance. ◦ Content you need is right in front of you ◦ Don’t fight the algorithm

@aaronfriedman Thank You! [email protected] @aaronfriedman Aaron Friedman Director of Innovation

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