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5 Marketing Trends You Can't Ignore in 2024

Neil Patel explores 15 key trends shaping the marketing landscape in 2024, backed by data, and offers actionable insights on leveraging these trends for success in the coming year.

• 07:00 – Beyond Content Creation
  Quality is now paramount in content creation. 15% of daily searches are brand new, presenting a wealth of keyword opportunities to target.

• 12:00 – The Importance of Long-Tail Keywords
  Despite low traffic volume, ultra-long-tail keywords are increasingly driving revenue and should be prioritized.

• 19:00 – Social Media Secrets
  Short-form videos dominate engagement, but text-based content like how-tos and listicles still perform well, particularly on Instagram and TikTok.

• 25:00 – Leveraging WhatsApp for Marketing
  With a growing user base, WhatsApp offers significant engagement opportunities for marketers. Utilize it for direct communication and retargeting.

• 31:00 – Human vs. AI Ads
  Combining human creativity with AI tools yields the best results, with AI-generated ads outperforming human-only ads by 75.7%.

Because No One Lies to Their Search Bar: How Search Insights Leads to SEO Evangelism

Stefan Bayo discusses how leveraging search insights can transform SEO strategies and help evangelize SEO within organizations by connecting with the business's core goals.

• 10:00 – SEO as a Marketing Tool
  SEO is not just about rankings; it should be used strategically as part of the broader marketing efforts within the organization.

• 17:30 – The Power of Search Insights
  Search queries reflect true user intent, offering valuable insights into what people truly want, and how this can guide SEO and content strategies.

• 24:00 – SEO Evangelism Within the Organization
  To succeed, SEO needs to be proactive and integrated into the decision-making process, helping other teams understand the value of SEO beyond just traffic metrics.

 

From Local to Global: Grow Your Business by Mastering SEO

In this session, the speakers explore essential strategies for expanding your business internationally through SEO, offering actionable tips on localization, technical SEO, and content adaptation.

• 02:00 – Setting Up for Global SEO Success
  Key components for starting international SEO campaigns: research, market understanding, and the importance of local market adaptation.

• 10:00 – Localizing Content for Different Markets
  Strategies for targeting the right keywords and creating SEO briefs for each market to ensure content resonates with the local audience.

• 18:00 – Technical Considerations for Global SEO
  Best practices for structuring your website with hreflang tags and understanding the impact of technical implementation on different markets.

• 26:00 – Adapting Content to Local Audiences
  Importance of adapting content based on cultural nuances and search intent, with examples on how content localization differs across markets.

 

Measuring SEO Success for Internal Buy-In

In this session, industry experts Craig Harkins and Matthew Osuch discuss the challenges and strategies for measuring SEO success and gaining internal support for SEO projects.

• 05:00 – Challenges in Communicating SEO Value
  SEO teams often struggle to justify their efforts in terms of revenue, not just traffic. Focusing on driving non-brand, high-intent traffic that converts can be the key to securing buy-in.

• 12:00 – Aligning SEO with Other Departments
  By working closely with product, customer service, and marketing teams, SEO teams can demonstrate the broader impact of SEO on different business KPIs, such as reducing customer support calls and improving product conversions.

• 19:00 – SEO in the Product Organization vs. Marketing Organization
  Being embedded in product teams provides SEO teams with greater access to technical resources and early product development, making it easier to influence product features that align with SEO goals.

• 27:00 – The Power of Data-Backed SEO Proposals
  Leveraging data from both SEO tools and analytics teams helps SEO teams present clear, measurable goals. By proving ROI through traffic and revenue metrics, SEO becomes a more strategic partner.

 

Fireside Chat with Eli Schwartz

Eli Schwartz shares his expert insights on SEO strategies that focus on user experience and business outcomes, as well as how AI is reshaping SEO in a post-rankings world.

• 02:30 – SEO Beyond Rankings
  Shifting focus from rankings to product-led SEO: how user experience and business outcomes should drive SEO strategies.

• 08:15 – AI's Impact on SEO
  AI tools enable more personalized SEO strategies, enhancing buyer personas and content alignment with user intent.

• 12:45 – The Future of SEO with Search Generative Experience (SGE)
  Google's SGE is changing SEO dynamics by providing direct answers in search results, requiring a focus on mid-funnel content optimization.

 

Finding Experimentation Hotspots on Your Website

This session focuses on uncovering areas of your website that can be optimized through experimentation, helping to drive conversions and improve user experience.

• 02:00 – Identifying the Right Testing Opportunities
  Learn how to identify areas on your website where experimentation can yield the highest impact on user engagement and conversions.

• 14:00 – Homepage Optimization Strategies
  Understand how testing different aspects of the homepage, such as content layout and navigation, can improve user retention and guide visitors to the next steps.

• 20:00 – PLP (Product Listing Page) Tests to Increase Click-through Rates
  Experiment with product imagery, CTAs, and reviews to drive higher engagement and click-through rates on product listing pages.

• 30:00 – Checkout Funnel Optimization
  Test different strategies to reduce friction and improve conversion rates in the checkout process, focusing on user trust, payment methods, and cart summaries.

 

How Google Fights the AI Content Wave

Kevin discusses how Google is combating low-quality and AI-generated content, focusing on spam, the shifting algorithms, and what you need to know to stay competitive.

• 02:00 – AI content poses a unique challenge for Google
  Google's core business model is threatened as AI-generated content increases. Low-quality AI content is harder to detect, making it difficult for Google to maintain quality standards.

• 14:00 – Google's strategy to fight AI-generated content
  Google is using tactics like labeling, human-generated content prioritization, and user signals to differentiate quality content from AI-generated material.

• 17:00 – How AI and SGE will change search results
  Google’s new Search Generative Experience (SGE) is reshaping how results are presented. By integrating AI-driven insights, Google aims to deliver more direct answers, impacting how SEO strategies will need to adapt.

• 32:00 – The importance of content quality and technical SEO
  Google is focusing heavily on content quality and the technical aspects of SEO, like reducing low-quality pages and improving site crawlability. This is crucial for maintaining visibility in search results.

 

Towards SEO Leadership: Amplifying Your Market Strategy with AI

This workshop reveals strategies and tools for becoming an SEO leader by integrating AI into competitive analysis and content creation. Learn how to define, execute, and optimize your SEO strategy with advanced AI features.

• 02:00 – AI is revolutionizing SEO content strategies
  72% of companies now use AI for SEO — a game-changing shift from just 10% two years ago. AI is more than content creation; it’s a tool for better strategic decisions.

• 08:00 – Defining your SEO battlefield
  Understand your competitors' strengths and weaknesses through AI-powered analysis. This enables you to make informed decisions and capitalize on their gaps.

• 17:00 – Focus on content strategy and the marketing funnel
  Align SEO with your business goals by focusing on the different stages of the marketing funnel — awareness, consideration, conversion — to optimize traffic flow.

• 28:00 – Using AI for quick competitive insights and content planning
  AI can quickly identify competitors' successful content, allowing you to optimize your own pages or create new content to capture missed opportunities.

 

Unveiling the SEO Strategies Behind USA's Fastest Growing Ecommerce Companies

Discover key SEO strategies that powered the growth of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies in the US. From brand awareness to content-led growth, these real-world examples show how small e-commerce brands are winning big.

• 03:00 – Wild Grains: Content-Led SEO
  By focusing on uncompetitive long-tail keywords and brand awareness, Wild Grains drove a 600% organic traffic increase. A clear example of how content can drive substantial growth.

• 10:00 – Entity SEO and Trend Hijacking by Allore
  Allore capitalized on the rising trend of Korean beauty, using entity SEO to make their brand synonymous with "Korean perfume," leading to strong organic traffic growth in a competitive market.

• 20:00 – Bird Buddy: Leveraging Demand and Product Page Optimization
  Bird Buddy doubled its organic traffic by optimizing product pages with educational content, seasonal blogs, and meme generators. They also captured 38% of all organic clicks for "smart bird feeder."

• 30:00 – Greenies: Creative PR for Link Building
  Greenies used a unique PR stunt with a designer collaboration to raise awareness about canine dental health, gaining high-quality links from fashion and pet care media, boosting both brand awareness and organic traffic.

 

Cognitive Biases: How to Use Psychological Theories to Improve Your SEO

Sarah discusses how cognitive biases shape decision-making and how understanding these biases can enhance SEO strategies by aligning with user behavior and improving content effectiveness.

• 06:00 – Anchoring bias: First impressions matter
  People often make judgments based on initial information, even if it's irrelevant. Marketers can leverage this bias with pricing strategies and offer placements.

• 09:30 – The mere exposure effect: Familiarity breeds trust
  People tend to favor what they recognize. Marketers can increase engagement by reinforcing brand visibility across different platforms.

• 12:00 – The framing effect: How information presentation impacts decisions
  The way information is framed affects how consumers perceive products. For example, presenting "80% fat-free" is more appealing than "20% fat."

• 17:00 – Confirmation bias: People search for validation
  Users often seek information that confirms their existing beliefs, which means marketers must tailor content to resonate with these biases.

 

Marketing Data, Fast and Slow

Evan Kading (Supermetrics) delivers a high-level roadmap for building a measurement strategy that balances speed, depth, and data complexity — even in a world of AI disruption and cookie deprecation.

• 02:00 – 3 macro trends reshaping marketing measurement
  Generative AI, third-party cookie loss, and regulatory uncertainty are forcing marketers to rethink how they track performance and prove value.

• 07:00 – The 3-pillar measurement model: Post-exposure, MMM, and incrementality
  A flexible framework combining fast insights and long-term attribution to align teams across SEO, paid, and content.

• 17:00 – The decision quadrant: Frequency vs. data volume
  From tactical choices to strategic planning, every marketing decision type requires the right tool and dataset.

• 28:00 – How to test SEO’s true impact with incrementality
  By temporarily cutting paid campaigns, brands can measure the real contribution of organic — and optimize spend accordingly.

• 30:00 – Why storing historical data is a competitive advantage
  With GA4 and GSC deleting data after 14–18 months, brands need their own archives to benchmark performance and build long-term strategies.

 

8 Strange Things on Websites That Still Get Neglected – You Won’t Believe Number 4!

In this fast-paced and humorous talk, Jerry White highlights overlooked technical elements that can make or break your site's performance — from forgotten files to SEO pitfalls, he covers it all with practical insights and real-world examples.

• 02:00 – The robots.txt file is still misunderstood
  Many SEOs and devs misuse this simple file, either blocking crucial pages or failing to protect crawl budget effectively.

• 10:00 – XML sitemaps are often a mess
  Broken URLs, missing multimedia, or outdated entries are common issues that harm crawlability and indexing.

• 17:00 – RSS feeds aren’t dead — just neglected
  From newsletters to syndication, RSS still has value, yet many feeds are broken or misconfigured.

• 21:30 – Manifest.json & PWAs are a huge missed opportunity
  A well-set manifest file boosts engagement through installable web apps, but most sites get it wrong — or skip it entirely.

• 29:00 – CSP, schema, and asset linking can make (or break) trust
  Security layers and structured data need more love — especially when brand reputation and UX are at stake.

🇺🇸 Rethink SEO: The modern approach to online growth

Neil Patel delivers a sharp, data-backed vision of SEO in the age of AI, where growth depends on adapting to new search behaviors and platforms beyond Google.

• 03:00 – Why most content fails to rank
  Over 90% of pages get zero traffic — the issue isn’t SEO, it’s poorly optimized, non-competitive content.

• 08:45 – Search is fragmenting across platforms
  From Google to TikTok, consumers now search everywhere. Marketers must optimize beyond the classic SERPs.

• 17:00 – Ranking in AI-driven results like ChatGPT
  Authority, relevance, and brand mentions matter more than ever for visibility in generative search.

• 25:20 – SEO that drives revenue, not just clicks
  Focus on commercial-intent keywords and high-CPC terms to align SEO with business results.

• 30:00 – Update old content instead of always creating new
  The fastest-growing sites prioritize refreshing and aligning existing content over constant publishing.

🇺🇸 "Ask Barry Anything About the Future of SEO !"

A candid and insightful AMA session with Barry Schwartz, where he unpacks the real impact of AI on SEO, Google's evolving ecosystem, and how to stay ahead in a fast-changing landscape.

• 03:00 – 3 ways AI is reshaping SEO workflows
  From automation of tasks to content creation and AI-first search engines, Barry outlines how generative AI will redefine SEO over the next five years.

• 07:00 – Standing out in a sea of AI-generated content
  Personality, storytelling, and original thinking are now key to building trust and visibility.

• 12:00 – How Google handles AI-generated content
  Google doesn’t penalize AI content but targets manipulative or spammy uses.

• 16:45 – Can Google lose its dominant position?
  Despite pressure from ChatGPT, Perplexity, and the DOJ, Google’s search share remains strong—for now.

• 24:30 – Is Google sharing too much or too little?
  Transparency comes with risks: too many details fuel distrust and confusion.

• 36:00 – AI search engines and publisher rights
  Perplexity, Bing, and Google all face scrutiny for how they source content without proper credit.

• 41:00 – The real risk of mass AI content production
  Google is cracking down on mass-generated content designed to manipulate rankings.

• 43:00 – What’s the future of link building?
  Links matter less than before, but quality over quantity still applies.