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Google AI Mode’s Early Adoption and SEO ImpactOur study reveals early trends of how people are adopting Google’s AI Mode and how this may impact SEO and marketing.
Luke HarselJul 30, 2025
Original Research & Studies
Stay on top of the SEO industry with original research and studies. Here are the latest data-backed resources.
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We Studied the Impact of AI Search on SEO Traffic. Here’s What We Learned.Our research shows AI search visitors could surpass traditional search visitors in 2028. Plus much more.
Rachel HandleyJun 09, 2025
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Investigating ChatGPT Search: Insights from 80 Million Clickstream RecordsDiscover how ChatGPT is reshaping search habits and web traffic patterns. Analysis of 80M clickstream records reveals changing user behaviors and referral trends in AI-driven search.
Brenna KellyFeb 03, 2025
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SearchGPT vs. Google and Bing: A Quick Comparison of Search EnginesCurious how OpenAI‘s SearchGPT measures up against Google and Bing? We tested 5,000 queries to uncover the key differences in ranking, domain preferences, and search experience.
Brenna KellyDec 13, 2024
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Ecommerce Growth: Global Digital Shopping Performance Report
Discover the key highlights from our comprehensive Digital Shopping Performance Report to get a helicopter view of the global online shopping landscape, uncover the key market winners and their growth channels, and pinpoint the fastest-growing ecommerce market segments.Natalia ZhukovaJan 27, 2021
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A/B Split Testing for SEO — Now Is the Time
“Poke the bear” — the game we regularly play with search engines: make changes, wait, monitor for the effect. Change the game with a better way of SEO testing.Brandon HowellJan 06, 2021
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SEO A/B Split Testing 101
Experimentation is at the heart of digital marketing. Whether testing different ad formats or performing CRO with landing page designs, A/B tests allow you to validate large-scale changes and enhance your conversion funnel.Rich BarnettJan 04, 2021
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Black Friday Statistics: Key Trends and Shifts Marketers Should Know
We analyzed the biggest ecommerce websites, most popular Black Friday product categories, products, and brands to uncover the latest trends and shifts in consumer online behaviour which may affect Black Friday 2020 deals.Fernando AnguloNov 23, 2020
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How to Optimize for Google Featured Snippets [Research]
Semrush & Brado analyzed over 200 mln SERPs to identify how to optimize for Google featured snippets. The guide provides information on what keywords to choose, how to optimize the content, best articles’ URL stats, how to build a Featured Snippet Hub, and other factors that are vital to win the featured snippet position.A.J. GhergichNov 12, 2020
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Key Shifts in the Banking and Financial Services Industry
We analyzed around 1,000 websites and billions of keywords to assess how the financial services industry addresses the shift from “respond” to “recover” and embraces the tremendous growth of digital in 2020Valeria VoitsekhovskaiaOct 19, 2020