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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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How To Promote Your Business Using Thematic Campaigns: Semrush Case Study
How do you promote your product when there’s nothing new to report? In this post, you‘ll learn some of the cheapest and quickest ways to entertain your users and get them to test your product. Explore the power of occasion-based marketing with Semrush!Nadia NazarovaOct 15, 2018
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Website Performance Research [Semrush Study]
Page load speed is both a very important user experience factor and a Google ranking factor. Semrush studied 150,000 websites to find out which website performance mistakes are the most common, and which should get extra attention. Keep reading to find out what you can do to improve your website‘s performance.Elena TerentevaMay 08, 2018
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Most Effective Outreach Strategies for Link Building [Semrush Study]
Whatever new ways of increasing websites’ visibility come out, link building isn‘t going away anytime soon. To reveal the outreach strategies and content types that specialists from different areas of digital marketing choose to achieve their link building goals, Semrush surveyed over 500 SEO and digital marketing professionals.Darina AndronovaMar 15, 2018
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Top 3 Viral Marketing Campaigns to Take Inspiration From
Marketers aim to spread the word about their brand to a wide audience, and they often do this by trying to make their content go viral. Just like a biological virus, a viral marketing campaign spreads from one person to another, resulting in a large number of views, substantial amount of social shares and remarkable brand awareness.Nidhi DaveMar 09, 2018
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What We Can Learn From the Biggest Social Media Management Nightmares
In the age of social media, any brand can end up in a crisis situation. This means that the social audience reaction on brand’s actions becomes unmanageable, influences the market’s value and threats to destroy brand’s reputation. Let’s look at three recent cases and see what we can learn from them.Nadia NazarovaJun 09, 2017
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New Research: Visitors Don’t Trust Alternative Domain Extensions
A domain extension could be a critical factor in Click-through Rate (CTR), traffic and ultimately it will affect your SEO. But we question if the new TLD extensions are a critical factor in improving the SERP of your website and if the risk to switch to them instead of fighting for a trusted domain.Thomas StocksJan 25, 2017