Growth Memo 3 ways Growth teams self-sabotage In this article, I introduce 3 ways in which Growth teams self-sabotage and how to remedy them.
SEO traffic shows FTX never stood a chance The $80 billion crypto exchange FTX and its founder Sam Bankman Fried (often referred to as “SBF”) caused quite the scene when its fraudulent house of cards fell apart. The meltdown had fatal consequences for the crypto market, which inflated from a peak value of $2.9T down to under
Growth Memo Can Network Effects replace Performance Marketing? Airbnb crushed the third quarter of 2022. Bookings reached almost 100M and increased +25% year-over-year with a +42% improvement in net income margin. On the call, CFO David E. Stephenson called out a strategic pivot (bolding mine): In terms of the active bookers, taking a step back and look at
Growth Memo 9 Growth ideas for turning Twitter back around In this article, I explore 9 Growth ideas that could turn Twitter around after Elon Musk's acquisition.
Growth Memo Tech’s Q3 earnings are mostly bad news for Growth The Q3 earnings season 2022 revealed 3 obstacles for big tech platforms: a bad economy, the impact of ATT and pandemic overhiring. What does this mean for SEO?
Growth Memo Marketing Through People Engagement through most channels is shrinking, but people are consuming more content than ever before. In this article, I explain how to make sense of this and how to thrive as a company.
Growth Memo Aggregator strategies for Integrators Some integrators have the potential to grow with aggregator strategies. In this article, I explain how to find out whether that's true for your site.
Growth Memo How Adobe unlocked new SEO Growth In this Growth Memo, I explain how Adobe unlocked new organic Growth after a period of flat traffic.
Growth Memo An introduction to Integrator SEO strategies Integrators scale SEO very differently than aggregators. In this post, I explain the basic SEO strategies.
Growth Memo Google Search On 2022 - the empire strikes back Search On 2022 was full of announcements that show how Google aims to defend itself against Inta-Tok and Amazon.
Growth Memo Google's latest updates leave no room for low-quality content Google recently published 3 updates that had a big impact on organic traffic across many verticals.
Growth Memo Case Study AI content punished by the HCU update Google's HCU update punished low-quality AI content after all. In this case study, I show why and how to detect it.
Growth Memo How to think about video and SEO In this article, I explain how videos can help organic visibility and dispel common myths.
creator economy Substack's SEO opportunity Substack is a platform that has an opportunity to tap into an aggregator play by adapting its SEO strategy.
Growth Memo The case FOR AI Content With the release of the Helpful Content Update emphasizes the importance of human-created content. But why shouldn't some content be created by AI?
Growth Memo UX and SEO red herrings SEO is full of Red Herrings, misleading assumptions due to cognitive biases. In this case study, I show what this can look like.
Growth Memo 5 examples of product-led SEO In this post, I highlight 5 examples of product-led growth and how they are different from each other.
Growth Memo SEO strategy case study: Instacart This case study highlights Instacart’s strategic SEO choices and how it could unlock new growth.
Growth Memo Desktop vs. mobile search results in e-commerce In this 3rd post of the e-commerce search results series, I compare mobile with desktop SERP Features and SERP layouts.
Growth Memo The state of ecommerce SERP Features What SERP Features matter most for ecommerce? How can online stores use them to their benefit or when to pivot their keyword strategy?
Growth Memo What 20,000 keywords say about Google’s first page The number of first-page results on Google has changed from 10 to 8 or 9. In this analysis of 20K keywords, I explain 4 important relationships to better understand the change.
Growth Memo Growth strategies for recessions Startups can either increase market share or fight for survival during a recession. In this article, I explain how to think about Growth in a downturn.
Growth Memo Here is the longtail In this post, I look at thousands of keywords to understand the differences between shorthead and longtail keywords.
Growth Memo 10 search results are no more Google has significantly altered the look of the search results and cut off position 10 for most queries. In this analysis, I show what happened.