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The Marketing Book Podcast: “Scientific Advertising” by Claude Hopkins (1923) with Jay Abraham

The Forward Observer

The aim was to explain the rules of advertising and what makes consumers buy so that advertising returns would become a certainty and not a guess. Hopkins shows what makes us buy and how you can make it happen. Psychology – Use Hopkins’ experience to direct people to buy and use your product. I never ask people to buy.

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Search Intent and SEO: A Quick Guide

Moz

Posted by DawnMacri Understanding search intent can be the secret ingredient that brings your content strategy from okay to outstanding. Oftentimes, the keywords and the intent simply don’t match. Oftentimes, the keywords and the intent simply don’t match. What is search intent? Why is search intent important for SEO?

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Search Intent: The Key To Successful PPC Campaigns

Directive Agency

Only a few of those articles will mention the most vital and often overseen part of keyword research – search intent. Search intent is the other half of the story that many search marketers don’t pay enough attention to while doing keyword research. Simply put, search intent is the “why” behind the search. Number of Ads.

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The Most Important Keyword for SEO in 2018

Webbiquity

” While Google’s algorithm has gotten much better with semantic search —basing search results on searcher intent, context, and synonyms—keyword phrases are still the basis of search, whether entered on a keyboard or by voice. That seems to be a pretty common question. Again, the short answer is “yes.”

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How Google (Actually) Works

seo.co

When you search for a pair of “Nike basketball shoes” on Google, you’ll usually be paired with results showing where you can buy the shoes: How does Google know to pair these types of results with queries that have buyer intent? The answer lies in what is known as search intent. Does the web user just want to buy something?

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How to Map SEO Keyword Research to the B2B Buyer Journey

KoMarketing Associates

Understanding Search Query Intent. As detailed in a post on Yoast , there are three primary types of intent associated with keyword targets (search queries). Informational Intent – these search queries represent information seeking objectives and the desire to learn more about a particular topic of interest.

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Content with Intent: Educate Your Audience

Biznology

Image via Wikipedia. In my last post, I gave an overview of this series about creating content with intent. When it is created, there must be intent behind it in order for it to make sense and to find its home amongst the other content offerings you have. So, for this post, my intent is to talk about content that educates.