A presentation demonstrating how easy it is to lose visibility in the organic SERPS when another website takes only a small amount of your content. The impact is wide reaching and can be disastrous; even to resellers and channel partners.

1. Is your content working
better for someone else?
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2. Content
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3. 37%of global marketing budgets
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4. Given that online
content is so
important
Why are we so often satisfied with simply
pushing it out or getting it up there?
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5. Creation
of content won't work
effectively without
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6. What can happen
when you turn
your back on
your content?
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7. Journeys By Design | mountain gorillas nest page
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8. Site: Journeys By Design
Search Term: mountain gorillas nest
Date Range: 06/10/2013 - 01/06/2014
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9. It’s time to explore the SERPS!
The day of the last drop...
Gorillaexpeditions.com
Friday 7th Feb
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10. Site: Gorilla Expeditions
Search Term: mountain gorillas nest
Date Range: 06/10/2013 - 01/06/2014
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12. Back to explore the SERPS!
The day of the second drop...
Selfdriverwanda.com
Thursday 19th Feb
Thursday 19th Feb
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13. Site: Self Drive Rwanda
Search Term: mountain gorillas nest
Date Range: 06/10/2013 - 01/06/2014
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14. Self Driver Rwanda
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15. What about
the first
drop?
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16. The results of content theft are clear
Search Term: mountain gorillas nest
Date Range: 06/10/2013 - 01/06/2014
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17. Time for a
test…
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18. I’ve turned
into a bit of
a thief
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Content

19. Test 1
Three search terms,
three outcomes
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20. I sent some questions to Jared Field, PPC specialist at high street fashion retailer,
REISS.
It’s an interesting time for the retailer, with increased numbers of stores and successful
expansion into the USA.
Here’s what Jared had to say about life on the PPC shop floor.
It's pleasing to have so many uppercase letters in a headline.
I sent some questions to Jared Field, PPC specialist at high street fashion retailer, REISS.
It's an interesting time for the retailer, with increased numbers of stores and successful expansion into
the USA.
Here's what Jared had to say about life on the PPC shop floor.
Stolen
Original
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21. 1. Google doesn’t know
Search Term: ppc strategy
Date Range: 21/06/2015 - 18/08/2015
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23. 2. Google prefers Econsultancy
Search Term: q&a jared field on ppc strategy
Date Range: 17/07/2015 - 18/08/2015
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25. 3. Google prefers Intelligent Positioning
Search Term: how scalable is ppc
Date Range: 17/07/2015 - 18/08/2015
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26. Daily Google SERPs for...
20 July 2015
21 July 2015
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28. If this content is
important - what
should Econsultancy
have done?
1. Been alerted to the initial flux
2. Explore the historic SERPS
3. Identify the offending URL/website
4. Take appropriate action
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29. Google Scraper Report
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30. Test 2
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31. Original
Does your online form look like something from the Department of Motor Vehicles?
I’ve spent almost 15 years of my life helping companies to get their visitors to fill out and
submit forms online. Forms to request information, to attend events, to sign up for a
service, to complete an order, all sorts of forms.
Does your online form look like something from the Department of Motor Vehicles?
I've spent almost 15 years of my life helping companies to get their visitors to fill out and submit forms online. Forms to
request information, to attend events, to sign up for a service, to complete an order, all sorts of forms.
Stolen
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32. clickZ search performance
Search Term: online web form optimization
Date Range: 15/08/2015 - 31/08/2015
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33. IP search performance
Search Term: online web form optimization
Date Range: 15/08/2015 - 31/08/2015
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34. There’s
something else
going on here!
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35. Bryan Eisenberg
Search Term: online web form optimization
Date Range: 15/08/2015 - 31/08/2015
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36. I’ve spent almost 15 years of my life helping companies to get their
visitors to fill out and submit forms online.
Forms to request information, to attend events, to sign up for a service,
to complete an order, all sorts of forms.
Does your online form look like something from the
Department of Motor Vehicles?
I’ve spent almost 15 years of my life helping companies
to get their visitors to fill out and submit forms online.
Forms to request information, to attend events, to sign up
for a service, to complete an order, all sorts of forms.
Does your online form look like something from the
Department of Motor Vehicles?
I've spent almost 15 years of my life helping companies
to get their visitors to fill out and submit forms online.
Forms to request information, to attend events, to sign
up for a service, to complete an order, all sorts of
forms.
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Original
Stolen
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37. The conflict is clear
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39. Stolen copy
conclusion
● Content thieves can win
● It’s not about links
● Google’s way of dealing with duplicate content
is inconsistent
● A content thief can come along and disrupt one
site and beat another
● Having duplicate content across multiple sites
confuses Google. If you offer product content
to a reseller, make sure it is unique
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40. Channel
Ralph Lauren reseller
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41. Site: Cruise Fashion
Search Term: polo ralph lauren knitted jumper
Date Range: 31/01/2015 - 23/08/2015
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42. Reseller 1
Proving to be a must have wardrobe staple...
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43. Site: Flannels
Search Term: polo ralph lauren knitted jumper
Date Range: 31/01/2015 - 23/08/2015
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44. Reseller 2
Proving to be a must have wardrobe staple...
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45. Site: Van Mildert
Search Term: polo ralph lauren knitter jumper
Date Range: 31/01/2015 - 23/08/2015
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46. Reseller 3
Proving to be a must have wardrobe staple...
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47. All three sites together
Search Term: polo ralph lauren knitter jumper
Date Range: 31/01/2015 - 23/08/2015
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49. Summary
● Don’t turn your back on your content!
● Dedicate time to unique content
● Rule out the 4 main types of cannibalisation
● Delve into the SERPS
● Has somebody risen and taken your place?
● Monitor resellers and channels
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50. Thank You
Jon Earnshaw
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September 2015