Is your brand ready for conversational search?

November 27, 2024 | Christophe Lagast, AI expert at The Reference

 

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Why this whitepaper

Conversational Search Trends: Studies reveal that over 50% of global searches now use conversational language, driven by AI tools like Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE) and conversational assistants such as ChatGPT.

Decline in Traditional Keyword-Driven Searches: The reliance on simple keywords has fallen by 30% in the past five years, with AI tools prioritizing context, intent, and conversational phrasing.

Visual and Interactive Content Demand: Research from HubSpot indicates that 45% of marketers report increased engagement from interactive content. Moreover, 62% of Gen Z users prefer visual results, such as images and videos, over plAIn text.

AI Personalization: According to Gartner, 63% of online consumers expect AI-driven personalization in search results. Furthermore, businesses that implement personalization see an average revenue boost of 20%.

 

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Business impact

The shift towards conversational and AI-driven search has direct implications for brands:

  • Brands that fail to optimize for conversational and AI-driven search risk being outpaced by competitors who do.
  • Personalized, AI-optimized content sees 2x higher engagement rates compared to generic content.
  • Companies leveraging AI-driven search optimization have reported a 30% increase in conversion rates, according to McKinsey.

Find out how businesses can adapt these seismic changes by downloading this whitepaper.

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Key benefits

  1. Understand how search behavior is evolving.
  2. Get actionable strategies for optimizing your content.
  3. Learn the role of headless CMS in future-proofing your marketing efforts

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