The SEO, SEM, PPC and Content Marketing Blog - Semrush

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Managing a Franchise Network's Social Media: Lessons Learned From Burger King

All franchise owners should have a social media plan in place for their franchisees to avoid potential online reputation management disasters, and to keep the brand voice consistent. In this post, we will break down what Burger King did to reach social media greatness, and see a crisis that occurred anyway. See the 7-step plan that can help you avoid social media problems in the future.

Maria RaybouldJun 15, 2020

General Marketing

10 min read

How to Search For and Find Any Email Address

Are you struggling to find someone‘s email address for outreach or sales prospecting? In this guide, you can learn how you can find almost anyone‘s email address and know the steps that you can take to use Google, social media, and a wealth of other tools to find the contact information you‘re looking for.

Melissa FachMay 26, 2020

Original Research & Studies

4 min read

Exploding Fashion Trends

Semrush has collected brand new data based on online Google searches in 2020 and compared this with the data from 2019 to explore the fashion trends during the pandemic lockdown and how they differ from the previous year. See what our latest research found.

Jana GarankoMay 15, 2020

Using Python to scrape data for content briefs

Technical SEO

5 min read

How Python Can Create Better Content Briefs and Improve SEO

With a bit of Python, some handpicked keywords from Semrush, and a little ingenuity, you can create the best content in your niche. Here‘s how you can use Python to boost SEO performance.

Luke DavisMay 14, 2020

General SEO

11 min read

Content Analysis with XML Sitemaps and Python

In this guide, you will learn how to analyze the content of a website across time using their XML sitemap. And, you will learn how to extract categories, URLs, slugs, and authors using a reusable Python template for sitemap analysis, with an interactive notebook. You will also learn how to collect publishing trends by year, month, and week.

Elias DabbasMay 08, 2020

Industry News

4 min read

Google’s May 2020 Core Update: The Winners and Losers

On May 4th, 2020 Google announced that a new core update was being released. Great fluctuations have been seen with this update. See what has happened so far, and which industries seem to be SERP winners and losers.

Melissa FachMay 08, 2020

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Semrush Copilot: Your AI Assistant for Faster SEO Insights

General SEO

7 min read

Semrush Copilot: Your AI Assistant for Faster SEO Insights

Semrush Copilot helps you save time in common SEO analysis and planning. It does this by automatically analyzing several key Semrush tools and reports to offer actionable recommendations and present a prioritized list of SEO activities.

Brenna KellyMar 19, 2024

Keyword Research

18 min read

Keyword Research for SEO: What It Is & How to Do It

You can do keyword research by looking at search suggestions in Google or using a keyword research tool.

Rachel HandleyFeb 28, 2024

Link Building

12 min read

What Is Off-Page SEO? A Guide to Off-Page SEO Strategy

Off-page SEO is a set of strategies, such as link building, used outside of a website to improve its rankings.

Carlos SilvaFeb 16, 2024

How to Check Website Accessibility in 2024

Technical SEO

7 min read

How to Check Website Accessibility in 2024

Is it time to check your website accessibility? Remember that accessibility is about improving the user experience for everyone – including people with disabilities.

Luke HarselFeb 14, 2024

Technical SEO

14 min read

What Is Technical SEO? Basics and Best Practices

Technical SEO is the process of optimizing a website for search engines. Read this guide to get started.

Tushar PolFeb 08, 2024

On-page SEO

14 min read

On-Page SEO: What It Is and How to Do It

This is a guide to on-page SEO. Learn exactly how to optimize your titles, descriptions, and content in 2024.

Kelly LyonsDec 15, 2023

Social Media

7 min read

How to Find YouTube Influencers

Need help finding influencers on YouTube for a partnership campaign? Follow these steps.

Grace BrennanApr 18, 2024

Content

9 min read

The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Content Marketing Strategy

This step-by-step guide teaches you how to build a content marketing strategy for your business.

Tushar PolMar 19, 2024

Paid Advertising

8 min read

Banner Ad Sizes: How to Choose the Right Size

Knowing your options is important so you can visualize how your ad will look, and how easily people will be able to see the ad.

Grace BrennanMar 18, 2024

Paid Advertising

9 min read

How to Make an Ad, Step by Step

A great ad doesn’t bombard audiences’ in their newsfeed, it conveys a clear brand message, offers value, and earns users’ attention.

Grace BrennanMar 14, 2024

Competitor Intelligence & Research

20 min read

What Is a Competitive Analysis & How to Do It (With Template)

Grab our competitor analysis template to learn more about your competitors. And how you can stay ahead.

Kelly LyonsDec 14, 2023

Ecommerce

12 min read

What Is Ecommerce? A Beginner’s Guide to Online Business

Ecommerce, short for electronic commerce, involves buying and selling goods and services online.

Marilyn WilkinsonDec 13, 2023

Original Research & Studies

7 min read

10 Small Business Trends for 2024

Learn the top small business trends for 2024 to stay ahead of the competition and keep employees happy.

Ankit VoraFeb 19, 2024

Major 2023 Semrush Updates: Get Results with the Help of New Features

News & Research

16 min read

Major 2023 Semrush Updates: Get Results with the Help of New Features

We made seismic product updates in 2023. Check out our best and brightest changes at Semrush.

Anastasiia YashchenkoDec 13, 2023

Which Companies Spend the Most on Digital Advertising? [Study]

News & Research

7 min read

Which Companies Spend the Most on Digital Advertising? [Study]

Learn what companies spend the most on advertising across 12 separate industries—and how you can gather competitive ad intel for your own niche.

Shannon O‘SheaNov 14, 2023

Advertising Trends: CPM Benchmarks by Industry [Study]

Original Research & Studies

4 min read

Advertising Trends: CPM Benchmarks by Industry [Study]

If you‘re looking for CPM benchmarks for digital ads in your industry, this study is for you.

Luke HarselOct 23, 2023

Advertising Trends: The Most Popular Types of Digital Ads [Study]

Original Research & Studies

6 min read

Advertising Trends: The Most Popular Types of Digital Ads [Study]

By partnering with AdClarity, we’ve investigated ad types, ad channels and ad spend so you can plan and strategize with the kind of competitive edge that other players don’t have in your industry.

Luke HarselOct 10, 2023

Original Research & Studies

2 min read