Google is constantly refining the user experience of its search engine and related platforms. We’re increasingly seeing the traditional list of 10 organic results pushed further down the page in favour of featured snippets, Knowledge Graph cards, local results and other formats.
In the past, we have looked at how to optimise for featured snippets and Google Business Profile – today, we’re looking at how to optimise for the Knowledge Graph.
It is an algorithm that presents information about certain facts, places, public figures, organisations and other entities.
For example, if you search for major brands like Disney or Nintendo, you’ll often see a Knowledge Graph card appear above the SERPs or in the right-hand column.
However, it can also be useful for franchise brands with multiple locations around the country. These will often trigger for branded searches such as “Halfords,” “Nando’s” and “ODEON”, with cards showing alongside local listing results or a link to the company’s homepage.
So, aside from increasing traffic to your website, the Knowledge Graph can also generate local leads for franchise brands or business locations, such as Borough Market.
There are a few things you need to have in place:
Update Aug 2019 – you can no longer use markup to add social media profiles – Google should automatically discover them. More info here
Google allows you to claim Knowledge Graph cards as your own and verify that the details in them are correct. You can also request changes to this info; it’s worth keeping on top of these to make sure everything is accurate.
The days of simply optimising for keywords and writing articles on the same topic are pretty much over. Marketers now need to think about what kind of searches are going to trigger ads, featured snippets, Knowledge Graph cards and various other results formats.
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Kerry has been working in digital marketing almost since the beginning of the World Wide Web, designing her first website in 1995 and moving fully into the industry in 1996 to work for one of the very first web design companies. After a successful four years, Kerry moved to an in-house position for a sailing company, running the digital presence of their yacht races including SEO, PPC and email marketing as the primary channels. A stint then followed at another in-house role as online marketing manager. Kerry moved to Vertical Leap in 2007, making her one of the company’s longest-serving employees. As a T-shaped marketer – able to advise on digital strategy outside her main specialism – she rose through the ranks and in 2012 became the head of the Small and Medium Business (SMB) SEO team. In 2022 she became Vertical Leap's Automation and Process Manager. Kerry lives in the historic town of Bishops Waltham with her husband and daughter. When she’s not at work she enjoys cooking proper food, curling up with a good book and being a leader for Brownie and Rainbow Guides.
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