AI Overviews have nearly doubled across five commercial search modifiers
AI Overviews now appear on 88% of the commercial keywords we tracked, up from 46%. See how coverage changed for reviews, pricing, comparisons, and more.
Original Research & Studies
Stay on top of the SEO industry with original research and studies. Here are the latest data-backed resources.
AI search & manufacturing SEO: What the data shows [Study]
Semrush data on AI search in manufacturing. See which brands get mentioned, which get cited, and why citations don‘t drive traffic.
AI Overviews are expanding across commercial intent search [Study]
Google’s move to extend AI Overviews into a wider variety of SERPs is disrupting not only informational searches, but also searches with commercial intent and advertising value.
Only 25% of cited sources overlap between ChatGPT's different reasoning modes [Study]
Most AI visibility strategies treat ChatGPT as a single system. Our research found that‘s a mistake. Thinking mode and Instant mode cite different sources, favor different content, and can recommend different brands for the exact same prompt. Here‘s what marketers need to know.
Case Study: Should You Add Pipes or Dashes to Your Title Tag?
We changed “|“ to “-“ “Buy” to the title of product pages on an ecommerce site. Check out the result of this SEO split test.
What Kind of Content Appears in Google Discover [Case Study]
What content dominated the Google Discover feed? Dive into Discover‘s content preferences in this unique case study!
Do Reviews Impact Local SEO Rankings? New Study
Do ratings and reviews really impact your local SEO? To find the answer we studied 5k+ business-oriented keywords, and analyzed the Local Pack results in Google Maps and the Local Pack on Desktop and Mobile.
Case Study: Should You Add a CTA to a Page’s Title Tag?
We added “Buy” to the title of category pages on a beauty site. Check out the result of this SEO split test.
The Olympics 2020 Digital Perspective: Key Stats and Facts
Using Semrush’s powerful intel that spans across social media, Google, and Amazon searches, we’ve pinpointed some interesting stats for this year’s Summer Olympics.
SEO Split-Testing [Case Study] “Moving Description on Category Pages”
Learn more about the test result from the most recent case study published by SplitSignal: “Moving Description on Category Pages” of an ecommerce site.