Why is SEO important for luxury brands?
Given how people love to window-shop products they can only afford on special occasions or deep discounts, it’s only natural to conclude that the digital window-shopping experience has come to work much the same way. When the average customer begins searching for a luxury product or service, they are thinking about how nice it would be to treat themselves. And what about the exceptional, high-value customer? They rely on the taste-makers.
At Outpace, our job is to create a custom SEO campaign that places your brand at the very top of any search in your industry. Our methods are tailored around creating digital spaces for your future customers to come to you, rather than overpaying for direct ads that might spoil the luxury appeal of your brand.
Does SEO provide more benefits for luxury brands than paid ads?
Yes, it certainly does. In a world of products and services where desperate salesmanship turns customers off, marketing that will meet their expectations becomes essential. The trick is that SEO generates more long-term ROI than PPC (pay-for-click) ads. Your customers should not feel like they are being advertised to in large part because they are already shopping. With quality SEO, they are more likely to click on your website because the whole experience is designed to give them a moment of discovery – an, “Aha, just what I was looking for!” moment.
When the average person searches online, they skip right over those first few results marked with the bold text “ad” next to them. And they spend more time scanning the first page of organic results. Those results are where the perceived value is.
Should luxury brands focus on local SEO?
Focusing on local SEO goes a long way toward building brand awareness and credibility. Many website visits from a mobile device result in an in-store visit that same day. Emphasizing meaningful connections between physical impressions and digital impressions can create more memorable customer experiences. We can help by building local backlinks and reviews from local sources. Turn the wistful widow-shoppers into satisfied customers.
What goes into an SEO strategy for luxury brands?
For the Outpace team, every project starts with detailed research. We are not grabbing a suit off the rack here. Creating an SEO campaign that fits you perfectly requires a bit of measuring. First, we look into the long history of search trends and keywords associated with your industry, and then we build a strategy around our findings in tandem with what represents you best. Additionally, we will audit your website as it currently stands to find where user experience improvements can be made.
Once everybody is on the same page about the strategy for the website, we start optimizing your website both on and off-page. By the end of our process, your website will not only excel in the search engine rankings but will also be a quality experience for site visitors, resulting in less click-and-run customers and more conversions.
Should luxury brands work with an SEO agency?
Understanding SEO takes a lot of experience and mistakes made along the way. You certainly could try it on your own, but we do not advise it. Each mistake a company makes regarding their SEO is more time spent not being at the top of the search results, or worse, like negative customer feedback. Reputation is everything with luxury brands. Neglecting SEO or poorly implementing it means that your company is missing out on the leads that are most likely to become advocates. At Outpace we have a dedicated team with ten years of experience at your service, and we are ready to cast you in the light you deserve.