Trend cluster
Category

Search Engine
Reliance

Businesses and individuals increase their dependancy on web search.

Search Engine-Mapped GoalsSocial Media Marketing InfographicsInterest-Based Online Friend FiltersFunny Facebook Graph SearchesOverlooked Employment Strategies

Trend

What is the Search Engine Reliance trend?

Search Engine Reliance: Google Search, Facebook Graph, Bing, and others are all shaping the way that we think about the world. Reliance on search engines for information, recommendations, socializing and sharing has become innate and those business who don't have a continuously evolving search engine optimization strategy for the future, will quickly find themselves becoming more irrelevant.

Trend themes

Themes within the Search Engine Reliance trend

Three behaviours holding the trend together
01

Search Engine Reliance

Businesses need to develop continuously evolving search engine optimization strategy to maintain relevance.

02

Interest-Based Online Friend Filters

Facebook's Graph Search feature allows users to build stronger connections with friends and gain insight into their lives.

03

Social Media Marketing Infographics

The Facebook Graph Search tool can be utilized for digital marketing strategies and optimizing for Bing SEO is important.

Industry implications

What the Search Engine Reliance trend means for industry

Where the trend changes the playbook
For

Digital Marketing

The Facebook Graph Search tool can be utilized for digital marketing strategies to improve search volume.

For

Recruiting

YouTube's hidden recruiting potential allows companies to target their recruitment messages to specific demographics.

For

Internet Search Engines

The Scroogled Google vs. Bing ad highlights the escalating war between the two major search engines.

Trend signals

Trend signals for Search Engine Reliance

Trend score 3.7 out of 10, from popularity 54%, activity 49%, freshness 8%.

Popularity54%
Activity49%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z
  • Millennial
  • Gen X
  • Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
South America
Africa

Evidence

Examples of the Search Engine Reliance trend

6 featured examples from Aug 9, 2012 to Feb 5, 2013