Google Lists 5 Key Trends Shaping Consumer Behavior Amid COVID-19 by Matt Southern #486

Ep. 48634 min2020-05-27

Google identified five COVID-19 consumer behavior trends including multi-device use, increased Google reliance, virtual socializing, internet-first routines, and more self care, with telemedicine searches up 150% week over week.

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Key takeaways
search interest in telemedicine is up 150% week over week in the US

About this episode

Google Lists 5 Key Trends Shaping Consumer Behavior Amid COVID-19BestSEOPodcast hosts Matthew Bertram and Chris Burres talks about a recent research by Google, listing five key trends that demonstrate how consumers’ interests, expectations, and purchasing behavior have been altered.

In their words

search interest in telemedicine is up 150% week over week in the US, right? So as time goes longer, and they're like, well, I guess I'm not going to be able to get to my doctor.

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Americans are watching roughly 12 hours of media content a day. That that is just insane.

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as of April, Google Meet is hosting 3 billion minutes, 3 billion minutes of video meetings, and adding nearly 3 million new users every day.

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Terms defined in this episode
internet-first routines
A behavior shift during COVID-19 where people adapted regular activities such as telecommuting, grocery shopping, and doctor visits to be conducted online rather than in person.
telemedicine
Virtual doctor visits conducted online, with search interest up 150% week over week in the US during COVID-19 as people could not access in-person medical care.
with me videos
A YouTube video trend during COVID-19 where people film themselves going about ordinary tasks like cleaning, shopping, or cooking for others to watch alongside them.

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Matthew Bertram, host of The Best SEO Podcast
Matthew Bertram
AI keynote speaker · Owner & CEO, EWR Digital · President, ModalPoint

Matthew Bertram is an AI keynote speaker, creator of DIG™ (Digital Information Governance), and owner and CEO of EWR Digital. He helps energy and industrial leaders win visibility in AI search (GEO and AEO), is President of ModalPoint and CMO of the Oil & Gas Global Network, hosts The Best SEO Podcast, and has authored eight books including LLM Visibility. More about Matthew Bertram.

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