GroupM increases non-branded traffic by 115% for IKEA Turkey
Product Marketing at Ahrefs
GroupM achieved a 115% increase in Organic traffic for IKEA Turkey. Their Google Search Console (GSC) numbers are proof of their success:
In addition to the GSC numbers, IKEA Turkey’s successful organic growth was also reflected in Ahrefs via the Top Pages report, where the website started to gain significant traffic for non-branded Organic Keywords:
Aybuke Yerlikaya, Growth Director GroupM Turkey
Ilker Akin, Senior SEO Executive GroupM Turkey
About GroupM
Problem: Fixing SEO issues evolved into a complex website migration project
GroupM needed to revamp the SEO strategy for one of their flagship customers – IKEA Turkey. Not a walk in the park under the best circumstances. But what happens when you throw in a 50,000-page migration and a previous brand-heavy SEO strategy into the mix? You risk creating an underperforming site riddled with technical errors.
Solution: Switch to Ahrefs to tackle Enterprise-level challenges
1. Powerful technical audits minimized errors during the migration
Ahrefs' Site Audit tool played a key role in ensuring that the year-long migration of the client’s website happened smoothly, with as little disruption as possible. Regular site audits were conducted to find and fix technical issues that would jeopardize the website’s visibility in search, such as:
- Redirect chains
- Duplicate meta titles, descriptions & heading tags
- 404 errors
- Non-200 pages in sitemap
Eventually, GroupM managed to improve the website’s Site Audit Health Score from 51 to 97.
2. Find the most impactful keywords with worldwide language coverage
The website’s existing organic traffic was coming from mostly brand-term heavy keywords. GroupM used Competitor Analysis and Keywords explorer to sift through Ahrefs’ 12 billion keyword database for many relevant Turkish keywords in the furniture and home living niche. This allowed them to form new, non-branded content avenues and design them into the new website’s structure. These ranged from simple queries such as “kitchen cupboard” and “bookcase” to more nuanced searches like “balcony table chair” and “bedroom set”. Creating content around these new avenues also gained them a 115% increase in non-branded organic traffic in just under 9 months
3. Create reports that communicate progress effectively
GroupM expanded IKEA’s website architecture into 1000+ categories and created content pages accordingly. This set strong fundamentals for IKEA Turkey to grow organically beyond their brand name. Aided by Looker Studio Connectors GroupM was also able to create custom reports that served as a proxy for reporting progress on their SEO efforts on these multiple fronts.
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Constance is devoted to improving the value that users of software can experience. You've likely seen her from hosting the regular live sessions Ahrefs holds on SEO, AI visibility, Digital marketing and beyond, or answering questions about Ahrefs on multiple marketing communities. Her content helps you dive deeper into technical workflows, adopt practical marketing tactics, and make sense of this rapidly changing marketing landscape.
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