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Annual Insight
Report
Editor’s
Note.
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This report We are Salience. Congratulations on making it to 2021.
focuses in on both
We believe in publishing free insights to bring us closer to our
favourite brands. If this is the first time you’ve seen our annual
market report, we’re a UK search marketing agency who specialise in
that compete
The data covers 12 of the most turbulent months we’ll, hopefully, ever
see. Look to those who performed well not just for search prowess,
but also their agility and tenacity as brands.
across supplement The office is empty and we’re all now allergic to Zoom quizzes, but
products. that doesn’t mean we’re not working hard to provide you with as
much relevant market data as we can. If you have questions about
the data or how it can help enable your digital growth, get in touch
with the team.
2020-2021 has We hope you find value in these insights and have a prosperous new
year.
surprise online is
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17 Page Speed
23 Keyword Trends
31 Opportunity Keywords
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Visibility
Year on Year.
The key SEO metric. Visibility is all 93% of all online
experiences begin
about how easily your brand can be
found online.
Year-on-year visibility
identifies which brands are
growing and those who are
on a downward trajectory.
Visibility
Findings. Bottom 5 Losses
Top 5 Wins On the opposite end of the spectrum, these brands have had the
biggest visibility drops. They’re likely to have been punished by a
search algorithm update or have let things slide over the course of the
year. Either way, learn from their mistakes.
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These brands are the ones to watch. They’re on the rise with the
biggest growth in the market. Whatever they’re doing, search engines
are loving it and you’ll want to work out what that is and emulate their
strategies, fast.
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Visibility
Scores.
Site Overall YoY Visibility Visibility YoY Compared Site Overall YoY Visibility Visibility YoY Compared
Rank Change 2021 2020 Change to Market Rank Change 2021 2020 Change to Market
hollandandbarrett.com 1 - 40940 40953 -0.03% +0.08% supplementplace.co.uk 26 +5 495 345 +43% +44%
myprotein.com 2 +1 7705 6829 +13% +13% vitabiotics.com 27 +3 480 391 +23% +23%
bodybuilding.com 3 -1 7070 9835 -28% -28% predatornutrition.com 28 -1 476 513 -7% -7%
powerhouse-fitness.co.uk 4 - 5642 6751 -16% -16% biocare.co.uk 29 -3 461 551 -16% -16%
discount-supplements.co.uk 5 +1 3873 2911 +33% +33% gnc.com 30 +2 399 305 +31% +31%
maximuscle.com 6 -1 3413 4020 -15% -15% cnpprofessional.co.uk 31 +2 397 300 +32% +32%
naturesbest.co.uk 7 - 2795 2642 +6% +6% centrum.co.uk 32 -7 388 570 -32% -32%
phd.com 8 +6 2729 1253 +118% +118% proteinpickandmix.co.uk 33 +3 379 222 +71% +71%
healthspan.co.uk 9 -1 2558 2560 0% 0% revital.co.uk 34 -19 363 1014 -64% -64%
dolphinfitness.co.uk 10 +2 2393 1581 +51% +51% formnutrition.com 35 +3 345 185 +86% +87%
bulk.com 11 +39 2138 0 +100% +100% supplementcentre.com 36 -26 339 2481 -86% -86%
bodybuildingwarehouse.co.uk 12 -3 1766 2530 -30% -30% cytoplan.co.uk 37 -20 280 955 -71% -71%
simplysupplements.co.uk 13 +8 1753 671 +161% +161% cardiffsportsnutrition.co.uk 38 +5 221 157 +41% +41%
grenade.com 14 +8 1485 655 +127% +127% huel.com 39 -5 195 270 -28% -28%
powerbody.co.uk 15 -2 1407 1328 +6% +6% otesports.co.uk 40 +7 190 62 +206% +207%
theproteinworks.com 16 -5 1192 2474 -52% -52% ghostlifestyle.com 41 - 159 171 -7% -7%
bodyandfit.com 17 +7 1171 581 +102% +102% optibacprobiotics.com 42 -3 137 178 -23% -23%
foodspring.co.uk 18 +17 866 257 +237% +237% foodcirclesupermarket.co.uk 43 +3 134 84 +60% +60%
scienceinsport.com 19 +1 847 685 +24% +24% naturalcollection.com 44 - 134 117 +15% +15%
proteinworld.com 20 +22 790 162 +388% +388% uk.iherb.com 45 +3 127 13 +877% +877%
optimumnutrition.com 21 -2 652 710 -8% -8% nowfoods.com 46 -6 126 174 -28% -27%
nutriadvanced.co.uk 22 +7 644 507 +27% +27% pulsin.co.uk 47 -2 115 85 +35% +35%
reflexnutrition.com 23 - 618 618 0% 0% supplemented.co.uk 48 +1 99 8 +1138% +1138%
biggreensmile.com 24 -6 607 934 -35% -35% vivolife.co.uk 49 -12 98 213 -54% -54%
musclefood.com 25 -9 533 1012 -47% -47% myvitamins.com 50 -22 94 512 -82% -82%
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Visibility vs
Authority.
Authority is about the stature and reputation of your website. Search
engines like high authority sites as they’re loaded with trust-worthy
signals and likely to provide useful services and content. Authority is
measured through a metric called domain rating. The higher it is, the
more chance you have to rank for competitive keywords and boost
your visibility.
Visibility vs
Authority Scores.
Key:
hollandandbarrett.com 1 scienceinsport.com 11 predatornutrition.com 21
bodybuilding.com 2 simplysupplements.co.uk 12 biggreensmile.com 22
myprotein.com 3 theproteinworks.com 13 proteinworld.com 23
powerhouse-fitness.co.uk 4 dolphinfitness.co.uk 14 vitabiotics.com 24
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discount-supplements.co.uk 5 phd.com 15 musclefood.com 25
healthspan.co.uk 6 powerbody.co.uk 16 nutriadvanced.co.uk 26
maximuscle.com 7 grenade.com 17 uk.iherb.com 27
naturesbest.co.uk 8 bodybuildingwarehouse.co.uk 18 foodspring.co.uk 28
bodyandfit.com 9 optimumnutrition.com 19 biocare.co.uk 29
bulk.com 10 gnc.com 20 reflexnutrition.com 30
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Visibility
Those with high visibility but low Hats off to these guys. They’ve built
authority have laid good foundations their house right and have the search
for their site and would benefit from marketing strategy to expand. At this
increased search marketing activity point, you should be thinking about
to build on those foundations. solidifying yourself as market leader.
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Visibility vs
Authority Findings. These brands could benefit
most from resolving their
on-site tech and structural
issues. Identification of
those problems, and dealing
Low authority,
with them in a priority
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These brands could benefit
most from a more expansive
search marketing campaign.
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technically, and a strategic
content marketing campaign
is likely to yield positive
results.
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Page
Speed.
Perhaps 2021’s biggest news in the
world of digital marketing, Google have
“ A 1 second
announced a new ranking factor set to
shake up the web.
Page Speed
Scores. “
Google announced
that it is postponing
supplementcentre.com
the rollout of the page
maximuscle.com
powerhouse-fitness.co.uk
centrum.co.uk
experience update,
simplysupplements.co.uk
myprotein.com
proteinpickandmix.co.uk specifically the ranking
supplemented.co.uk
Search Volume
Trends. We can see a big drop in
search interest at the start
of the 2020 pandemic.
In a nutshell, search volume trends show how interest has changed for the
products, services, and content provided within your industry. A downward
trend means less people are searching. An upward trend means interest
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Keyword
Trends. “ 2020 and COVID brought
monstrous changes to most
We’ve been keeping a close eye Using historical search data, we’re
on what keywords people are
searching for in the market,
able to find trend patterns and
identify opportunities ahead of the
of the consumer landscape.
allowing us to see what is trending. curve.
In the following sections we’ll Our search and content strategists Monitoring changes in search
give you the heads up on which continually monitor industry
Emerging Brands
muscle food 165,000 -69%
health span 49,500 -23%
body building 49,500 -18%
dolphin fitness 40,500 -41%
Keyword Search Volume Interest Trend protein world 33,100 -17%
my protein 368,000 +6% natures best 27,100 -23%
“Lots of Got a
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movement
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here across
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your brand.
both brand
& product
keywords.
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probiotics
These keywords are the heavyweight belts, the golden tickets, the
ones to tell your nan about. For top of market brands holding these
2 60,500 77 Key:
positions, close monitoring and continued search marketing activity is
needed to safeguard them. For challenger brands looking to weigh in, Local Monthly
protein
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you best bring your A-game. Searches (UK)
protein powder
5 60,500 57
whey protein
6 40,500 59
protein shakes
7 49,500 54
magnesium supplements
8 22,200 69
supplements
9 18,100 68
multivitamin
10 27,100 48
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Our
Clients.
Our clients are an eclectic mix from all over the globle. But they all share
the same goal, to be more prominent across their market and increase
their profitability.
4 UK Search Award
Nominations in 2020
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Trust.
First introduced with the E-A-T Algorithm update in 2018, trust has since
become a critical ranking factor. But there’s no single score to judge
trust. Instead, it’s a holistic view of your website’s expertise, authority
and trustworthiness. It centres around both on and off-site signals.
Trust centres
Think external review platforms, high-quality links, transparency over
processes and policies, and plenty more.
around both
Your Money Your Life Search quality evaluator
(YMYL) / eCommerce guidelines identify
brands are those most how manual reviewers
on and off-site
likely to see visibility evaluate your site’s
drop as a cause of trust-worthiness. Use
poor trust signals. these to get ahead.
signals.
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Trust signal are content embedded within your website that builds up
credibility. A lot of things can be considered a trust signal. Like:
Having these things strategically placed around the site builds trust
from users & search engines alike.
Review profile embedded in the home page & key category pages
https://uk.huel.com/ are a great example.
Individual product reviews. Bonus points if you can link this with a
review profile
Online
Reviews.
A key element of trust, reviews are essential to your search marketing
90% 94%
arsenal. Having more good reviews than your competitors is important for of people check online of people say they
off-site trust signals (part of the EAT update), local pack prominence, and
CTR where star-ratings feature in the SERPs. reviews before buying often avoid businesses
from a business. * below a 4 rating. *
Incorporate external
review platforms
into your buying
process to ensure
Bad reviews need to
be answered and fast.
Users are more likely
to ignore bad reviews
eCommerce sites are
judged by both users
and search engines
on their review
48% 45%
maximum take-up. if they see fast replies. platforms. of people only pay of people are more
attention to reviews likely to visit a business
written within the past that responds to their
2 weeks. * negative reviews. *
* Sources:
lyfemarketing.com
brightlocal.com
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Review Score:
4.8 48,014
musclefood.com
2 4.3 103,142
myprotein.com
3 4.5 61,280
naturesbest.co.uk
4 4.8 27,980
bulk.com
Take a look at the highest reviewed
sites on the next page to find out 6 4.5 29,667
how you compare. If you’re lagging
behind, explore how your competitors
Key:
vitabiotics.com
maximise their amount of reviews or
get in touch and we’ll audit your site 7 4.7 17,697 Review Score
and work out how you can improve.
theproteinworks.com
We’ve not included the full data set
here so if you’re intrigued to see how 8 4.6 20,293
Number of Reviews
discount-supplements.co.uk
10 4.8 10,065
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Digital Brand
Reach.
Digital Brand Reach centres around how well recognised your brand
is within the industry. To calculate this figure, we blend traditional
search metrics with performance of social channels across the sector.
This helps identify which brands are most prominent across a range of
channels and those who are lost to the abyss.
Findings. 1 10,323
1 823,000
conversations on all major
social platforms. The top
3 5,314
five have a strong following,
creating engagement
through content and product
campaigns.
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368,000 Monthly brand searches
shows an indication of
brand recall within search 4,323
behaviour. The top five
are the most recalled
165,000 5
2,322
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90,500
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Brand Reach
Scores.
My Protein leading the
Site Brand Searches
Per Month
Owned Social
Score
Rank way on digital brand
reach, with Holland and
myprotein.com 368000 5314 1
hollandandbarrett.com 823000 1245 2
bodybuilding.com 49500 10323 3
behind.
proteinworld.com 33100 996 8
vitabiotics.com 18100 1169 9
grenade.com 22200 873 10
theproteinworks.com 22200 686 11
healthspan.co.uk 49500 216 12
phd.com 33100 260 13
simplysupplements.co.uk 18100 420 14
bulk.com 6600 845 15
scienceinsport.com 8100 652 16
maximuscle.com 9900 506 17
gnc.com 5400 783 18
supplemented.co.uk 18100 196 19
bodybuildingwarehouse.co.uk 9900 264 20
discount-supplements.co.uk 14800 171 21
dolphinfitness.co.uk 40500 40 22
powerhouse-fitness.co.uk 22200 45 23
supplementcentre.com 4400 212 24
myvitamins.com 8100 112 25 RICHARD WATERS
centrum.co.uk 9900 85 26 SEARCH EXPERT
vivolife.co.uk 3600 220 27 01244 564 501
ghostlifestyle.com 1300 524 28 richard@salience.co.uk
foodspring.co.uk 320 1884 29
naturesbest.co.uk 27100 22 30 Book a Chat
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Touch.
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Give us 30 minutes of your time and we’ll be able to give you
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