BrightEdge Launches Autopilot To Automate SEO - MTA
BrightEdge, an organic search and content performance, today, unveiled BrightEdge Autopilot and the deployment of the industry’s first self-driving SEO technology.
BrightEdge, an organic search and content performance, today, unveiled BrightEdge Autopilot and the deployment of the industry’s first self-driving SEO technology.
BrightEdge, the global leader in organic search and content performance, today, unveiled BrightEdge Autopilot and the deployment of the industry's first self-driving SEO technology.
BrightEdge, the global leader in organic search and content performance, unveiled BrightEdge Autopilot and the deployment of the industry’s first self-driving SEO technology. Made possible through a series of technology investments and targeted acquisitions, marketers can now auto-optimize mobile and fully automate the most critical and time-consuming of SEO tasks.
BrightEdge, a provider of organic search and content performance, has introduced BrightEdge Autopilot to help marketers auto-optimize mobile and fully automate search engine optimization tasks.
There is an incredibly exciting trend happening in the SEO community where more and more marketers are taking on more responsibility across multiple facets of digital marketing.
According to BrightEdge, paid and organic search drive more than 70% of revenues for B2B and the other verticals.
BrightEdge has acquired technology from Trilibis and formed a M&A team led by venture capitalist Tom Ziola from Kleiner Perkins.
During the keynote address at Share19 in New York, BrightEdge CEO Jim Yu announced a new technology that could make a major difference for digital marketers.
Background
Orangetheory Fitness is a science-backed, technology-tracked, coach-inspired group workout designed specifically to produce results; it is not a gym. While Orangetheory Fitness is a well-known, successful brand, they struggled to digitally promote brand identity and visibility as science-backed rather than a run-of-the-mill gym.
Orangetheory Fitness partnered with The Tombras Group as their SEO agency to improve lead generation with BrightEdge. The goal? Increase awareness and consideration for Orangetheory's 1,100+ studios by strategically improving their search engine share of voice for key terms related to fitness that also included 'gym'. Tombras conducted a Site Audit using BrightEdge to discover ranking for on and off-page content, technical insights, and listings.
The Solution
Utilizing BrightEdge ContentIQ, along with weekly Hyperlocal Rank Reporting, Tombras was able to identify long-tail keywords important to Orangetheory Fitness, both globally and locally. Previously focused on keywords including 'group workout' and 'fitness studio', Tombras helped

Orangetheory understand they were missing out on ranking for valuable keywords in the industry. They developed a strategy called 'More Than a Gym' and dove into SEO best practices. Working together, Tombras and Orangetheory produced SEO-driven copy and long-tail keywords that both gave them exposure and still encouraged their brand voice.
Results
SEO Branded search increased by 13.1% in 2018 and 16.7% in 2019. Orangetheory saw a 9.9% increase in new organic users and a 104% increase in non-branded, organic search traffic.
Orangetheory wanted to increase brand awareness and drive sales. In the first year of the SEO program they saw a 26.6% increase in new studio lead growth. SEO helped increase traffic, leads, and free trial signups. That allowed Orangetheory coaches and sales staff to increase the number of new members. Add it all up and Orangetheory saw a 9.7% increase in YoY revenue, making it one of their most successful periods ever.
"From content to technical, we've been able to demystify local-level SEO performance with trending data and automated alerts. Scaling Hyperlocal SEO has always been a challenge, but with Tombras + BrightEdge innovating the space, we've been able to achieve actionable insights from millions of data points." - Ryan Edwards, Sr. Vice President of Integrated Search at The Tombras Group