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* Impressions for 1/19/20 through 3/27/20, Facts for 2/1/20 through 3/27/20
Key Metrics and KPIs
For each region, we explore the relationship between the following metrics by industry:
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* Dates shown in graphs throughout are 1/19/20 through 3/27/20, compared to a pre-COVID-19 baseline of 1/7/20 through 1/15/20, and year-over-year weekly trends for 1/20/19 through 3/29/19
Our Methodology
How we focus in on atypical trends and control for expected search volume
Average Growth:
while many businesses experience
consistent growth from last year to this Seasonality: “Coronavirus” Search Interest:
year, we are interested in the atypical by looking at each metric year- by looking at client metrics in relation
growth that occurs as a result of a over-year, to the same day of to Google Trends search interest for
localized change in consumer behavior. week, we reduce noise by the keyword “coronavirus” and
We remove “baseline” growth from accounting for weekly cycles. confirmed COVID-19 cases,
trend analysis. we can draw correlations between
synchronized spikes or dips.
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* Dates shown in graphs throughout are 1/19/20 through 3/27/20, compared to a pre-COVID-19 baseline of 1/7/20 through 1/15/20, and year-over-year weekly trends for 1/20/19 through 3/29/19
Global Search Impact of COVID-19
Japan
1/15 3/15 ● Japanese consumers were the first to react. Search volume begins to deviate as early as
First Reported COVID Search 1/25, ten days after the first reported case. Phone calls increase and foot traffic falls
COVID Case Interest Peak
Italy
1/23 3/17 ● Impact of COVID begins on 2/20. Foot traffic starts to drop for non-essential businesses
First Reported COVID Search while phone calls remains steady until 3/5 - the day after schools and universities are shut
COVID Case Interest Peak
Germany
1/27 3/15 ● Reacts in late February - grocery store searches spike and foot traffic begins to decline in
First Reported COVID Search hospitality and retail. Phone volume spikes on 3/14 - one day before borders are closed
COVID Case Interest Peak
France
1/24 3/15 ● Similar to Germany, the impact of the virus is felt in late February as foot traffic decreases.
First Reported COVID Search Phone call spikes on 3/15 - one day after the German market as France closes schools
COVID Case Interest Peak
North America ● Search volume for Pharmacies rises on 2/24 before foot traffic begins to fall across other
1/29 3/17
First Reported COVID Search industries. Phone calls and website volume increase in early March
COVID Case Interest Peak
U.K.
1/29 2/23 ● Late decline in foot traffic beginning only after 3/1 when retail and restaurants volume drops.
First Reported COVID Search Search traffic remains relatively constant until 3/6 and phone calls spike on 3/10
COVID Case Interest Peak
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Industry Outlook: Retail
Grocery and Pharmacy Clothing and Luxury Specialty Retail
Volume in this segment has Luxury retailers have been In North America, specialty
boomed worldwide. More more seriously impacted than retailers like home
than ever, consumers are clothing stores, but both improvement or guns and
searching for information segments experienced ammo stores have seen
about which businesses are gradual drops in foot traffic significant increases in search,
open or how and when they prior to country lockdowns or website, and phone call traffic.
can make a purchase. In mandated closures. In Italy, Foot traffic has remained
turn, we’ve seen the number we’ve seen website clicks relatively constant or only
of phone calls and local begin to recover first slightly below the norm
website visits increase alongside a modest increase indicating that consumers are
significantly across every in search volume after trends continuing to frequent these
country. had bottomed out on 3/14. businesses when open.
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Industry Outlook: Hospitality
Hotels Car Rentals Restaurants
Hotels were the first to Car Rental businesses have Restaurant search volume
decline in search volume - trended very similarly to has been the most impacted.
likely as consumer booking Hotels - search volume dips There are low levels of phone
behavior stalled due to early in each country calls now in countries that
uncertainty around the analyzed. In some cases were clear about restrictions,
developing scenario in each businesses saw late spikes in while the U.S. and U.K see
country. Phone calls have Phone Calls that aligned with late spikes in calls likely due
seen the least deviation from announcements or news to uncertainty about closures.
expected volume when about travel restrictions or Website clicks are least
compared to web and foot quarantines as consumers impacted as many guests
traffic as consumers may be attempt to directly contact turn to third-party platforms
calling to modify bookings. agencies for inquiries. or order from a local page.
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Industry Outlook: Financial Services
Banks and ATMs Investments and Mortgage Insurance
Banks and ATMs have seen In the US, Investment and Search volume for Insurance
elevated search volume Mortgage businesses saw an agents in the U.S. and
compared to the year prior. immediate spike in search Germany has trended down
Foot traffic to ATMs is volume after 2/19 - the day less than -25% compared to
nevertheless diminished as the S&P 500 crashed. In the last year. Foot traffic is most
consumers prefer to stay face of uncertain economic impacted as many Insurance
inside when possible. Phone conditions, clients are most agents have shut down their
Calls and Website traffic to likely to call their advisors: offices - however website
retail branches have phone volume has trended and phone call volume
increased significantly since up with local website traffic remain close to normal levels
the beginning of March. volume trailing not far behind. indicating that business is in
fact continuing.
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Industry Outlook: Healthcare
Hospital, ER, Urgent Care Doctor, Medical Specialty,
Clinic
In the US, hospitals saw a drop With more people searching for
in directions clicks beginning 3/2 healthcare information without
as hospitals started canceling having to visit a doctor while
elective procedures to conserve sheltering in place, search volume
space and prevent further and driving direction clicks decline for
spread of COVID. As a result, doctors, specialties, and clinics.
phone calls and website clicks However, consumer uncertainty
spiked across medical-care around COVID and cancellations of
facilities with more and more procedures result in phone call
people seeking medical advice volume spikes across these sub-
virtually. verticals.
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How Yext Can Help
● Temporary Closures: Leverage the Yext Knowledge graph to ensure you are updating your business
hours and/or marking locations as temporarily close
● Business Descriptions & Featured Message: can be used to provide additional critical COVID-19
related information to consumers that may help drive down unnecessary phone call volume
● Send real-time updates with social posts: keep customers updated with posts on Facebook and
Google as the situation unfolds in different markets and regions
● Add Announcement Bar Module: on Yext Pages that can be used to keep users aware of closures
and any other important information you’d like to highlight
● Optimize on-page CTAs: ensure that your calls to action are aligned to business needs. For example,
add or surface Career Application CTAs for open hiring needs or highlight delivery or e-commerce flows
● Create Schema-Optimized FAQ Pages: build FAQ pages that will help index or answer questions
from consumers across search engines
● Answers Free Trial: add FAQs from the CDC to your website at no-cost and participate in a 90 day
free trial that will allow you to build search experiences focused on curating to COVID-related intent
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Germany
United Kingdom
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* Impressions for 1/19/20 through 3/27/20, Facts for 2/1/20 through 3/27/20
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Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
151.26% -59.84%
Trend
(vs Last Week)
-106.80% -97.87%
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Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
-54.55% -76.45%
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Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
113.70% 49.82% -59.33%
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Impact
3/11/20 3/12/20 3/11/20
Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
-62.43% -56.62% -63.85%
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Date of
Impact
3/8/20 3/16/20 3/16/20
Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
10.56% 13.24% -25.71%
ATM Peak | +22% | 3/20
Bank Peak | +26% | 3/20
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Impact
3/2/20 2/28/20
Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
58.80% 4.23%
Trend
(vs Last Week)
19.80% -13.85%
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Emergency
KPIs* Hospital Urgent Care
Room
Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
13.07% 1.38% -27.38%
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Date of
3/16/20 3/11/20 3/16/20
Impact
Avg Weekly %
-33.23% -45.14% -19.28%
(3/25 - 3/27)
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Impressions Impacted
2,137,527,357
Retail Hospitality Logistics
Trend vs 2018 Trend vs 2018 Trend vs 2018
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Grocery Peak
114% | 3/20
Date of Impact 2/22 2/22 2/22
Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
-78.87% -95.00% 47.85%
Luxury Plunge
-95% | 3/11
Clothing Plunge
Trend -95% | 3/14
(vs Last Week)
11.49% 0.00% 0.78%
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Car
KPI* Hotels Restaurants
Rentals
Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
-67.17% -81.05% -95.00%
Hotels Plunge
-69% | 3/27
Restaurants Plunge
-93% | 3/15
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Avg Weekly %
29.80%
(3/25 - 3/27)
Trend
(vs Last Week)
-4.35%
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Impressions Impacted
2,467,806,983
Retail Hospitality
Trend vs 2018 Trend vs 2018
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Grocery Peak
317% | 3/16
Date of Impact 2/28 2/28 2/28
Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
-70.74% -92.60% 176.06% Luxury Plunge
-95% | 3/16
Clothing Plunge
-95% | 3/20
Trend
(vs Last Week)
4.53% 2.40% -14.76%
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Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
-76.53% -85.19% -95.00% Hotels Plunge
-78% | 3/27
Restaurants Plunge
-95% | 3/17
Car Rentals Plunge
Trend -95% | 3/18
(vs Last Week)
-4.79% 7.62% -0.53%
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Grocery Peak
129% | 3/22
Date of Impact 3/13 3/8 2/21
Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
-52.55% -74.16% 64.72%
Clothing Plunge
-62% | 3/20
Luxury Plunge
-95% | 3/27
Trend
(vs Last Week)
6.10% -3.93% -52.74%
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Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
-75.77% -50.82%
Hotels Plunge
Trend -77% | 3/27
(vs Last Week)
-7.54% -20.98%
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Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
1.66% -58.79% -32.64%
Insurance Plunge
-36% | 3/25
ATMs Plunge
Trend
-10.03% -37.03% -6.05% -61% | 3/27
(vs Last Week)
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Avg Weekly %
(3/25 - 3/27)
-25.41%
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UK COVID-19 Snapshot
1/29: First 2/23: Cruise ship 2/28: First 3/4: Discussions of 3/11: WHO declares 3/13: Cases rise to 3/15: Supermarkets 3/16: Johnson urges 3/18: Government 3/20: Johnson
COVID-19 case in returns from Japan; COVID-19 death in possible parliament COVID as a more than 200 in a warn public against to work at home and shuts down schools orders restaurants
the UK positive cases up to 13 Britain shutdown emerge pandemic single day panic-buying avoid restaurants and pubs to close
Impressions Impacted
7,441,414,118
Retail Hospitality Banking
Restaurants -95%
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Grocery Peaks
Date of Impact 3/6/20 2/21/20 445% | 3/19
519% | 3/24
Avg Weekly %
-62.64% 385.18%
(3/25- 3/27)
Clothing Plunge
-64% | 3/19
Trend
2.01% 30.02%
(vs Last Week)
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Avg Weekly %
-64.56% -95.00% -69.60%
(3/25- 3/27)
Hotel Plunge | -66% | 3/27
Rental Car Plunge | -79% | 3/27
Restaurant Plunge | -95% | 3/21
Trend (vs Last
-23.14% -17.02% -25.19%
Week)
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KPI* Banks
Avg Weekly %
(3/25- 3/27)
18.88%
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UK COVID-19 Snapshot
1/29: First 2/23: Cruise ship 2/28: First 3/4: Discussions of 3/11: WHO declares 3/13: Cases rise to 3/15: Supermarkets 3/16: Johnson urges 3/18: Government 3/20: Johnson
COVID-19 case in returns from Japan; COVID-19 death in possible parliament COVID as a more than 200 in a warn public against to work at home and shuts down schools orders restaurants
the UK positive cases up to 13 Britain shutdown emerge pandemic single day panic-buying avoid restaurants and pubs to close
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Impressions Impacted
2,327,942,773
Retail Hospitality Logistics
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Avg Weekly %
(3/25- 3/27)
-24.25% 65.75%
Trend
(vs Last Week)
-17.35% -16.76%
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Restaurant Plunge
-48% | 2/28
Trend
(vs Last Week)
-17.35% -16.76%
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Avg Weekly %
(3/25- 3/27)
-19.49%
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