Observed Signal · Apr 7, 2020 · Partnership · Source: OnlineMarketing.de · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Yext Drives 35M Impressions for Barmenia Listings
Yext partnered with German insurer Barmenia to boost online visibility as part of a two-year digital initiative. Results include a 75% year-over-year increase in Google Click-to-Call actions and 35 million impressions for digital entries between August 2018 and February 2020. The program expanded to integrate 800 additional advisors into Yext Listings, bringing the total to 1,100 advisors whose data are published across 150+ third-party platforms, with advisors able to update their information directly to synchronize across networks. Barmenia also extended its use of Intent Pages and Intent Marketing to address user intent, helping search engines and AI assistants surface relevant information. The initiative aims to strengthen brand awareness and create sales approaches for the insurer’s field force. Quotes from Barmenia and Yext executives frame the collaboration as enhancing customer reach and local engagement.
Demonstrates practical use of a MarTech vendor to boost insurer’s online presence; not industry-shifting but relevant for AdTech/MarTech.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Two-year collaboration between Yext and Barmenia yielded a 75% increase in Google Click-to-Call (Aug 2018 to Feb 2020).
- Barmenia generated 35 million impressions for its digital entries over the same period.
- Approximately 800 additional advisors were added to Yext Listings, bringing the total to 1,100 advisors.
- Advisor data are published across 150+ third-party platforms with self-service data updates for advisors.
- Intent Pages and Intent Marketing were deployed to better address user search intent and surface information via search engines and AI.
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