The Zero-Click Economy: When Visibility Stops Looking Like Traffic
Traffic still matters, but sessions alone no longer describe the complete discovery journey. This keynote gives leaders a scorecard for comparing rankings and sessions with mentions, citations, and business outcomes.
CMOs, demand-generation leaders, analytics teams, and in-house SEO leaders30 to 45 minute keynoteEnglish or Spanish
Funded, not free. Semrush funds Fernando's research and stage time, so there is no fee to the event. Engagements are selected on audience fit rather than budget. Travel and logistics are discussed once an event is confirmed.
Business decisionUpdate executive reporting beyond sessions alone
Research baseSparkToro analysis using Similarweb panel data
AdaptationMeasurement examples matched to the audience's reporting model
Outcomes
What changes after the session
01
Explain why discovery can happen without a site visit.
02
Keep traffic in the model without treating it as the only signal.
03
Connect visibility measures to business outcomes in executive reporting.
Take it back to work
A framework the room can use
Valuable for
CMOs, demand-generation leaders, analytics teams, and in-house SEO leaders.
Framework
Discovery-to-outcome scorecard.
Use this after the keynote to
explain performance when traffic falls, compare visibility with downstream outcomes, and update executive reporting.
The room leaves with
A broader measurement model that keeps traffic in context alongside mentions, citations, and business outcomes.
Inside the keynote
Three decisions, shown clearly
Authentic research material and representative samples show the visual and editorial standard. Final examples are verified and adapted before every event.
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Representative sampleDiscovery is larger than the click.AI answers and search features can shape evaluation before a person visits a website.Scope: Conceptual discovery model; no quantitative claim.Boundary: Traffic remains valuable. It is not the whole journey.Read the sourceRepresentative sample68.01% ended without a clickSparkToro reported this share for US Google searches in its 2026 analysis.Scope: SparkToro, In 2026, Less Than One-Third of Google Searches Still Send a Click · 2026 · US Google searches · January through April 2026 · Similarweb desktop and mobile panel dataBoundary: A US panel result. Cross-year comparisons are directional because panels and methods differ.Read the sourceRepresentative sampleExtend the scorecard.Track rankings and sessions alongside mentions, citations, and downstream business outcomes.Scope: Decision framework for executive reporting; no quantitative claim.Boundary: Each signal supports a different decision. None is a complete outcome by itself.Read the source
Narrative
How the argument develops
Map discovery before and beyond a site visit.
Inspect the 2026 US panel result and method.
Rebuild the executive scorecard around outcomes.
Research foundation
In 2026, Less Than One-Third of Google Searches Still Send a Click
Scope: Similarweb desktop and mobile panel data for US Google searches from January through April 2026.
Evidence boundary: This is a US panel result. Cross-year trends are directional because panels and methods differ. Clicks and traffic still matter.
Source
Each quantitative claim is tied to this public source with its organization, study, date, market, time window, sample, and limit shown in HTML.
Marketing and analytics leaders who own discovery, demand, or executive performance reporting.
Not designed for
Not a claim that traffic is obsolete and not a direct-response attribution workshop.
Delivery proof
Research built for a live room
Fernando with a conference audience. Photo: Fernando Angulo archive. This image demonstrates delivery experience and does not claim to document this exact keynote.
Speaker
Fernando Angulo
I research how people, and increasingly AI systems, discover, evaluate, and choose brands, then turn that evidence into decisions marketing leaders can defend.
Senior Market Research Manager at Semrush, an Adobe company
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Will the session tell us to stop measuring traffic?
No. Traffic stays in the scorecard. The session adds signals needed to explain discovery and outcomes that sessions alone cannot show.
How is the session adapted for an event?
The decision, examples, audience seniority, market context, and evidence boundaries are reviewed before delivery. The core research claims remain sourced.
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