Share of Voice
SOV (Share of Voice)
The percentage of total available impressions in a market captured by a specific brand across paid search, organic search, or all digital channels. In Google Ads, Search Impression Share is the paid equivalent. Tracking organic Share of Voice via rank tracking tools (percentage of target queries a domain appears in) is a leading indicator of brand awareness growth.
How Share of Voice works in practice
Share of voice in paid search is directly calculable from Google Ads Search Impression Share data — (your impressions ÷ total eligible impressions) × 100. Organic share of voice requires a rank tracking tool that measures what percentage of tracked target queries your domain appears for in the top 10 results. Research by the IPA and Les Binet consistently links share of voice to share of market — brands with SOV above their market share tend to grow, while those below tend to decline. For small specialists competing against large platforms, dominating share of voice in a tightly defined niche segment (e.g., "performance marketing for fintech" rather than "performance marketing") is a realistic and defensible strategy.
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Related terms
The percentage of eligible impressions your ads received out of the total available. Lost IS (budget) and Lost IS (rank) break down the two primary reasons for missed impressions and guide budget or bid decisions.
Unpaid traffic from search engine results pages driven by SEO. Organic search traffic is high-intent and compounds over time, making it one of the most cost-efficient acquisition channels at scale compared to paid media.
The page displayed by a search engine in response to a query. SERP features include organic results, paid ads, featured snippets, People Also Ask boxes, image packs, and local packs — each requiring different optimisation tactics.
Serving ads to users who have previously visited your website or interacted with your brand. Remarketing audiences typically convert at a higher rate and lower CPA than cold audiences, making it a high-ROAS channel.
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