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  • Core
  • Adjacent
  • Emerging
  • Competitive
  • Waste

Capabilities

  • Traffic classification

    Replace an endless list of search terms with meaningful business classifications that reveal the role every search plays

  • Audience Discovery

    Understand the audiences and purchase intent associated with every traffic classification.

  • Individual Intent Analysis

    Drill into every audience and purchase intent to understand its volume, spend, performance, and business impact.

Classifications

How MotiveMap names demand.

  • CoreLearn more

    Core demand is the demand your business exists to capture. It represents the customers most closely aligned with your products, services, and current acquisition strategy.

    Core traffic is the foundation of your acquisition strategy. It represents demand already aligned with your business today, not future opportunities or adjacent markets.

    Typical characteristics

    • High relevance to your offerings
    • Strong purchase intent
    • Established conversion history
    • Existing landing pages and offers
    • Primary source of customer acquisition

    Illustrative example (language learning)

    • learn spanish online
    • spanish lessons
    • online spanish course

    Customers already know what they're looking for.

    Diagram of search demand converging into Core
  • AdjacentLearn more

    Adjacent demand is closely related to your core market. Customers may use different language, have different use cases, or enter through different search paths, but they remain highly relevant to your business.

    Typical characteristics

    • Closely related audiences
    • Similar purchase motivations
    • Existing product fit
    • New acquisition opportunities
    • Reachable with current messaging

    Illustrative example (language learning)

    • best app to learn spanish
    • spanish tutor online
    • spanish practice exercises

    Customers are close to your market.

    Diagram of Adjacent demand next to Core
  • EmergingLearn more

    Emerging demand represents new ways customers are beginning to search, evaluate, or purchase. While these opportunities may be small today, they can become tomorrow's core demand.

    Emerging demand reflects changing customer behavior, technology, or the marketplace.

    Typical characteristics

    • Rapidly growing search demand
    • Changing customer behavior
    • New technologies and products
    • Emerging use cases
    • Shifting market trends

    Illustrative example (language learning)

    • AI language tutor
    • Conversation-based learning
    • Voice learning apps

    Customers are changing.

    Diagram of Emerging demand growing over time
  • CompetitiveLearn more

    Competitive demand represents customers actively comparing solutions before making a purchase decision.

    Competitive demand often represents customers who have already recognized the need and are deciding which provider to choose.

    Typical characteristics

    • Competitor comparisons
    • Alternative solutions
    • Product reviews
    • Migration intent
    • Replacement decisions
    • Vendor evaluations

    Illustrative example (language learning)

    • Babbel vs Duolingo
    • Rosetta Stone alternatives
    • Rosetta Stone competitor

    Customers are deciding.

    Diagram of Competitive demand comparing options
  • WasteLearn more

    Demand that is unlikely to generate meaningful customer acquisition value.

    Customers aren't your customers.

Ongoing

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