Skip to content
Cross Border Digital

How Schneider Electric Boosted SEO Visibility by 180%

Engineer with a tablet in a Schneider Electric data centre
180%

Increase in top three keyword rankings, bringing much more traffic from search.

100%

Year-on-year growth in share of voice in search.

15%

Monthly growth in the number of organic keywords Schneider ranks for.

5x

More appearances in Google's rich results, including featured snippets and People Also Ask, plus video results.

The client

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy management and automation, with more than 160,000 employees in over 100 countries. Its search presence needed to match its standing in the market.

Instead, competitors were taking search visibility from it. SEO was handled inconsistently, and Schneider was missing out on rich results in Google, so it needed a thorough overhaul.

Services: International SEO

The challenge

What stood in the way

Several problems were holding back Schneider's organic growth:

  1. 01

    Keyword Ranking Stagnation

    Schneider couldn't break into the top three results for its most valuable industry terms.

  2. 02

    Missed SERP Features

    Its content was strong, but it wasn't appearing in featured snippets, People Also Ask or video results.

  3. 03

    Local Search Gaps

    It needed more visibility in regional search, especially for EV charging and industrial automation products.

  4. 04

    Off-Site Branding & Authority

    Competitors had more search authority, so they took a bigger share of the conversation in the industry.

Our approach

How we did it

We focused on top rankings for valuable keywords, building authority and winning Google's rich results.

Precision Keyword Targeting & Competitive Benchmarking

  • Identified the industry terms Schneider most needed to rank for, starting with searches from likely buyers.
  • Analysed competitors to find where Schneider could overtake them.
  • Optimized product pages, industry reports and case studies for search.

SERP Feature Optimization & Rich Search Results

  • Added structured data (schema markup) to win rich results, including:
    • Featured snippets
    • Knowledge panels
    • People Also Ask results
    • Local Pack for EV charging stations
  • Optimized videos and their descriptions so Schneider’s products appear in Google’s video results.

Local SEO & Off-Site Authority Building

  • Created pages for EV charging stations, optimized for Google Maps and Google Business Profile, to show up in local searches.
  • Built listings in respected industry directories to raise Schneider's visibility in each market.
  • Wrote localized content for key international markets, optimized for each region.

Technical SEO & Website Enhancements

  • Fixed indexing problems and the site structure so search engines could crawl it reliably and rankings held steady.
  • Improved internal linking and on-page SEO so pages ranked for the right keywords.
  • Made the site faster on mobile and easier to use on every device.
The results

What changed for Schneider Electric:

180%

Increase in top three keyword rankings, bringing much more traffic from search.

100%

Year-on-year growth in share of voice in search.

15%

Monthly growth in the number of organic keywords Schneider ranks for.

5x

More appearances in Google's rich results, including featured snippets and People Also Ask, plus video results.

Google Business Profile and local SEO wins

Higher local rankings for EV charging and automation products.

Conclusion

Schneider Electric and Cross Border Digital

Schneider Electric went from losing ground in search to leading its industry's results. Competitive keyword targeting, rich results and local authority brought more search traffic, more brand exposure and more leads.

Losing search visibility to competitors? Let's talk about winning it back.

Talk to us
Contact

We would love to hear from you

Whether you need a complete international growth strategy or advice on a single market, we'd like nothing more than to dive into the details of your project.

Connect with us on LinkedIn and X.