Cushman & Wakefield Organic Growth Opportunities
1. Readiness Assessment
1. Readiness Assessment
2. Competitive Analysis
2. Competitive Analysis
3. Opportunity Kickstarters
3. Opportunity Kickstarters
4. Appendix
4. Appendix
Readiness Assessment
Current Performance
- You rank for 123k organic keywords and drive ~150k monthly organic visits (traffic value ~$255k), but visibility is heavily concentrated in a few URLs—your /en/united-states page (~26k, 17%) and /en/united-states/careers (~19k, 12%) lead.
- Organic demand is predominantly brand + careers: top queries include “cushman and wakefield” (40.5k volume, ~6.7% of traffic), misspellings (e.g., “cushman an wakefield”), and “cushman and wakefield careers/jobs” (8.1k/3.6k volumes).
- Your Authority Score is 58 (strong credibility), supported by ~1.1m backlinks from ~22k referring domains, giving you a solid platform to expand non-brand rankings.
Growth Opportunity
- You have a clear competitive gap: CBRE drives ~498k visits (~3.3x you), and JLL drives ~274k (~1.8x you) with a similar keyword footprint—suggesting upside comes from better rankings/CTR on higher-demand non-brand queries, not just more keywords.
- Double down on scalable, high-intent page types already showing traction (office/location/property pages like Boston/Denver/NYC and lease listings) to systematically expand across more markets and asset classes (“commercial real estate [city]”, “office for lease [city]”, “property management”, “tenant representation”).
- Build stronger non-brand topic authority from your insights library (marketbeats, cost guides, leasing guides) by expanding clusters and internal linking so informational content reliably feeds service and local conversion pages.
Assessment
You have strong authority and broad keyword coverage, but too much organic traffic is concentrated in brand and careers pages. Closing the visibility gap versus CBRE/JLL looks achievable by systematically scaling non-brand, location, and service content where demand is highest. AirOps can help you operationalize this content expansion at scale and turn keyword breadth into substantially higher traffic.
Competition at a Glance
Analysis of 3 key competitors (CBRE, JLL, and Colliers) shows Cushman & Wakefield competing in a crowded organic search landscape where overall visibility varies widely across the top global real estate services firms.
cushmanwakefield.com ranks #3 of 4 in monthly organic search traffic with 149,613 visits, but ranks #2 of 4 in keyword coverage with 122,661 ranking keywords—ahead of Colliers but behind CBRE and slightly behind JLL in keyword breadth.
The market leader is CBRE (cbre.com) with 497,826 monthly organic visits and 237,773 ranking keywords, representing a major visibility gap versus Cushman & Wakefield. Notably, JLL converts a similar keyword footprint (133,951 keywords) into much higher traffic (273,678 visits), reinforcing that the primary competitive gap is less about total keyword breadth and more about overall search demand capture and visibility strength across high-traffic queries.
Opportunity Kickstarters
Here are your content opportunities, tailored to your domain's strengths. These are starting points for strategic plays that can grow into major traffic drivers in your market. Connect with our team to see the full traffic potential and activate these plays.
Create thousands of static landing pages that aggregate available industrial inventory based on proximity to critical logistics infrastructure like ports, airports, and intermodal rails. This strategy captures high-intent searchers looking for strategic locations rather than specific street addresses.
Example Keywords
- warehouse near Port of Savannah
- industrial space near BNSF intermodal facility
- distribution center near LAX cargo area
- warehouse space near I-80 junction
- logistics space near Port of Long Beach
Rationale
Logistics occupiers search by proximity to infrastructure nodes to optimize supply chains. By creating static pages for these nodes, Cushman & Wakefield can capture mid-funnel demand that currently bypasses individual property listings.
Topical Authority
With an Authority Score of 58 and a massive existing footprint in industrial property listings, the domain is perfectly positioned to rank for infrastructure-adjacent queries that competitors often ignore.
Internal Data Sources
Utilize proprietary property listing feeds (lat/long, clear height, dock doors), internal logistics research reports, and broker-provided 'node notes' to differentiate content from generic aggregators.
Estimated Number of Pages
50,000+ (Covering thousands of global ports, airports, rail yards, and highway junctions across multiple radii and size bands)
Develop a massive library of office inventory pages centered around transit stations and commute-time polygons. These pages help corporate decision-makers identify available space based on employee accessibility and return-to-office feasibility.
Example Keywords
- office space near Grand Central Station
- office near [Transit Stop Name]
- office space within 30 minute commute of [Neighborhood]
- best office locations for employees in [City]
- office space near [Subway Line]
Rationale
Commute time is a primary driver for modern office selection. Static pages that pre-calculate these relationships provide immediate value to occupiers and capture high-intent traffic that standard city-level searches miss.
Topical Authority
Cushman & Wakefield's existing strength in office brokerage and workplace consulting provides the necessary E-E-A-T to dominate transit-oriented real estate searches.
Internal Data Sources
Combine listing geo-data with internal workplace strategy frameworks and AirOps-integrated LinkedIn workforce data to show talent density near specific transit nodes.
Estimated Number of Pages
80,000+ (Covering major transit stations, subway stops, and commuter rail hubs in every major global metro area)
Generate hyper-local static pages for every county and tax jurisdiction providing deadlines, appeal processes, and assessment benchmarks. This targets property owners during critical annual windows when they are seeking to reduce operating expenses.
Example Keywords
- commercial property tax appeal [County Name]
- property tax assessment deadline [County]
- reduce commercial property taxes [City]
- industrial property tax rate [County]
- commercial tax grievance process [State]
Rationale
Property tax appeals are a recurring, pain-based need for every commercial owner. Providing the 'how-to' and the benchmarks at the county level drives high-intent leads to valuation and advisory services.
Topical Authority
The brand's enterprise stature and global valuation/advisory practice make it a trusted source for sensitive financial and regulatory information.
Internal Data Sources
Use internal appeal playbooks, historical assessment outcome data (anonymized), and a maintained database of jurisdictional deadlines and filing requirements.
Estimated Number of Pages
100,000+ (Covering over 3,000 U.S. counties across multiple asset classes and tax years)
Create a scaled library of pages that provide cost and ROI benchmarks for specific building retrofits across different climate zones and asset types. This targets owners and facilities managers looking to comply with new ESG mandates.
Example Keywords
- commercial heat pump retrofit cost [City]
- EV charging installation cost commercial [City]
- building automation system upgrade ROI
- LED retrofit payback for retail buildings
- commercial building decarbonization cost [State]
Rationale
As local regulations (like NYC's Local Law 97) proliferate, owners are searching for specific project costs. These pages capture that intent and funnel it toward Asset Services and Sustainability consulting.
Topical Authority
Existing traffic to 'cost guide' content on the domain proves that Google trusts Cushman & Wakefield as a benchmark authority for commercial construction and facilities data.
Internal Data Sources
Leverage facilities services work order data, internal ESG reporting frameworks, and construction cost guides to provide unique, non-public cost ranges.
Estimated Number of Pages
20,000+ (Covering dozens of retrofit measures across hundreds of metros and various building vintages)
Systematically convert the vast library of MarketBeat PDF reports into crawlable, structured HTML pages. This unlocks proprietary data on vacancy, rent, and absorption that is currently hidden from search engines inside PDF files.
Example Keywords
- [City] office vacancy rate Q3 2025
- [City] industrial asking rent per square foot
- [City] retail net absorption [Year]
- [Submarket] office rent class A
- commercial real estate market stats [City]
Rationale
PDFs are poor for SEO; converting this data to HTML with proper Schema markup allows Cushman & Wakefield to own the 'featured snippet' for market-specific data queries.
Topical Authority
As the primary producer of this research, Cushman & Wakefield is the ultimate authority. Moving this content to HTML ensures that authority is fully recognized by search algorithms.
Internal Data Sources
Direct ingestion of MarketBeat PDF data, research analyst commentary, and historical quarterly data series stored in internal databases.
Estimated Number of Pages
8,000+ (Covering hundreds of global markets across multiple sectors and quarterly time periods)
Improvements Summary
Refocus U.S. office location pages from mostly branded terms to a mapped set of non-branded, city-modified and service-line keywords, then update titles/H1s and add a crawlable “Services in [CITY]” section. Strengthen internal linking by turning the /offices directory into a true hub and feeding links from U.S. gateway, service pages, and MarketBeats into priority city pages.
Improvements Details
Update each city page with 150–300 words of unique local copy, local proof (recent assignments, industries served), a team/leadership block, a city FAQ with FAQPage schema, and LocalBusiness/ProfessionalService schema with NAP/geo/hours. Target terms like "commercial real estate firms [CITY]", "commercial property management [CITY]", "tenant representation [CITY]", and "office leasing broker [CITY]" while keeping "Cushman & Wakefield [CITY]" for navigational demand. Add crawlable state/region text links on /en/united-states/offices (not just filters) and connect supporting local guides (e.g., "[CITY] Office Leasing Guide (2026)") back to the city office page.
Improvements Rationale
Current office pages skew toward branded queries and miss non-branded, high-intent local searches that can drive qualified leads (e.g., commercial real estate firms and property management terms). Adding localized modules, FAQs, and structured data increases relevance and click-through, while a hub-and-spoke internal linking model passes authority to pages sitting near page-one positions so small ranking gains across many cities produce meaningful traffic and conversion lift.
Appendix
| Keyword | Volume | Traffic % |
|---|---|---|
| best seo tools | 5.0k | 3 |
| seo strategy | 4.0k | 5 |
| keyword research | 3.5k | 2 |
| backlink analysis | 3.0k | 4 |
| on-page optimization | 2.5k | 1 |
| local seo | 2.0k | 6 |
| Page | Traffic | Traffic % |
|---|---|---|
| /seo-tools | 5.0k | 100 |
| /keyword-research | 4.0k | 100 |
| /backlink-checker | 3.5k | 80 |
| /site-audit | 3.0k | 60 |
| /rank-tracker | 2.5k | 50 |
| /content-optimization | 2.0k | 40 |
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