Sameness Index · 5 sites compared

Your page scores 51 out of 100 for sameness against the 4 competitors you named.

https://salience.co.uk/

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Your verdict

51
Sameness · vs 4 named
How is this calculated?

Your page is half shared.

About half of what your page says, The SEO Works also says. You're less same than 6 of the 8 Marketing agencies sites scored (category avg 60).

Benchmarked against Marketing agencies (the category you chose).
Sameness Index on a 0 to 100 scale, from distinctive at 0 to interchangeable at 100. This page scores 51. Rise at Seven scores 51. Digitaloft scores 45. connective3 scores 56. The SEO Works scores 50. The category avg is 60.

Each named site is scored the same way, against the other 4 in this set, so its tick means the same as your marker. The dashed line is the frozen benchmark average.

  1. Less same than average

    The average Marketing agencies category leader scores 60; you scored 51.

    You are 9 points less same than the average Marketing agencies category leader.

  2. Closest overlap: The SEO Works

    Of the 4 sites you named, The SEO Works echoes the most of what your page says. Scored the same way against the rest of the set, The SEO Works sits at 50.

    The SEO Works is the competitor you sound most like.

  3. Little to own yet

    No claim on your page is unique, relevant to a buying decision and hard to copy all at once.

    Nothing yet passes all three ownership tests.

Do this first

Three changes worth testing first.

Chosen by rule from the comparison with Rise at Seven, Digitaloft, connective3 and The SEO Works: the shared claim taking your most prominent space, then the claims only you make that sit too low on the page to be read. Each one links to its claim card.

  1. Chase humans, not algorithms.

    Rise at Seven, connective3 and The SEO Works say it too (75% of the set). Buyers may still need it, but shared ground cannot carry your hero — move it lower and give that space to something only you can say.

    Table stakes
    Most of the set says this too.
  2. We make brands impossible to overlook.

    Keep the fact, lose the position: rise at Seven, Digitaloft and The SEO Works say it too (75% of the set), and your hero is spending its first impression on the same territory as theirs.

    Table stakes
    Most of the set says this too.

Try these changes, then test them with real buyers.

This measures overlap. Whether buyers notice is a different question, and only they can answer it.

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What you can own

Claims only you make, that buyers weigh, and that competitors can’t easily copy.

0% of your page’s claim space is yours to keep.

0%Yours to keep13%Unique but weak87%A competitor says it too
Why this is not 100 minus the Sameness Index

The index is a weighted composite across six categories, including page structure and visuals. This bar is measured on your claims alone, weighted by where each one sits on the page. Different denominators, so the two never add to 100 and are not meant to.

Already leading with · 0

Nothing owned sits at hero or section level yet.

Buried in body copy · 0

Nothing buried. Every claim you own is already above body copy.

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Where you blend in

Territory you spend prominent space on that the set also occupies. Not every line is one to delete — the question is whether it has earned the space, or whether something only you can say should be there instead.

  • Commodity · 75%Table stakesHero
    human-centred, not algorithm-led approach
    • Chase humans, not algorithms.
    • Human-first search marketing.

    You say this 2 different ways.

    Rise at Seven, connective3 and The SEO Works cover this territory. Buyers may need to hear it, but in your hero it spends the first impression on shared ground.

    They say
    • Rise at SevenGoogle is moving fast, but humans are moving faster
    • connective3A connective of specialists
    • The SEO WorksWe treat your digital presence as universal information infrastructure: a foundation built to serve human users, search indexes, and AI retrieval models
  • Commodity · 75%Table stakesHero
    we increase your search visibility
    • We make brands impossible to overlook.

    Common ground with Rise at Seven, Digitaloft and The SEO Works. Say it if buyers need it — lower on the page, where it is not the thing they read first.

    They say
    • Rise at SevenWe Create Category Leaders on every searchable platform
    • DigitaloftEvery day, people are searching for what you sell
    • The SEO WorksGrowing your brand across search, AI, and paid
  • Commodity · 100%Table stakesSection
    named customers as proof
    • Search marketing trusted by the UK's best brands.

    Rise at Seven, Digitaloft, connective3 and The SEO Works make the same claim. It cannot set you apart, so it should not carry the section.

    They say
    • Rise at SevenThe agency behind Emirates, Red Bull and others
    • DigitaloftWe're trusted by specialist brands
    • connective3Client logos including Wren Kitchens, Avon, Compare the Market, Q Hotels, Lowell, thortful, Tapi, Sumup, Ocado, Loveholidays, Evri, Bloom & Wild, USN, vita coco
    • The SEO WorksWe work with leading brands and prospering SME's across many sectors
  • Commodity · 75%Table stakesSection
    drives revenue and business growth
    • We're delivering for brands looking to achieve more – aligning every channel to expand Human-First reach.

    A buyer comparing tabs sees this on Digitaloft, connective3 and The SEO Works too (75% of the set). Yours earns nothing by repeating it up top; it can live lower down.

    They say
    • Digitaloftwe bring together technical SEO, content and digital PR to drive that visibility
    • connective3Case studies covering Digital PR, Creative, Influencer Marketing, Social Media, DOOH, Paid Media, Paid Social and International services for clients including…
    • The SEO WorksOur data-driven approach ensures your PPC campaigns will deliver a tangible return on investment
  • Contested · 50%SharpenSection
    broad range of search and marketing services
    • Buzzworthy Digital PR
    • Conversion-focused paid search

    You say this 2 different ways.

    Digitaloft and The SEO Works are on this territory too (50% of the set). It narrows the field without winning it — make it specific enough that it cannot be said of them.

    They say
    • DigitaloftDigital PR
    • The SEO WorksWe approach Digital PR from a heavily SEO-focused perspective
  • Contested · 50%SharpenSection
    content and SEO built for AI-era search
    • Content-engineered to dominate SEO and AI citations

    Shared with Digitaloft and The SEO Works. Sharpen it to the thing only you do here, or it reads as a claim any of you could make.

    They say
    • DigitaloftContent
    • The SEO WorksWe can help improve your visibility across key AI-powered search platforms
  • Contested · 25%SharpenSection
    long track record and experienced team
    • Since 2009, we have transformed challenger brands into dominant market leaders

    Contested ground: The SEO Works claim it as well. The version that wins names a mechanism, a number or a scope that theirs cannot match.

    They say
    • The SEO WorksEstablished 2009
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Claim-by-claim evidence

Every claim on your page (14)
What the columns mean
Claim
The grouped claim, then your exact line beneath it.
Type
What kind of claim it is: category, segment, outcome, capability, quality or proof.
Placement
Where it sits on your page: hero, section or body copy. Hero claims weigh most in the index.
Same claim
Share of the competitors making this exact claim. Drives ownership and ownable share.
Same territory
Share of the competitors with any claim in the same buyer-facing territory. This is what the index is scored on.
Sayability
Whether a competitor could truthfully make the same claim: anyone could, copyable with effort, or hard to copy.
Relevant
Whether buyers decide on this. A unique claim nobody buys on is not ownable.
Ownership
Commodity: 60% or more of the set says it. Contested: 20–59%. Unique: under 20%, owned when it is also hard to copy.

Tap a column to sort by it; tap again to reverse. Sorted by Same claim, highest first.

  • Trusted by leading brands (named clients)
    Search marketing trusted by the UK's best brands.
    proofSectionsame claim 100%same territory 100%Copyable with effort
    Commodity
    Also on Rise at Seven, Digitaloft, connective3, The SEO Works
  • Human-first / search-first agency category
    Human-first search marketing.
    categoryHerosame claim 75%same territory 75%Anyone could say itnot a buying criterion
    Commodity
    Also on Rise at Seven, connective3, The SEO Works
  • We make brands highly visible in search
    We make brands impossible to overlook.
    outcomeHerosame claim 75%same territory 75%Anyone could say it
    Commodity
    Also on Rise at Seven, Digitaloft, The SEO Works
  • Award-winning agency recognised by industry
    Salience wins Best Use of Content at EU Search Awards
    proofBodysame claim 75%same territory 75%Copyable with effort
    Commodity
    Also on Rise at Seven, connective3, The SEO Works
  • Focus on humans, not algorithms
    Chase humans, not algorithms.
    qualityHerosame claim 50%same territory 75%Anyone could say itnot a buying criterion
    Contested
    Also on Rise at Seven, The SEO Works
  • Content optimised for SEO and AI citations
    Content-engineered to dominate SEO and AI citations
    capabilitySectionsame claim 50%same territory 50%Anyone could say it
    Contested
    Also on Digitaloft, The SEO Works
  • Digital PR service offering
    Buzzworthy Digital PR
    capabilitySectionsame claim 50%same territory 50%Anyone could say it
    Contested
    Also on Digitaloft, The SEO Works
  • Multichannel/integrated search approach drives growth
    We're delivering for brands looking to achieve more – aligning every channel to expand Human-First reach.
    outcomeSectionsame claim 50%same territory 75%Anyone could say it
    Contested
    Also on Digitaloft, connective3
  • Long track record since 2009
    Since 2009, we have transformed challenger brands into dominant market leaders
    proofSectionsame claim 25%same territory 25%Copyable with effortnot a buying criterion
    Contested
    Also on The SEO Works
  • Paid search / PPC service offering
    Conversion-focused paid search
    capabilitySectionsame claim 25%same territory 50%Anyone could say it
    Contested
    Also on The SEO Works
  • Deeply experienced team of specialists
    There's plenty of experience in the Salience team
    proofBodysame claim 25%same territory 25%Anyone could say it
    Contested
    Also on The SEO Works
  • Free strategy consultation is worth your time
    We will present a clear, actionable Human-First strategy for profitable customer growth.
    outcomeSectionsame claim 0%same territory 0%Anyone could say itnot a buying criterion
    Unique for now
  • Client wins and partnership renewals announced
    Lindt rekindles partnership for SEO
    proofBodysame claim 0%same territory 100%Anyone could say itnot a buying criterion
    Unique for now
  • We publish free industry research and insights
    we challenge ourselves to provide helpful information to the industry as often as we can
    qualityBodysame claim 0%same territory 25%Anyone could say itnot a buying criterion
    Unique for now
05

How this was calculated

Sameness measures how much your claims overlap with the sites compared. It does not measure message quality or whether buyers prefer you.

AI-analyzed: an AI read each page on its own and grouped the claims that say the same thing. No score here was written by a model — every number is computed from those groupings in our own code, with the weights below.

How the score is built
The six category scores, their weights, and what a high score in each one means
CategoryWeightYoursWhat a high score means
Messaging
Category framing, who it is for, and the outcome promised
30%61The most expensive kind of sameness. A buyer cannot tell what job you do that the others do not.
Claims
Attribute and benefit claims — speed, ease, quality, ROI
30%67Every shared claim is a line already read on another tab. Cut the ones nobody owns and spend the space on something they cannot.
Features
Capabilities and functions the page lists
15%50Expected in a mature category, and the least alarming of the six. Feature parity is normal; leading with it is the mistake.
Proof
The kinds of evidence offered: customer logos, numbers, testimonials, case studies, badges
10%29Same kinds of proof as everyone means the proof stops working as proof. It is scored on the kind of evidence, not on which customers are named.
Structure
Section order, navigation, CTA language and placement
10%0The generic SaaS template — hero, logos, three-feature grid, testimonial, CTA. Familiar is not the same as memorable.
Visual
Palette family, imagery style, layout patterns
5%45Weighted lowest on purpose: buyers rarely decide on this. Worth knowing, rarely worth fixing first.

Each site was read on its own first, with no knowledge of the others, so your page gets no benefit of the doubt a competitor’s does not. A category nothing could be measured for drops out and the rest are re-weighted, rather than counted as zero.

What we compared (5 pages read)
Your page
Salience
salience.co.uk
Competitor
Rise at Seven
riseatseven.com
Competitor
Digitaloft
digitaloft.co.uk
Competitor
connective3
connective3.com
Competitor
The SEO Works
seoworks.co.uk
What it cannot tell you

The index can find where two pages converge. It cannot say whether a buyer would notice, or which of your reasons to buy actually land. A single check also moves several points between runs, so read the band and the ranking, not the last digit.

Your highest-impact changes

  1. 1
    Table stakesYour hero copy says “Chase humans, not algorithms.”.

    Rise at Seven, connective3 and The SEO Works say it too (75% of the set). Buyers may still need it, but shared ground cannot carry your hero — move it lower and give that space to something only you can say.

  2. 2
    Table stakesYour hero copy says “We make brands impossible to overlook.”.

    Keep the fact, lose the position: rise at Seven, Digitaloft and The SEO Works say it too (75% of the set), and your hero is spending its first impression on the same territory as theirs.

  3. 3
    Table stakesYour section copy says “Search marketing trusted by the UK's best brands.”.

    This is the set's common ground — Rise at Seven, Digitaloft, connective3 and The SEO Works all say it too. It will not set you apart wherever it sits, and in the section it costs you the one place a distinctive claim would be read.

  4. 4
    Table stakesYour section copy says “We're delivering for brands looking to achieve more – aligning every channel to expand Human-First reach.”.

    A buyer with three tabs open reads a version of this on every one of them. Say it further down for the readers who need it; the section should carry a claim they will only find here.

  5. 5
    Table stakesYour body copy says “Lindt rekindles partnership for SEO”.

    True of you and true of them: Rise at Seven, Digitaloft, connective3 and The SEO Works all say it too. That is why it decides nothing, and why the body is the wrong place to spend it.

  6. 6
    Table stakesYour body copy says “Salience wins Best Use of Content at EU Search Awards”.

    In the body: Keep the fact, lose the position: rise at Seven, connective3 and The SEO Works say it too (75% of the set), and your body is spending its first impression on the same territory as theirs.

The only way to know if it matters.

This report can tell you where your messaging overlaps. It cannot tell you whether a buyer would care, or which of your reasons to buy actually land. Put the page in front of real B2B buyers in your target market and ask them.

Test it with real buyers
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