What is Share of voice?

Also known as: SOV, Voice share

Definition

The percentage of all online mentions in a specific niche that go to one particular brand — measuring how much "space" a brand occupies in the market.

In-depth explanation

Calculation: (mentions of brand X / total mentions of all competitors in the niche) × 100%. High SOV = strong market position. Low SOV with growth = momentum. For agencies, this is a premium reporting metric that clients with €10k+ budgets value.

Example from agency practice

A cosmetics client has 12% SOV in the "natural beauty NL" niche, versus 35% for the largest competitor. The agency recommends an influencer strategy to raise SOV to 20% within 6 months.

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