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Three Strategies to Help Local Businesses Overcome the Challenges of Real-Time Marketing
With nine out of 10 mobile searches leading to an action and more than 50% of those converting to a sale, local businesses and brands

5 Key Social Media Takeaways from the 2017 Internet Trends Report
Social media marketing enables businesses to target consumers where they spend the most time online, however to get the most bang for your marketing buck in

How to Use Real-Time Marketing to Attract Local Customers
With mobile users now averaging 3+ hours per day (and mobile usage still increasing) and social media platforms always going, consumers want and expect 24/7 availability and

5 Technology Trends Impacting How Local Businesses Should Market
Trends tell us what’s happening in our world today. They give us insights into what the future will look like. As marketers, we look to

Five Costly Mistakes That Sabotage A Business’ Local Search Presence (And How To Fix Them)
More customers are actively searching for local businesses online than ever before. Google processes over 3.5 billion search queries per day, over half of which take place on mobile

Leveraging Location Landing Pages to Create Microsites for Local Businesses
It’s no surprise that many businesses struggle with local presence management today, as there’s a lot of outdated and just-plain-wrong data linked to businesses online. How Multi-Location

The Newest Google My Business Feature: Community Q & A Coming to Google Maps
Google’s at it again… the good news is they are not rolling out a new algorithm this time, but instead adding a new feature for Google

What’s Trending? Must-Know Data Points from the 2017 Internet Trends Report
The time has come… Yes, that time of year when once again I get to share my insights into the 2017 Internet Trends Report! Each

Google My Business Is Now Google Business Profile
We discussed using Google My Business for holiday marketing campaigns. And now, we’re sharing some pretty big news on a rebrand… Keep reading to get

Get Listed on the Popular Mapping Apps with Advice Local
Previously we looked at how using Google EAT (expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness) in combination with structured data can improve visibility in search and maps. This

Peek Into Our Google My Business Premium Settings
There are a few more hidden features available within the GMB Config section of your partner dashboard you may also want to consider using. The

All Listings Management Services Are Not Created Equal
If you’ve been paying close enough attention lately, you may have noticed I’ve been walking you through our Advice Local partner dashboard and all the

The Secrets to Winning More Business With Voice Search
Instead of talking about Google My Business today, I’m going to mix it up and talk about the importance of voice search optimization. What is

What Is Local Listing Management?
We know that as an agency or local marketer, you understand exactly what local listing management is. Yet it’s one of those topics that can

Why Is Google My Business So Important?
Yes, I’m talking about Google My Business again today! And there’s a reason … Do you fully understand why Google My Business is so important?

Google My Business & the Business’ Website Works Together
I’ve talked with you quite a bit about Google My Business over the last few months. As you may recall, I shared how changes are




