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The Local Presence Management Strategy All Businesses and Brands Need
Do you realize how many moving pieces and parts make up a business’ local presence management strategy? Each of these pieces and parts serve as

Making the Most of Each Moment
Local businesses are continuously struggling to rank higher with search engines! The Local Pack still eludes them, and let’s not even mention what their websites

What is Local Presence Management?
Local Presence Management is defined as geo-targeted digital presence management that enhances a brand on the whole by optimizing all their locations’ information in their

The Behemoths of the Web are Spicing Things Up
Wow! We’re into the second month of the year and the behemoths that dominate the internet are already going strong. They’re making changes to their

Mastering Content Curation: Content Curation Methods
We’ve been on quite the content curation journey! I hope you have been following along. If you are just now joining us, we started with

The Year of Location Intelligence Is Upon Us
A few short weeks ago Local Search Association revealed their 2018 Predictions for Local & Location-Based Marketing. Each year, the best and the brightest share

Google’s Got the Goods – Points to Ponder Moving into 2018
The struggle for local businesses to place in the top spots in local search results is not getting easier, but instead more difficult for most

Mastering Content Curation: Utilizing Content Curation Platforms
If you have been following my series on “Mastering Content Curation” then you realize there are many different types of content and ways to find

The Value of Optimizing a GMB Listing – Data Included
With competition in Google Maps being so stiff, it’s important that you continually keep a close eye on your clients’ Google My Business (GMB) listings.

Why You Should Use Google My Business Questions & Answers
Bing seems to be making another change or at least testing a change to the local panel. Is Bing Testing Adding Questions & Answers to

The Value of Data Aggregators – Plus We Include Them Free
I’d like to highlight one of the add-ons available to our Advice Local platform partners at no additional cost – data aggregators. When you’re selecting

What Does Your Listing Management Service Offer?
I talked with you about the value of data aggregators in the local search ecosystem. And if you log into your Advice Local partner dashboard

Get Help With Yelp – We Include Public Edits for Free
I’m continuing our discussion on the features and benefits of using a listing management partner for your agency, brand and/or franchise. Last week I shared

Google My Business & Its Place in Local Search
Do you recall previously discussing the value of optimizing a Google My Business listing? I shared some real-world data with you from one of our

Using EAT to Improve Local Visibility in Organic Search and Maps
Recently, we’ve seen Google provide a wealth of options for local businesses to reach highly targeted audiences. Previously, we talked about Google My Business attributes

Zero-Click Search & What It Has to Do With Google My Business
I’m back to talking about Google My Business but in relation to zero-click searches. For a refresher, a zero-click search is when a user searches




