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It’s Time to Plan Seasonal Local Marketing Campaigns
The holiday season is right around the corner. If you haven’t already started planning seasonal local marketing campaigns for your clients you need to get

Google My Business Facts & Data You Can’t Afford to Ignore
Google My Business (GMB) has been pretty volatile lately. For example, the local pack for bus rental queries became so barren that all the searcher

Apple Maps Ratings – And Its Impact on Local Businesses
I wanted to tackle Apple Maps and the changes they’ve been making, specifically in relation to ratings. But first, a recap…. Apple Maps Prioritizes the

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

Analyzing Voice Search Ranking Factors
By now, you’re probably sick and tired of hearing me herald the coming of voice search. The thing is, I’m not going to stop anytime soon.

The Importance of Establishing Local Brand Authenticity and How To Do It
With fake news and spammers infiltrating so much of the internet, people value authenticity more than ever, especially when it comes to their local businesses.

Everything You Need to Know About Yelp Business Listings
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it as many times as needed: reviews and customer feedback are more important than ever. Having a Yelp

Applying Search Intent to Local Businesses’ Placement
Have you experienced that odd moment where Google suggests a query before you even finish typing? It’s as though Google’s reading your mind! That’s not

Best Practices for Creating Voice Search-Friendly Content
In today’s world, full of Google Homes and Amazon Echos, people no longer search the internet solely with typed queries. Comscore estimated that 50 percent

Helping Service Area Businesses Place in Local Search Results
Before Google released their new SAB guidelines for Google My Business, nailing down a specific service area was much more complicated for service area businesses.

FAQs About Local Listing Management – The Questions on Everyone’s Minds
Today, we decided to tackle one of our favorite topics – local listing management – in a new way. We’re all busy people; whether we’re running our

The Power of the Business Listing – Building Trust in 2019
Local businesses are always in fierce competition with household names on the web. To be a viable competitor, they have to improve their placement in




