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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It’s no surprise that many businesses struggle with local presence management today, as there’s a lot of outdated and just-plain-wrong data linked to businesses online.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

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




