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Periscope to #Save the Day: Local Marketing for Businesses with Live Video
The loss of Katch created a problem for Periscope and local businesses who chose to use the streaming service as a low-cost video marketing tool.

Mobile for the Masses
It’s 2016. Take a breath people – we made it to the future. It seems just a few years ago we were partying like it

A Host of Benefits from Hosting Guest Bloggers on Your Local Business Website
I know, you get it already, I’m all about local search, good data and driving foot traffic to your physical business location and online traffic

Go Local and Bring More Customers into Your Small Business
Have you ever considered that as a small business owner, you’re an inspirational part of the local community? You are not just selling a product

Local Presence Management Before it was Cool and the Birth of the Internet
Long before the Internet was a viable entity, before “search” referred to an industry and any of us used Google as a verb, consumers had

Don’t Lose Sleep Over Bad Local Data: Take Back Your NAP
Incorrect location or NAP (name, address, phone number) data in local business directories wreaks havoc on well-planned local SEO efforts. At best, bad location data causes

7 Ways to Supercharge Your Local Content Strategy
There’s a reason we talk about content as though it’s royalty. You can have the best products and services, but if you can’t present them, talk about

Get it Now with Google Now: The Personal Assistant at Your Fingertips
Admit it – you’ve always wanted a personal assistant to help you choose what to wear, and tell you what time you need to leave

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It’s no surprise that many businesses struggle with local presence management today, as there’s a lot of outdated and just-plain-wrong data linked to businesses online.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 Five-Step, Quick Start Local Content Marketing Plan: Measuring and Evaluating
Creating content that attracts prospects, keeps customers engaged and creates conversions all at the same time is definitely not easy to do! I love a

6 High Impact Ways To Enhance Local Business Visibility Online
Although potential customers are already looking for local businesses online – and there are billions of Google searches each month – they’re unlikely to discover these nearby

The Five-Step, Quick Start Local Content Marketing Plan: Determine the Offer
As you know, I’m all about data, local search and SEO. Each one of these is driven by my passion for helping local businesses and multi-location brands appear

8 Local Presence Management Strategies to Attract More Nearby Customers
When shoppers search for nearby stores on-the-go, they count on Google to return the most relevant, accessible, and trustworthy results possible. Appearing in the local pack

The Five-Step, Quick Start Local Content Marketing Plan: Attracting the Right Target Audience
I’m on a journey to share about creating local-focused content that educates, attracts and converts. In the first installment, “The Five-Step, Quick Start Local Content




