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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

The Five-Step, Quick Start Local Content Marketing Plan: Establishing Content Marketing Goals
In the post, The Five-Step, Quick Start Local Content Marketing Plan, I described the five steps involved in creating a basic local content marketing plan. While

The Five-Step, Quick Start Local Content Marketing Plan
To get local customers, you need a content marketing plan that is local focused. It’s time to review your activities. Assessing whether or not your efforts

Increase the Visibility of Multi-Location Businesses in Search
Local presence management is critical to ensuring multi-location businesses are visible when shoppers turn to Google and other search engines to discover nearby products or

What’s Trending This Year? An Overview of The 2016 Internet Trends Report
Welcome to the future, where we’re already considering how to market to Gen Z’s grandchildren. OK, maybe that’s taking it a little too far, but

Search Engine Optimization Part 2: Fighting the Good Fight
In part 1 of this article, we started down the SEO 101 rabbit hole with stats revealing the power of well-implemented local SEO, a brief overview

Search Engine Optimization Part 1: What NOT to Do
All right people, it’s 2016 and no one should have to prove the value of adding search engine optimization (SEO) and local SEO to your digital

Reviewing The Stats: The What, When & How of Consumer Search
Having a powerful online presence is critical to success. The overwhelming majority of consumers turn to the Web before visiting a local business for the first time,

Instilling Trust: Advice Local’s New Trusted Local Business Seal
Being CEO has its perks, one of those is sharing fun and exciting news with Advice Local stakeholders, clients and friends. But first, I need

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




