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How Listing Management Delivers Results for Your Clients
It’s time to take a closer look at how listing management works. Improving Search Visibility With Listing Management We’ve talked extensively about the importance of

Best Practices for Writing Business Listing Descriptions
This week our theme is a task that’s often overlooked – writing business descriptions for your clients’ business listings. Are You Optimizing the Business Listing

Why Local Businesses Need Mapping App Solutions
We’re continuing the data submissions theme with a focus on navigation and mapping apps. Mapping Apps and In-Dash Navigation Solutions Are Essential This week we

A Refresher on Data Aggregators & Why Businesses Need Them
Today we’re turning our attention to data aggregators, and how your local clients can benefit from using them. A Data Aggregator Refresher As a local

A Google Business Profile Roundup, Including Dispelling a GBP Myth
SEO is a topic certain to spark intense debate, but linking to a Google Business Profile (GBP) is an issue that was settled long ago.

How Bad Data Is Affecting the Google Business Profile – A Real-World Example Included
We’ve got a story from an Advice Local partner who witnessed first-hand the frustrations of bad data impacting a Google Business Profile. Bad Data Is

Google Maps Is Now Featuring Updates From Customers
This week we want to highlight a feature of the Google Business Profile (GBP) that’s been stirring up some discussion. This is the ability for

How to Manage Multiple Google Business Profiles Easily
We want to go a step further this week to give you a practical, highly effective way of managing multiple Google Business Profiles (formerly Google

Should You Sync Bing Places With a Google Business Profile?
Bing Places offers the option to connect a Google Business Profile (GBP) while creating or claiming a listing. For agencies managing business listings, deciding whether

How Citations Help Google Validate Business Information
It’s easy to think that a Google Business Profile (GBP) is all Google needs to understand a business. For the agencies managing business listings, that’s

Why Local Listings Need More Than NAP Data
For years, local listing management was built on a foundation of accurate name, address and phone number (NAP) details. While NAP data is still incredibly

How Business Listings Help Service-Based Businesses
Choosing a service provider often starts with a search for answers. Business listing management helps service-based businesses provide those answers and give prospective customers a

How Business Listings Protect Enterprise Brand Identity
For enterprise and multi-location brands, that first impression won’t always come through their website. Business listing management distributes data across mapping apps, directories and search

How Citations Support Multi-Location Business Visibility
For a single location, managing business listings across directories and search engines requires accuracy and consistency. When that effort scales to enterprise brands, franchises and

Why Businesses Need Control Over Their Citation Data
Most businesses have no idea how many places their information appears online. Without a professional approach to business listing management, key data can move unchecked

Why Consistent Citations Build Trust Before the Click
Most people don’t decide to trust a business the moment they click. What they see in search results, maps and directories—shaped by local listing management—builds




