Did you know that 97% of people learn about a local business online and 72% of consumers who performed a localized search visited a store within 5 miles. Having a solid local SEO strategy is the first step to put you on the map.
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Excellent customer service is baked into every aspect of your local search strategy. For success in 2019, learn how to market a local business with the customer in mind at every point, from GMB to link building to in-store training.
Google's local Knowledge Panel is more detailed and more confusing than ever. Make sure your business is maximizing your GMB potential with this handy visual cheat sheet.
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Consumers expect brands to be responsive and empathetic, especially during the holidays; if you're not, you risk both sales and dreaded 1-star reviews. Learn how to guard your business and delight your customers (we've got a checklist to help!).
Whether or not you own or market a local business, it may make sense to compete for space in the organic SERPs using local pages. Tom Capper shares a 4-point process for determining whether local pages are right for you in this week's Whiteboard Friday.
As Amazon continues to eat up more of the local retail market, businesses are scrambling to find ways to compete. Miriam Ellis shares a smart tactic with roots in good old-fashioned customer service to help win back your customers in the busy season.
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The Buy Local movement is here to stay and growing — and its benefits to your local clients are almost endless. How can you harness its power and use Buy Local to help your clients see success?
While most verticals require different SEO strategies, car dealerships face particularly complex challenges. What special considerations does this vertical require, and how can they effectively optimize their sites and GMB listings?
If you lost anonymous "A Google User" reviews since late May, you probably have a few questions about why they were removed. Miriam Ellis is here to share answers on how this affects your review strategy and local SEO as a whole.
When your agency encounters a client with a slew of negative reviews, it's a symptom of a bigger brick-and-mortar problem. But as a digital marketer, you're far from powerless when it comes to the in-store experience.
Google is now sending reviewers notifications when a business owner responds to their review. With reviewers now expecting a response, how will this affect your review strategy and how can you keep track?
Not all local SEO advice is applicable to enterprise local SEO. If you're marketing big brands with many locations, you need to learn what advice to ignore and what to implement. Get started with this enterprise local SEO checklist!