Local Marketing

Learn about your digital marketing options for local businesses. This tool ranks your options from least to most expensive, quick to most time-consuming to implement, and most hands-off to hands-on to get up and running.

In August 2017, Google stated that local searches without the "near me" modifier had grown by 150% and that searchers were beginning to drop geo-modifiers — like zip code and neighborhood — from local queries altogether. But does Google still know what searchers are after? For example: the query [best breakfast places] suggests that quality takes top priority; [breakfast places near me] indicates that close proximity is essential; and [breakfast places in Seattle] seems to cast a city-wide net; while [breakfast places] is largely ambiguous. By comparing non-geo-modified keywords against those modified with the prepositional phrases "near me" and "in [city name]" and qualifiers like "best," we hope to understand how Google interprets different levels of local intent and uncover patterns in the types of SERPs produced. With a better understanding of how local SERPs behave, SEOs can refine keyword lists, tailor content, and build targeted campaigns accordingly.

You know it exists. You know what a citation is, and have a sense for the importance of accurate listings. But with personalization and localization playing an increasing role in every SERP, local can no longer be seen in its own silo — every search and social marketer should be honing their understanding. For that matter, it's also time for local search marketers to broaden the scope of their work.

Let's talk about local SEO without physical premises. Not the Google My Business kind — the kind of local SEO that job boards, house listing sites, and national delivery services have to reckon with. Should they have landing pages, for example, for "flower delivery in London?"This turns out to be a surprisingly nuanced issue: In some industries, businesses are ranking for local terms without a location-specific page, and in others local pages are absolutely essential. I've worked with clients across several industries on why these sorts of problems exist, and how to tackle them. How should you figure out whether you need these pages, how can you scale them and incorporate them in your site architecture, and how many should you have for what location types?

In a post-digital world, marketers need a renewed focus on brand promise. Collin shares three charters to blend marketing and customer experience to solve problems and improve the customer experience.

Learn about unique local optimization strategy for enterprise-level brands. Whether you do local SEO for a Fortune 500 company with hundreds or even thousands of brick-and-mortar locations, or just need to apply some local love to city pages for brands without physical storefronts, this session will help you to think local and learn how to overcome corporate obstacles to scale up.

We all know reviews are important for most local businesses - we know not to fake them or coerce them, but how do you really get good ones? This talk will cover innovative ways to get reviews with real life examples from a variety of industries.

This article will teach you everything you need to know about local search ranking factors so that you can put them to work for the businesses you market.

Want to get started with local content? Well you're in the right place! Learn how to make great local content for chains and individual businesses in this Moz Academy video.