
To demystify location data, Unacast offers ‘Clear View Transparency Pledge’
Location data has become an increasingly valuable asset to marketers. Using offline behavior and movements (like a “cookie for the...

Report: Arizona attorney general investigating Google location tracking
Roughly a month ago AP reported that Google continues to collect location data when ‘Location History’ is turned off. The company...

6 ways the August core algorithm update impacted local business
Google’s recent algorithm update impacted local search. I’ve spent the last few weeks analyzing dozens of sites in depth, diving into...

Location attribution goes mainstream, as Pandora marks 400th campaign with the KPI
In an announcement Wednesday, the companies said they had measured more than 400 campaigns for more than 100 brands, driving more than 60...

Rebranding your local business? Don’t start without reading these tips
Your product and service offering might be outgrowing your name and website. You might have found a new location close to the center of...

Apple Maps takes a step in the right direction
At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers. With the launch of our new...

Google My Business listings: 5 frequently asked questions
These details are pulled directly from your GMB listing, as well as from information Google finds from other online sources and...

Do Google reviews impact local ranking?
We do not allow anonymous reviews today and we’ve removed legacy anonymous reviews. The reviews removed were old reviews from anonymous...

Simpli.fi’s ‘addressable geo-fencing’ enables individual household targeting but a
Local programmatic platform Simpli.fi has introduced what it’s calling “addressable geo-fencing.” Geofencing based on IP address or...

National ads, local results: Where should you be putting your money?
When it comes to search engine marketing (SEM), geotargeting is a local advertiser’s best friend. After all, if you only serve customers...

Practice useful marketing for local business content success
The short answer is “no,” and the longer answer is still “no,” it’s just changing. Maybe the term search engine optimization (SEO) isn’t...

Report: Key to SMB advertiser retention is onboarding engagement and early upselling
Customer retention is a persistent and vexing problem for many companies that serve the small and medium-size business (SMB) market. But...

How does Yelp’s review solicitation penalty work?
Back in November of 2017, Yelp announced it would start issuing penalties for businesses that solicit reviews. Yelp said: “Now, we are...

Finally! The 800 million ways Facebook gets serious about local business
But for years, searching for a business on Facebook has been a clumsy and unreliable experience. As a result, Google has become the...

Google My Business Q&A: What you may be missing
local business or digital marketing agency managing local search strategies. Staying on top of all the updates needed to keep a Google My...

How to survive Google’s new local search world
Local search must adjust One of the main themes discussed centered around the fact that Google search today is less about displaying...

Better Business Bureau reviews are complex. Here’s what you need to know
Unlike many review sites, including Google, they take the validity of reviews seriously. I do extensive manual monitoring of the data on...

Why your media decisions matter for campaign location attribution
Marketers using location data to gauge the effectiveness of their campaigns need to be able to trust their location attribution...

Let’s face it — clickbait works. Here’s how to use it to your advantage
No two ways about it — clickbait works! With the right page title, you can get people to click on your link in the search engine results...
























