Most successful online businesses typically aim to make maximum profits. To reach this goal, these businesses greatly rely on SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and PPC (Pay Per Click) to drive traffic. The more people that visit your site, the better…
Building and maintaining positive relationships with customers is a key factor in a company’s success, regardless of what industry or niche it’s operating. While this might not be a challenge for a small business or a local company, it will…
Site speed impacts your search engine ranks, so how can you make improvements? Columnist Brian Harnish details a few ways to decrease page load time for your top-performing pages. Despite site speed being a ranking factor in Google search results, fast websites…
SMX West is coming up fast. On March 2 there are a number of workshops and intensives being held before the main conference starts on Tuesday, March 3. One of those is the Local Search Advantage. In truth every digital…
Columnist Myles Anderson shares key findings from a recent BrightLocal survey on the effects of age on consumption of online reviews. In BrightLocal’s recent Local Consumer Review Survey, we uncovered some important updated findings about consumer attitudes toward online reviews for…
Columnist Garrett French explains how local businesses can improve their online visibility by becoming a part of the local ecosystem, both online and off. If you’re just in Yelp or the Yellow Pages, you’re not truly “local” yet. You’re missing…
Wesley Young of the Local Search Association provides 5 tips to create a seamless search-to-purchase experience for your local business. There are a lot of buzzwords that purport to describe the latest digital marketing strategies for brick-and-mortar stores: multi-channel, cross-channel, online-to-offline, and…
Since the dawn of the internet, people have been drawn to online communities for collaborating and advancing knowledge. Discussions that previously took place in the depths of Usenet are now emerging on Reddit. In a matter of seconds, you can…
It can be a challenge to get a clear picture of how effective your local marketing efforts are, so columnist Brian Smith outlines some of the more effective methods for tracking in-store attribution. There’s a reason many brands don’t track…
Turn the customer journey into an adventure of connection and delight. The universal goal of most marketing leaders is to create seamless, personalized customer experiences that resonate with audiences on a profound level, inspiring trust and loyalty. However, the path…
