Google recently announced a new update to its Google My Business API. The latest Google My Business API V4.9 update introduces more hours for businesses that need additional hours types to better inform searchers of their hours of operation. By enabling businesses to add more hours, they can then ensure accurate information is displayed on
Multi-location brands be warned, the latest Google algorithm page experience update will go into effect in a few short months. If your brand isn’t equipped with the tools and knowledge to make the updates necessary, you risk being penalized and worse, missing out on opportunities to be seen by searchers. As Google strives to
The past year has caused massive disruptions in your local marketing strategies worldwide due to shifts in consumer shopping behavior, making local marketer’s jobs increasingly difficult and the search ecosystem more complex. Due to the pandemic, new and existing local marketing challenges are affecting your customer’s path to purchase. In turn, your business must create
One of the biggest challenges local marketers face is effectively reaching local customers in the moments that matter. What’s more, it becomes increasingly difficult to target those hyperlocal customers and their surrounding neighborhoods. Despite continued unpredictability and enhanced safety measures across the country, we’ve found consumers are continuing to seek local businesses near them. In
Over the past year, businesses across all industries have had to change the way in which they operate. From communicating shifts in-store hours, temporary closures, updates to your safety protocols, and more, consumers are now expecting businesses to share accurate information and they’re turning to a business’s local listings and local pages to find this
This year had no shortage of updates in the local marketing landscape. From industry updates to pandemic-prompted technology enhancements, local marketers had their hands full and their schedules packed ensuring their locations were accurately displaying up-to-date information. Throughout the year, we hosted ongoing webinars covering a wide range of topics and invited renowned industry experts to
We didn’t start the year anticipating the number of updates to technology that would come, however, the global pandemic significantly altered the consumer landscape and the way in which buyers purchase and businesses sell. To account for shifts in consumer behavior, technology evolved rapidly and often quicker than local marketers were prepared for. Throughout the
Twelve years ago, local search expert David Mihm published the first iteration of Local Search Ranking Factors, in which he polled 20 experts active in the Local Search Marketing community to glean their insights into what were the most impactful local ranking factors for that year. Each year since he’s conducted the same survey and
Retailers have felt the lingering effects of COVID-19 for months as sales began to slip and consumers began to save. Concerns of a slow 2020 holiday season are top of mind as we close out a tumultuous year. The question top of every marketer's mind seems to be how can we have a successful 2020