COVID-19 changed every facet of life for millions globally and disrupted local search trends for the majority of the past year. Businesses were forced to close their brick-and-mortar locations, workplaces went fully remote and consumers were subject to strict stay-at-home orders, and the world turned inward. Rio SEO has been tracking changes in local search
G2 has recognized Rio SEO among the top solution providers and awarded it as “Easiest To Do Business With” in its Summer 2021 reports for the Local Marketing category. This recognition speaks directly to Rio SEO's mission to help global brands win local and is a testament to its focus on providing best-in-class customer support
As local consumer behavior continues to shift and evolve in unexpected ways, brands are having to assess local marketing metrics as near to real-time as possible versus relying on historical data. Regional reopenings, COVID case flare-ups, and vaccine availability are adding extra layers of complexity in already volatile local markets. In this post, you’ll find
Managing and boosting your reputation management efforts is a key area of focus for local marketers, however, best practices for doing so are constantly evolving. Shopping experiences have vastly changed over the past year, and in turn, so have customers' expectations of local businesses. Review sentiment has shifted based on updates to store hours, closures,
Relevant and accurate local listings and pages have never been more important for multi-location brands. However, managing these is no easy feat for companies with hundreds or thousands of locations. Increasingly multi-location brands are enlisting the support of a local marketing partner who provides them with the technology, process, and people needed to manage and
A few times a year, Google rolls out core updates, which are often noticeable to businesses and can impact search rankings. These core updates aim to provide the best search experience possible, and deliver on Google’s “mission to present relevant and authoritative content to searchers”. Each time a large core update is rolled out, Google
Businesses have had to move quickly to pivot and adapt to changing conditions caused by the pandemic, and the online marketing and reviews platforms that serve them are no different. Yelp announced $25 million in support for local businesses affected by Coronavirus early on in the crisis and since then has continuously evolved to offer
Your brand’s local search performance is key in converting online searchers to real-world customers. And when it comes to how people discover nearby solutions to their needs, Google dominates with 70% of all desktop queries and commands 93% of mobile. As we return to in-person shopping experiences, consumers are looking to spend money in their
April brought with it the promise of spring and this year, also dramatically reduced restrictions across much of North America as vaccines have become more widely available. Continuously evolving pandemic-related conditions have influenced consumer behavior in search since the crisis first struck early in 2020. In this post, we will cover search behavior trends April 2021
As travel advisories are relaxing and some U.S. markets are opening up for the summer tourism season, now is the ideal time to optimize your hotel brand’s local presence. In turn, optimizing local SEO for hotel brands has become crucial as travel restrictions and interest eases. According to a recent Harris Poll, 77% of Americans