How search volume and conversion actions are trending can help give your own Google My Business (GMB) performance statistics much-needed context. It can also guide your future local marketing efforts. Throughout the pandemic, local businesses have been impacted in myriad ways by public health regulations, COVID-19 outbreaks, and constant shifts in consumer behavior. Search behavior trends
Google is constantly testing new search features and results formats to improve the searcher experience, much in the same way that marketers are constantly testing and adjusting content to rank higher in Google’s search results. One of Google’s search results page (SERP) tweaks, specifically nested search results, caught the attention of the SEO community. One
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. When it comes to local search and driving online traffic in your doors, a picture can be worth even more. In a 2019 evaluation of over half a million images on 15,191 Google My Business (GMB) listings, BrightLocal found that: GMB listings with more than 100
Each autumn, Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates Hispanic Americans who’ve inspired others to achieve success. This year, Google took extra steps to support the Latino community with free tools, skills training, and hands-on coaching, as well as the launch of a Latino-owned attribute on Google My Business (GMB). The assistance comes at a crucial time for
Having a firm understanding of the Google My Business Product approval process can ensure a seamless launch and mitigate potential issues. In this blog post, we will explore the Google My Business (or better know as GMB) product approval process as well as the benefits of adding your products to your local listings. GMB Products
Rio SEO’s 2021 Consumer Behavior Study examined how customer shopping behavior is evolving and aligning with the current climate. Shifts in both in-person and online behavior were noticeable across every vertical, and are proving to be long-lasting as the pandemic continues to disrupt nearly every aspect of our lives. To effectively measure the impact of
Aggregate local search trends give us valuable insight into how consumer behavior is trending month over month — and now, year over year — in light of a litany of influencing and interruptive factors. Each month, we examine local consumer search behavior across the over 200,000 Google My Business (GMB) accounts we monitor for enterprise
Last September, Apple gave local customers a new way to leave feedback about the stores, restaurants, and other businesses they visited with the launch of the Apple Maps rating system. Local consumers could give a thumbs up or down, as well as share photos to help others understand the type of experience they might expect
Following industry buzz around why and how title tags were sometimes appearing differently than intended in search results, Google confirmed it is rewriting title tags. In An update to how we generate web page titles, a recent post on the Google Search Central Blog, Google’s Search Liaison Danny Sullivan explains: “Last week, we introduced a
Google completed rolling out its link spam update on August 24, 2021, according to Google Search Central. Google notes that this particular update was part of its continued efforts to improve the quality of search results for its users, which is the underlying motivation for pretty much every algorithm update, such as the recent Page