We’ve all heard bold statements about how the world will never be the same following the current pandemic. And while it’s certainly true to say that the global marketplace has experienced unprecedented shifts in consumer behavior over the last year, it’s worth noting that global, of course, also entails local. In a time characterized by
The People Also Ask (PAA) box is a prominent set of results in Google Search that helps searchers understand what questions others ask about any given topic. This search result type appears across a wide swath of searchers; in fact, 43% of search queries now show a PAA box. JR Oakes, senior director of technical
The year 2020 tested marketers across the globe both with the ability to be agile and pivot efforts quickly amid times of adversity. Local consumers’ search behavior changed dramatically, digital adoption accelerated by years, and the Coronavirus pandemic has left a crater in brands’ historic data that makes it really questionable as to whether the
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
Google’s much-anticipated Page Experience update is set to roll out in May 2021. Jeffrey Jose, Product Manager on Search at Google, explained in a recent announcement that, “The new page experience signals combine Core Web Vitals with our existing search signals including mobile-friendliness, safe-browsing, HTTPS-security, and intrusive interstitial guidelines.” The good news is that none
We talk often about local listings, your Google My Business profile, and improving search rankings at the local level. But once you’ve won the click in the SERPs and delivered a searcher to their post-click destination, what kind of experience does your brand offer? Without the right local landing page features in place, your brand
Over the last several tumultuous months, we’ve tapped into our local search data across 203,600 enterprise brand locations to help multi-location brands get a better handle on how COVID-19 is impacting local consumer behavior. We’ve published trending local keywords, SEO trends for 2021, and all of the latest COVID-19 resources for enterprise brands as they’ve
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