LocalU Advanced - NOLA

LocalU Advanced is Coming to New Orleans on October 21!

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LocalU Advanced inNew Orleans!

This year's LocalU Advanced is being held in New Orleans at the Loyola University College of Law. For one entire day, you will get to geek out with the industry's best and dive deep into all things local search.This eight-hour intensive program will help you navigate issues in search, delve into social marketing tips and techniques that will lead to sustained, long-term search engine rankings and new customers in your local markets.You can expect all your regular LocalU favourites like Mary Bowling, Will Scott, Aaron Weiche, Mike Ramsey, Willys Devoll of Google, as well as guest speakers including our very own Darren Shaw, along with Cindy Krum, Joy Hawkins, David Deering, and Paul Keller.

Attend LocalU advanced for only $524 with our exclusive Whitespark discount. You Save $375 on your ticket (that's a 41% discount)! Attendance is limited, so don't miss your chance to attend. Discount available until September 8th.

Cindy Krum (Keynote) – Digital Marketing & The Age of Artificial Intelligence, Learning Algorithms & APIs Cindy Krum is the CEO and Founder of MobileMoxie, and author of Mobile Marketing: Finding Your Customers No Matter Where They Are, which gets 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon. She is the leading Mobile SEO consultant, and is thought leader in the search industry. Cindy works with many top-notch, internationally recognized clients, assisting with mobile SEO, Responsive Design, mobile site migrations and site-speed optimization.Mike Blumenthal - Inside the Professor’s LaboratorySemantic search, relevance and categories that influence local search.Mike Ramsey - Improving your Local Link Building with Data The importance of links for local isn’t going away anytime soon. What can you do to be more effective with your time? Mike Ramsey will walk you through some of the things Nifty has done to perfect certain types of tactics.

Darren Shaw - Solving Enterprise Data Problems Mo citations, mo problems. Massively parallel citations need massively accurate solutions.David Deering - Advanced Schema Markup for Local BusinessesLearn how to influence local Knowledge Graph panels, attract more clicks and customers with rich snippets and use Schema Actions tied to other Google products to better promote your business online.Cindy Krum - Enterprise Lo-Mo-SEO Awesomeness Learn what you need to know to improve your brand’s mobile representation in your core locations. Understand what influences local mobile rankings, in and out of map results, and how you can make the most of your brand’s presence there.

AGENCY TRACK

Mike Ramsey, Mary Bowling, Mike Blumenthal, Will Scott - Agency Link PanelA group discussion about tips and tactics around links and local.Mary Bowling - How Small Businesses Can Win Their Battle Against Big Brands Proven tactics for winning the war for more customers in your local market area.Mike Ramsey & Ed Reese - Reporting and KPI’s That Clients Actually Pay Attention To Mike and Ed will unpack high-level and detailed analysis techniques to help you really prove the value to your clients. Way more than just analytics, beyond ranking and traffic, this session is about THE PROOF

LOCAL SEARCH

Aaron Weiche - Creating A Review CultureA look at the strategy, the tactics, but most importantly how to create the “review culture” your business or your clients need into today’s world or ratings and reviews.Joy Hawkins - Troubleshooting Google My Business Problems Joy will go over the steps she takes to troubleshoot GMB issues along with what you can do to fix them. She’ll cover things like how to discover and report duplicate listings, how to use Google MapMaker to troubleshoot ranking issues, how to handle tricky practitioner listings, and what items influence your listing’s appearing and ranking that are not in the GMB dashboard.Paula Keller + Will Scott - Content Amplification Strategies for Local Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Facebook stole the cookies, that’s who. Used to be building and engaging an audience through content was as simple as hitting the “Share” button. These days, however, as the social networks look for ways to monetize, you’ve gotta pay to play. Paula and Will demonstrate some of the best tactics to leverage reputable brands to dominate your local market.

INTIMATE BREAKOUTS

Finish the day off by choosing 3 breakout sessions to attend that best suit your interests and address any current issues you may be facing.

When:Friday October 21, 2016Where: Broadway Campus of Loyola University7214 St. Charles Ave.College of Law Building, Room 405New Orleans, LA 70118Time: From: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (CDT)Other: Coffee, breakfast pastries, and lunch are included.

Early bird pricing? Heck Yes!!! You have until September 8th to enjoy the super early bird pricing.Save $375 on your ticket.