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Google Maps App Lets Users Add A New Business To The Maphttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/876KsYZCcyE/google-maps-app-lets-users-add-a-new-business-to-the-map-235173By Barry Schwartz on Nov 04, 2015 04:53 pm Google integrates Google Map Maker directly into the Google Maps iOS App. This allows any user to quickly add a missing business to Google Maps.The post Google Maps App Lets Users Add A New Business To The Map appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Video Deep Dive: Google Local Past and Present – The Implications of the New Dashboard and APIhttp://localu.org/blog/video-deep-dive-google-local-past-and-present-the-implications-of-the-new-dashboard-and-api/By Mike Blumenthal on Nov 04, 2015 11:54 am This is the eighth installment of our Deep Dive Into Local series. For the week ending 10/19/15, David Mihm, Mary Bowling and Mike Blumenthal shared their thoughts about the previous week in local. The complete video is posted in the Local U forums (paywall). In the second half of that video, they take a deeper [...]The post Video Deep Dive: Google Local Past and Present – The Implications of the New Dashboard and API appeared first on Local University.Read it! »Transforming Mobile Searches Into Sales: The Hype Around Beacon Technology [Webinar]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RioSeoNews/~3/mpioThfKv8Y/By Karisa Macias on Nov 04, 2015 11:46 am Beacons are all the rage, and it’s no wonder: they’re expected to drive an astonishing $44 billion in retail sales in 2016, up $4 billion from this year. Already in 2015, 46% of retailers have launched beacon programs, up from 15% just last year. And yet without a comprehensive offline-to-online strategy in place, a beacon […]The post Transforming Mobile Searches Into Sales: The Hype Around Beacon Technology [Webinar] appeared first on Rio SEO. by@rio_seoRead it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedGoogle My Business Brings the Holiday Cheer with Special Office Hours Pre-SetsSIM Partners Launches Velocity InsightsGoogle Places API Drops G+ Page in ResultsGoogle Bulk (GMBL) Adds Holiday Hours SupportGoogle My Business Enables Special Hours For Upcoming Holiday HoursAfter $1 Billion Sale to Webhost EIGI, Will Constant Contact Keep Its Soul?We Went to AdWords Bootcamp so You Don’t Have to: 5 Tips from the ExpertsWho Provides Facebook’s Local-Business Data?Getting on the Map: The Intro to Local SEO for SABsBoo! These 3 Talented New Influencers Are So Good, They’ll Scare You!