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YP brings search and location data together in “audience cartography”http://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/fqrpZN4sohE/yp-brings-search-location-data-together-audience-cartography-254637By Greg Sterling on Jul 27, 2016 03:53 pm The dominant use of location data in mobile display advertising has ironically become more about "who" over "where."The post YP brings search and location data together in “audience cartography” appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Why You Shouldn’t Suck At Client Managementhttp://www.localseoguide.com/why-you-shouldnt-suck-at-client-management/By Dan Leibson on Jul 27, 2016 11:21 am We have this client, and I’m sure you do too, that is a generally very difficult to service. There are operational roadblocks, communication roadblocks etc. They are also an agency that white labels some of our services, so there is the added problem of the telephone game to and from their clients. Generally, I feel […]The post Why You Shouldn’t Suck At Client Management appeared first on Local SEO Guide.Read it! »Niche Local Citations Don’t Get Enough Lovehttp://www.localvisibilitysystem.com/2016/07/27/niche-local-citations-dont-get-enough-love/By Phil on Jul 27, 2016 09:54 am People who know enough about local SEO to be dangerous don’t think twice about paying some poor soul to create 200 listings on glitzy big-name local-business directories like GoPickle, MyHuckleberry, and Sphinxaur. They heard about these things called citations. They heard citations matter to your local visibility. They did basic work on 20-30 important listings, […]Read it! »Yelp Promotes Free Speech But Only for Active Yelpershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/1fpNnXMA3OI/By Mike Blumenthal on Jul 27, 2016 09:39 am I am a big supporter of free speech. I am though always a little suspicious when the likes of Yelp is its protector. Yelp is “actively defending” reviewers right to free speech with a new wave of consumer alerts placed on business listings. Yelp nukes by their own admission 25% of all reviews. Thus it would seem … Continue reading Yelp Promotes Free Speech But Only for Active Yelpers →Related posts:Yelp Update: Free Bulk Upload and Yelp Proceeds with their Lawsuit Yelp Implements Active Cleanup Alerts Woman Who Wrote a Scorching Yelp Review is Fined $1000 by Court – Technovate LLC v Fanelli      Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedGoogle Maps updates map design, highlights areas of interest and adds business photo carouselGoogle Rolling Out New Business Listing Image Display CarouselAJAX, SEO & Sleeping At NightLocal businesses trump big businesses when it comes to delivering on-site updatesGoogle Maps for Android to add “WiFi-only” modePokémon Go, augmented reality and the future of local marketingThe Top 5 Resources You Need To Master SEOLocalU Advanced New Orleans – Super Early Bird Tickets $400 OffVideo Deep Dive: What Nearby Ads and Other Developments Tell Us About Google’s Monetization of LocalGoogle Maps adds more ways to add or edit locations