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Will 2019 Be Remembered as the Year of GMB Messaging?https://streetfightmag.com/2019/01/07/will-2019-be-remembered-as-the-year-of-gmb-messaging/By David Mihm and Mike Blumenthal on Jan 07, 2019 04:00 am Mihm to Blumenthal: Absent a messaging competitor, even a handful of conversations with real customers make businesses *think* Facebook is where the party is. In reality, as you and plenty of others have found, 90% of actual leads are coming from Google. And a serious chunk of that 90% comes directly from Google My Business. Per my prediction, Google is *just* starting to push the “Message” CTA to consumers. And I think the floodgates are about to open.Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedExpert’s Guide to Local SEO – December UpdatesVideo: Last Week in Local – Jan 1, 201910 Local SEO Predictions for 2019: Job Security For Local SEOsGoogle emphasizes ‘Message this business’ in new local search test2019 Local Marketing Predictions10 Types of Ninja Pages You Can Sneak up the Local Search ResultsVideo: Last Week in Local – Dec 26, 2018Improving the Local SEO Toolkit: A 2018 Holiday Wish ListGoogle Spam Hall of Fame: Cheap Auto Insurance – #ShameOnGoogleNear Me Searches Peak on Weekends in Search of Mind Altering Substances