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Bing launches bots for local businesseshttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/yn4G0hPOzdI/bing-launches-bots-local-businesses-275555By Greg Sterling on May 22, 2017 03:11 pm Bots are created automatically from data in Bing Places and will soon work with Facebook Messenger and Cortana. The post Bing launches bots for local businesses appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Video: Last Week in Local May 22, 2017http://localu.org/blog/video-last-week-local-may-22-2017/By Mike Blumenthal on May 22, 2017 01:47 pm Last Week in Local 5/22/17 Join Local U for the latest public episode of Last Week in Local, a weekly conversation about the articles that attracted our attention during the past week ending May 22nd, 2017. This week featuring Mary Bowling and Mike Blumenthal. This year we will be publishing our Last Week in Local [...]The post Video: Last Week in Local May 22, 2017 appeared first on Local University.Read it! »Study argues Yelp drives higher conversions than Google and Facebookhttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/Kz3raSEnjf8/study-yelp-drives-higher-conversions-google-facebook-275517By Greg Sterling on May 22, 2017 12:53 pm 92% of respondents said they made a purchase after visiting the site. The post Study argues Yelp drives higher conversions than Google and Facebook appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »5 reasons why websites still matter to local search in 2017http://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/hzR4uGZAaHs/5-reasons-websites-still-matter-local-search-2017-275080By Wesley Young on May 22, 2017 11:15 am More and more small local businesses are using social media profile pages, rather than websites, as the main face of their operation. Columnist Wesley Young explains why this isn't the good idea that it may seem to be. The post 5 reasons why websites still matter to local search in 2017 appeared...Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedStop overloading your Local SEO content!Update on Google’s SMB Website BuilderShould You Add City to Your Business Name at Google My Business?Should You Add City to Your Business Name at Google My Business?Google Hotel Ads now showing nightly price trends5 Reasons Your Law Firm Website Isn’t Generating Leads & How You Can Fix It!Video Deep Dive: Review Spamming7 unannounced updates to Google My Business we’ve seen in 2017The Pros and Cons of Website Rental. Is it right for you?Is it time to consider local marketing automation software?