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Google Local Business Cards or Posts about to roll out to ‘thousands’ of SMBshttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/ywGVJat4Pi4/google-local-business-cards-posts-roll-thousands-smbs-257025By Greg Sterling on Aug 19, 2016 05:50 pm Search feature will soon be broadly accessible to local businesses and their agencies. The post Google Local Business Cards or Posts about to roll out to ‘thousands’ of SMBs appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Google Expanding SMB Test of “Write Directly to Search” Featurehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/C1YXKRvnocM/By Mike Blumenthal on Aug 19, 2016 03:33 pm Google has confirmed that they are expanding the test of a “write directly to the search” results product first seen in January for presidential candidates and in the March time frame seen for small businesses. According to Google the test is expanding from “10’s of small businesses to thousands”. We should be seeing more and … Continue reading Google Expanding SMB Test of “Write Directly to Search” Feature →Related posts:Google Places Search – 8, 9 or More Local Results to a Page – This is not a test, I repeat, this is not a test… Google Test Search Results – 11 Ads, 1 Directory and 3 Stinkers Google Continues Test of Local Call-Out Box      Read it! »Our Citation Stackhttp://www.localseoguide.com/our-citation-stack/By Dan Leibson on Aug 19, 2016 11:07 am I often get questions, and pitches, related to our “citation stack” so I figured it made sense to explain the thought process in a post. Our stack consists of 3 things: Yext Moz Local Manual citation audit/cleanup/building The reason for this is pretty simple. Yext & Moz Local are both pretty affordable tools for making […]The post Our Citation Stack appeared first on Local SEO Guide.Read it! »How Pokémon Go can help generate SEO and foot traffichttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/riqisaAB1Q4/pokemon-go-can-help-generate-seo-foot-traffic-256301By Tony Edward on Aug 19, 2016 10:40 am Pokémon Go is hot right now, but how can you use this new mobile gaming craze to your advantage? Columnist Tony Edward has some suggestions.The post How Pokémon Go can help generate SEO and foot traffic appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »The future of the maphttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/xex5eucew9c/the-future-of-the-map-255925By Brian Smith on Aug 19, 2016 10:06 am The leap from physical to digital maps was game-changing for marketers and consumers alike, but what's next on the horizon? Columnist Brian Smith explores some possibilities for the future of mapping.The post The future of the map appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »7 Reasons Why Your Content Marketing Isn’t Working – and How to Fix It.https://www.bowlerhat.co.uk/content-marketing-isnt-working/By Beth Griffiths on Aug 19, 2016 06:14 am   You’ve heard it a thousand times – ‘content is king’. Content sits smug in its golden throne and rules over the marketing kingdom. Content is at the centre of marketing strategies and comes into play in all aspects of inbound marketing, including SEO, social, websites and branding. Content is everywhere and we consume it all […]The post 7 Reasons Why Your Content Marketing Isn’t Working – and How to Fix It. appeared first on Bowler Hat.Read it! »Video Deep Dive: The Role of Client Education in a Successful Local Search Campaignhttp://localu.org/blog/video-deep-dive-role-client-education-successful-local-search-campaign/By Mike Blumenthal on Aug 18, 2016 11:46 am This is the 28th installment this year of our Deep Dive Into Local series. For the week ending Monday, July 25th, Mary Bowling and Mike Blumenthal shared their thoughts about the previous week in local. The complete video, including links and commentary on critical happenings of the previous week is posted in the Local U [...]The post Video Deep Dive: The Role of Client Education in a Successful Local Search Campaign appeared first on Local University.Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedClick Test Study on The Local Finder & Where Are Searchers Clicking?How to Delete a Review You Wrote on GoogleLucky To Be In Local SEO!How to solve duplicate content local SEO issues for multi-location businessesHow to Interpret Google My Business (GMB) InsightsLocalU Advanced Agenda & Super Early Bird PricingGoogle Testing More Aggressive Review & Content Calls to Action on Mobile Knowledge PanelVideo Deep Dive: Targeting Out of Area Local SearchersKeyword PlannergeddonGoogle Testing Mobile Style in Local 3-Pack on Desktop