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LocalU Video Deep Dive: Local Search is Haaaaardhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/rX9O0AXwXNk/By Mike Blumenthal on Dec 08, 2015 12:57 pm In this video discussion at LocalU , Mary Bowling and I look at how the Google Local Algorithm has changed and how that changes what a Local SEO needs to do to succeed. As a starting point we use an article that Casey Meraz wrote at Moz, called Stop Local SEO Tunnel Vision – Think Beyond the Basics.Related posts:LocalU Video: Deep Dive into the Local Search Ranking Factors with David Mihm LocalU Odds and Ends Why I love LocalU and Why You Should Come to LocalU Advanced Next Weekend      Read it! »Harry & David Fuels Its Marketing with Location Datahttp://www.simpartners.com/harry-david-marketing-location-data/By Tari Haro on Dec 08, 2015 12:28 pm Mobile consumers are defining the future of search — and SIM Partners client Harry & David is relying on location data to be right there with them. Today SIM Partners announced that Harry & David, America’s premier choice for gourmet gifts, has chosen our local marketing automation platform, Velocity, to boost retail store sales in […]Posted by Tari Haro at Harry & David Fuels Its Marketing with Location Data. Visit SIM Partners for more great information!Read it! »Three Tools to Retrieve Location Based Searches at Googlehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/hnq7nHcrer4/By Mike Blumenthal on Dec 08, 2015 11:45 am With Google having removed the location setting option in search a number of tools and tactics have hit the market to allow searchers to continue to retrieve location based search for areas other than the one in which Google thinks they are located. Here are three that all seem to do the job one way … Continue reading Three Tools to Retrieve Location Based Searches at Google →Related posts:Google Location Results Still Screwy Google SMS Adds Location-Based Personalization Automatically Google Removes the Location Setting?      Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedVideo Deep Dive: Local Search is HaaaaardFoursquare CEO Crowley: “We Do Location Better Than Anybody Else”The CHARGED Culture: Kudos, Core Values, and Our Collaborative WorkplaceHow To Get Google Review Links After The G+ UpdateGoogle Local Spam – An A for Effort, a Z for a Zillion & an F for GoogleNew Google Home Services Ad Format Puts Lead Qualifiers Up FrontThe SEO Advent Calendar: 24 Tips For Local SEO SuccessPicking A Google Review URLGoogle Nukes the Local Pin for One Boxes?Google Testing New HSA Ad Style in San Francisco Area