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Google Testing Popover Banner for Hotel Rates in Search Resultshttp://www.thesempost.com/google-popover-banner-hotel/By Jennifer Slegg on Apr 25, 2017 06:53 am Google is testing a new banner style call to action within their hotel knowledge panel on the mobile search results.  When searching a hotel that has sponsored room rate listings, Google is showing a new floating banner on the bottom of the page with a link to view rates. Sergey Alakov made a GIF showing […]The post Google Testing Popover Banner for Hotel Rates in Search Results appeared first on The SEM Post.Read it! »Podcast: Last Week in Local April 24th, 2017http://localu.org/blog/podcast-last-week-in-local-april-24th-2017/By Mike Blumenthal on Apr 24, 2017 02:04 pm Joy Hawkins (sitting in for Mary Bowling) and Mike Blumenthal discuss review spam, ranking, local content ideas and GMB updates for the week ending 4/24. Due to technical issues this week is audio only.   If you have a special topic you would like us to discuss for our other weekly feature, the Deep Dive in [...]The post Podcast: Last Week in Local April 24th, 2017 appeared first on Local University.Read it! »4 ways brands are losing store traffic — and how to use location marketing strategies to reverse coursehttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/LQSGA3sRVCQ/4-ways-brands-losing-store-traffic-see-use-location-marketing-strategies-reverse-course-273266By Wesley Young on Apr 24, 2017 01:52 pm Many national franchise stores are failing to appear in Google Maps search results. Columnist Wesley Young's observations may help these brands improve their visibility.The post 4 ways brands are losing store traffic — and how to use location marketing strategies to reverse course appeared...Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Be a mad scientist to be more successful in local SEOhttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/98jUzpBNk3Q/mad-scientist-successful-local-seo-273241By Greg Gifford on Apr 24, 2017 10:22 am The debate rages on over the authoritative set of local ranking factors, but columnist Greg Gifford believes that local SEOs on both sides of the fence may be missing the point.The post Be a mad scientist to be more successful in local SEO appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Google Spam Hall of Shamehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/3Pd6sRsq9uU/By Mike Blumenthal on Apr 24, 2017 06:00 am Update: As of 2:40 EDT all of Michael Park’s reviews are taken down so you will have to take my word for their value. As you know I have been exploring a Google review spam network. Google took down everyone that I pointed out to them in the network but neglected to dig one iota … Continue reading Google Spam Hall of Shame →     Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedMike B Around the Local WebGoogle Adds Product & Service Menu Links to the Knowledge PanelWhat’s NYext For Local?How to find the best legal SEO agencyThe GMB User’s Guide Google Forgot To PublishVideo Deep Dive: Why some big brands lag behind in local & how they could improveGMB Now Allows All Dashboard Accounts to Access 18 months of DataPreparing for local reach in a ‘post-rank’ world, Part 2: Create content for local researchHow to Remove Fake Google ReviewsGoogle GMB Upgrades Bulk Listing Insights and Provides High Traffic Store Data