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The Whitespark Local Pulse for 08/16/2016

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How to Interpret Google My Business (GMB) Insightshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePlacesExpertJoyHawkinsLocalSeo/~3/RPw3BdXN0_c/By Joy Hawkins on Aug 16, 2016 09:15 pm Google My Business has just reformatted their Insights and a few things have changed. Here is what you need to know. How Customers Search for your Business This chart is only reporting on impressions (not clicks). Direct = People that are searching for your business by name or location.  I would say you can attribute these impressions to other […]The post How to Interpret Google My Business (GMB) Insights appeared first on Google My Business (GMB) Expert | Local SEO Tips.Read it! »LocalU Advanced Agenda & Super Early Bird Pricinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/aAnbt3y_M2I/By Mike Blumenthal on Aug 16, 2016 03:24 pm LocalU Advanced is my favorite conference of the year. And you probably get tired of me saying this but this will be one of the best ones yet. The agenda has been released and it is chock full of great speakers: – Darren Shaw will be talking enterprise citation campaigns – Cindy Krum will discuss digital marketing in the age of … Continue reading LocalU Advanced Agenda & Super Early Bird Pricing →Related posts:Local U Advanced New Orleans – October 21st – Pre Agenda Tickets Now on Sale Local U Advanced in Historic Williamsburg – Early Bird Special is Ending Local U Advanced Philadelphia Early Bird Discount Ending      Read it! »Google Testing More Aggressive Review & Content Calls to Action on Mobile Knowledge Panelhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/KrVvKg8M-HU/By Mike Blumenthal on Aug 16, 2016 01:49 pm Google seems to be either testing or rotating in more aggressive of the Knowledge Panel on mobile to garner reviews and additional location details. I am awaiting Jeremy Stoppleman’s forthcoming hue and cry. Last week over the cours of the day I saw these three Knowledge Panel presentations for the same location. (These have probably … Continue reading Google Testing More Aggressive Review & Content Calls to Action on Mobile Knowledge Panel →Related posts:Google Implements Direct Knowledge Panel Editing on Desktop and Mobile Google+ Knowledge Panel Messaging Gone Google Testing New Mobile Local Knowledge Panel      Read it! »Video Deep Dive: Targeting Out of Area Local Searchershttp://localu.org/blog/video-deep-dive-targeting-area-local-searchers/By Mike Blumenthal on Aug 16, 2016 11:30 am This is the 27th installment this year of our Deep Dive Into Local series. For the week ending Monday, July 18th, 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: Targeting Out of Area Local Searchers appeared first on Local University.Read it! »Keyword Plannergeddonhttp://www.localseoguide.com/keyword-plannergeddon/By Dan Leibson on Aug 16, 2016 11:15 am It’s been nice knowing you all, but SEO is officially over, dead and gone. As you very likely know $GOOG has made a bunch of changes that impact the Keyword Planner (and by default Local SEO.) First they started combining keywords and showing grouped monthly search volumes. Then they started showing ranges for keywords unless […]The post Keyword Plannergeddon appeared first on Local SEO Guide.Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedGoogle Testing Mobile Style in Local 3-Pack on DesktopThe secret to writing awesome local content‘Omnichannel’ may never catch on, but it’s the next big thing for localGoogle lets any publisher apply to have “Critic Reviews” of local businessesVideo Deep Dive: Local Keyword Research Techniques Outside the BoxMany People Are Saying That Publishing Content Helps With SEO…Using popular culture to drive local positioningWhy Not To Use Yell AdvertisingThe Local Keyword Generator ToolLocal SEO without the Local Map: What Is It?