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Excited about Google’s new map ads? You should be!http://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/vsj_keNiahE/excited-googles-new-map-ads-254629By Will Scott on Jul 29, 2016 10:30 am Google Maps ads are changing to help local businesses become more visible. Columnist Will Scott discusses the four features you should be most excited about.The post Excited about Google’s new map ads? You should be! appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Google Adds Social Media Icons & Links to Local Knowledge Panelhttp://www.thesempost.com/google-adds-social-media-icons-links-local-knowledge-panel/By Jennifer Slegg on Jul 29, 2016 09:59 am If you are a local business, you will want to check your local knowledge panel – Google is now displaying social media icons and links in their local knowledge panel.  These are similar to the ones Google shows in the knowledge panel for big brands. Joy Hawkins, via Ryan Scollon, posted a screenshot this morning […]The post Google Adds Social Media Icons & Links to Local Knowledge Panel appeared first on The SEM Post.Read it! »Local U Advanced New Orleans – October 21st – Pre Agenda Tickets Now on Salehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/7595a_M1T9E/By Mike Blumenthal on Jul 28, 2016 04:59 pm Local U Advanced is a great event; its collegial, casual, intimate and provides leading edge local marketing information. When you add New Orleans to that equation and the fact that it will be on Friday so you can spend the weekend in New Orleans it becomes even that much better. The agenda for the event … Continue reading Local U Advanced New Orleans – October 21st – Pre Agenda Tickets Now on Sale →Related posts:LocalU Advanced Williamsburg March 5th 2016 Pre Agenda Special The Best Advanced Local Search Conference EVER Local U Advanced NYC Sold Out      Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedYP brings search and location data together in “audience cartography”Why You Shouldn’t Suck At Client ManagementNiche Local Citations Don’t Get Enough LoveYelp Promotes Free Speech But Only for Active YelpersGoogle Maps updates map design, highlights areas of interest and adds business photo carouselGoogle Rolling Out New Business Listing Image Display CarouselAJAX, SEO & Sleeping At NightLocal businesses trump big businesses when it comes to delivering on-site updatesGoogle Maps for Android to add “WiFi-only” modePokémon Go, augmented reality and the future of local marketing