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SIM Partners Predicts What’s Next for 2016http://www.simpartners.com/sim-partners-predicts-2016/By Julie Piatek on Jan 06, 2016 12:33 pm Image Credit: shop-rikiki.de At SIM Partners we believe the local search industry is about to explode as businesses see increased returns on their investments into location marketing. In 2015 alone, we saw the change of Google’s seven-listing pack to the three-pack, the launch of the Apple Watch, and the testing of Facebook Beacons, to name a […]Posted by Julie Piatek at SIM Partners Predicts What’s Next for 2016. Visit SIM Partners for more great information!Read it! »Six Trends Shaping Location Marketing In 2016http://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/zVaHftiluOw/six-trends-shaping-location-marketing-2016-239699By Adam Dorfman on Jan 06, 2016 12:04 pm How will local marketing change this year? From apps to beacons to mobile wallets, columnist Adam Dorfman covers six trends local search marketers should pay attention to.The post Six Trends Shaping Location Marketing In 2016 appeared first on Search Engine Land.Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Make 2016 the Year Your Local Search Skills Rock Ithttp://localu.org/blog/make-2016-the-year-your-local-search-skills-rock-it/By Mary Bowling on Jan 06, 2016 11:29 am Google's thrown so many changes at us that it's often hard to tell what to pay attention to. And we have so many options for marketing local businesses, it's tough to weed out the nice-to-haves from the must-dos.  A LocalU Advanced event can help to clear all that up for you and we have 2 [...]The post Make 2016 the Year Your Local Search Skills Rock It appeared first on Local University.Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have Missed9 Tools & Hacks to Emulate Google Search Location - Since that Setting is Gone5 Ways for Law Firms to Get More TrafficSIM Partners Launches Real-Time Integration with Google My Business API10 Ways To Simplify Your Local Marketing Strategy In 2016Forget Your Testimonials Page, 2016 Is The Year Of ReviewsAnnouncing the Definitive List of Local Review SitesDefinitive Guide To Duplicate Research For Local SEO5 Trends In Local Search In 2015Planning For SEO Success In 2016Locally Sourced: Search Engine Land’s Top 10 Local Search Columns Of 2015