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When Market Forecasts Go Bad — IDC, Windows Phone & BlackBerryhttp://screenwerk.com/2016/03/22/when-market-forecasts-go-bad-idc-windows-phone-blackberry/By Greg Sterling on Mar 22, 2016 05:29 pm Almost daily there’s a press release or marketing deck touting some analyst firm’s massive figures for anticipated growth in this or that market sector ($X billion, $Y zillion). Most of these are built on assumptions only loosely grounded in reality. These numbers are almost always inflated because nobody gets media attention with moderate growth. Accordingly, […]Read it! »Amanda Bury Named SIM Partners’ Healthcare Managing Directorhttp://www.simpartners.com/bury-sim-partners-healthcare/By Tara Thomas on Mar 22, 2016 12:13 pm   The healthcare industry continues to embrace a new world defined by patients who act like empowered consumers, researching, considering, and choosing doctors based on a complex set of factors. In that context, I am pleased to announce the promotion of Amanda L. Bury as managing director of SIM Partners Healthcare. Healthcare systems need help […]Posted by Tara Thomas at Amanda Bury Named SIM Partners’ Healthcare Managing Director. Visit SIM Partners for more great information!Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedWhy We Should Treat Most Commercial-Intent Search Queries As ‘Local’Video Deep Dive: Coping with the Many Google Changes at the Agency LevelLocal marketing: What is the true local web?Google Is Gradually Turning Mobile Search into an App-Like ExperienceWhy costs for local SEO campaigns varyHow Google Shapes the Future of HealthcareWhat Does Google’s Immersive Search Experience Look Like via the Mobile Pack Results?Google Local Restaurant Search Autofilters on Best, Cheapest Like PhrasesYelp Elite Saga Ends in Blaze of GloryLocal SEO beyond the browser