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Update – September 24th, 2020: Tom Waddington has updated his blog to amend his initial findings (on which this news piece is based). According to Tom: It was apparently a mistake that the upgrade option was offered to the businesses where I was seeing it. It seems it is actually meant for businesses that are… Read More

Stephanie Newton
July 30th, 2020

“Humor is subjective,” is something we’ve all heard. What’s funny to you might not be funny to someone else, sure. But subjectivity only refers to the effect of comedy, not the construction of it.  There are ways to inject humor into your marketing strategy that are almost certain to make people laugh. If you’ve determined… Read More

Dan Fries
July 29th, 2020

With years of experience in both SEO and digital marketing, Steve Wiideman is a trusted pro in his field. In this article, he sheds light on the ins and outs of voice search and explains how you can optimize your website content for voice search.  Contents: What Is Voice Search? Why Is Voice Search Important?… Read More

Steve Wiideman
July 27th, 2020

You’ve probably heard us say it a million times, “reviews are important!” — or some other variation of that same statement. But have you ever taken the time to look at our own review profiles? If you were to look now, you’d probably think “Yes, BrightLocal. Reviews are important and yours showcase healthy review generation,… Read More

Stephanie Newton
July 24th, 2020

It’s a tough time for everyone, but local businesses and their suppliers are going to be some of the hardest-hit by the outbreak of Covid-19. However, it’s not all doom and gloom – we’ve all had to think in ways we never have before, and for some that means being more kind and more creative.… Read More

Jamie Pitman
July 23rd, 2020

We’re back with our second episode of ‘Adventures in Local Marketing’ and this time we’re talking spam, spam, and more SPAM, with Jason Brown. Jason is the leading expert on all the shady things that go down in local SEO, so we wanted to find out: What kinds of tricks spammers are pulling How Jason… Read More

Kristian Bannister
July 22nd, 2020