Local SEO Insights

Today we’re excited to announce a brand new integration with marketing dashboard powerhouse, AgencyAnalytics. AgencyAnalytics’ tool integrations allow you to monitor all of your marketing channels in one place, and so we’re looking forward to giving you the opportunity to have your BrightLocal charts sitting comfortably alongside those of a growing library of tools such… Read More

Jamie Pitman
April 2nd, 2020

Hi, I sincerely hope that you, your family, your friends and colleagues are safe and well, and that they stay that way while we get through this tough time. I’ve been trying to find the right sentiment and words for this message ever since it became clear just how much coronavirus would impact us, our… Read More

Myles Anderson
March 26th, 2020

There’s no denying that these are hard times for local businesses around the world, with many being forced to shutter or adapt quickly as measures are put in place to stop the spread of the Covid-19. During this time, we’re committed to making sure our customers are kept updated on any developments affecting local SEO,… Read More

Kristian Bannister
March 23rd, 2020

Since Day One, BrightLocal has featured all the major players in its powerful local search reporting systems, but in just over three weeks we’ll be saying goodbye to a search engine whose importance in recent years has depleted to the point of insignificance. That’s right, on March 1st we’ll be saying “toodle-oo” to Yahoo. At… Read More

Jamie Pitman
February 7th, 2020

Those just setting out on their citation-building journeys would be forgiven for thinking that once you’ve paid for a citation, that listing is yours to do with as you wish.  Unfortunately, with business listing management services that rely on API partnerships like Yext and Moz Local, purchasing a listing is not just a one-off transaction.  Putting… Read More

Stephanie Newton
January 30th, 2020

With the new year comes a brand new way to monitor local search and organic rankings within BrightLocal’s Local Search Rank Checker. Historically, we’ve combined organic and Local Pack rankings into a single display, but after plenty of consultation with customers, we’ve decided to provide the option to have these two types of rankings displayed… Read More

Jamie Pitman
January 6th, 2020

When Myles Anderson and Ed Eliot first met, they couldn’t possibly have envisaged that 10 years later they’d be heading up a 150-person strong, global operation. The yet-to-be-realized entrepreneurs began their decade-long partnership at a national radio station, before buying a directory. Thus began their first foray into the world of local search marketing.  After… Read More

Stephanie Newton
January 3rd, 2020

‘Twas the night before Christmas; all was calm, all was Bright(Local), *insert more Christmas cheesiness here*. In all seriousness, it’s been a pretty big year for us here at BrightLocal — in fact, it’s been a pretty big year worldwide, but that’s a conversation for another time. As the year, and the decade too, draws… Read More

Stephanie Newton
December 20th, 2019

Today we’re announcing a change to the data aggregators offered through our Citation Builder service. As you might know, Acxiom, one of the ‘Big Four’ data aggregators, will be discontinuing its data layer from 31st December, 2019, leaving a large gap in the arsenal of citation builders. The good news is that for the last… Read More

Jamie Pitman
December 19th, 2019

Today, we’re proud to announce a major update to Reputation Manager with the release of Review Inbox. What is Review Inbox? Review Inbox makes multi-location reputation management simpler. Now you can see every customer review, for every location you manage in BrightLocal, from the comfort of a single feed.  With Review Inbox you can: See… Read More

Kristian Bannister
November 27th, 2019