Local SEO Insights

Today, we’re pleased to announce the launch of Niche Review Sources for Reputation Manager. Niche Review Sources allows you to monitor and grow reviews on industry-specific websites. You’ll now have access to 47 Niche Review Sources across 14 industries. These include Expedia, RateMDs, Lawyers.com, and many more. Rather than putting every source into your Reputation… Read More

Kristian Bannister
October 7th, 2019

We’ve all been there: you fire up your ranking-monitoring tool of choice. You see a massive change in rankings. Your heart rate increases. WTF? Was it something you did? Was it something you didn’t do? Or was it (eek)… an update to Google’s search algorithm? There are plenty of free tools out there to help… Read More

Jamie Pitman
September 12th, 2019

Today we’re launching a highly-requested feature for Reputation Manager: Client Access. Client Access is designed to help agencies streamline review generation for their clients. It lets your clients log in into their own Reputation Management dashboard, allowing them to: See their latest reviews Figure out their overall reputation through easy-to-understand charts Easily reply to Facebook… Read More

Kristian Bannister
July 29th, 2019

In 2018, Acxiom was acquired by publicly-traded advertising company IPG. In order to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) which comes into effect on January 1st, 2020, Acxiom will be shuttering its directory and local search operations, including its data aggregator functions. (N.b. If you’re asking ‘what’s a data aggregator?’ we’ve got you… Read More

Vicky Chandler
June 12th, 2019

We’re fast approaching the midpoint of the year, and at BrightLocal we’re showing no signs of slowing down. Today we’re pleased to announce another new improvement to our Reputation Manager product. This marks the third—yes, third!—feature release for Reputation Manager in 2019. Introducing Link Mode Link Mode builds on the success of Kiosk Mode, a… Read More

Kristian Bannister
May 17th, 2019

There are all sorts of links, URLs, and IDs associated with Business Profiles on Google, each of which is used to direct people to Google Maps, the Knowledge Panel, and beyond. But if you want to get to them, it’s not as simple as copying a URL from Google, as these can change based on… Read More

Jamie Pitman
May 10th, 2019

Post last updated: June 2019 We see a lot of questions in forums and blog comments asking ‘which citation service is best?’ so we thought we’d provide a useful resource that compares six popular citation services and list the pros and cons of each. Those looking to compare, for example, Moz Local pricing and Yext… Read More

Myles Anderson
May 4th, 2019

We’re incredibly proud of the significant updates we’ve made to the BrightLocal brand, so I thought I’d share with you, dear reader, the story of how we got here. Before we begin, you’ll want to know why it was time for a brand refresh. Take a look below at how the BrightLocal brand has changed… Read More

Jamie Pitman
April 26th, 2019

Ten years ago, Ed Eliot and I founded the first iteration of BrightLocal, a local search agency helping local businesses grow through the effective use of search marketing. Fast-forward to today and, while BrightLocal has changed from an agency to a technology company, the aim is the same as it always was: to help deliver… Read More

Myles Anderson
April 9th, 2019

Staying on top of your business’ online reputation is a time-consuming and never-ending pursuit. You need to respond to reviews in a timely manner, spot trends within feedback, and address issues that are negatively impacting your reputation. On top of that, you also need to be generating new reviews to help attract customers and stay… Read More

Myles Anderson
March 26th, 2019