Join us for the latest in local search news for the week ending January 20, 2020! Slightly new format coming your way. Video will be posted here and on our YouTube channel, The podcast is still available in your favorite apps, and the links to each story are below.
Would you like to discuss one or more of these topics? The best place for that is to reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook!
Here are the links referenced in our podcast & video! Have questions? Feel free to reach out to us on Twitter at @localuniv
Mike’s Links:
- Opinion | Joe Biden Says Age Is Just a Number – NYTimes.com Editorial Board
- A new way to find clothes, shoes and more on Search – Denise Ho, Google
- Google just bought a startup that will help it list physical stores’ products online – Megan Farokhmanesh, TheVerge.com
Mary’s Links:
- 4 Power Plays for Driving Qualified Google Traffic (Even When No One’s Looking for You) – Amy Hebdon, Unbounce.com
- Another Day another multi-location brand that thinks there is some magical…… Dan Leibson, Twitter
- What Can Your Business Learn from USPS, Amazon and Google? Samson Haileyesus, SmallBizTrends.com
- How verticalization and zero-click will impact local search in 2020 – Damian Rollinson, MarketingLand.com
- Americans Continue to Rank Advertising Professionals Low in Ethics and Honesty – MarketingCharts.com
Carries Links:
- How Google may Map Image Queries – Bill Slawski, GoFishDigital.com
- Google Surfacing Competitor Discovery on Branded Searches – LocalU.org
- New Look for Desktop Search Results – Danny Sullivan on Twitter
- Payless emerges from bankruptcy with a plan to focus on Latin America, other international markets – Glossy.co
- Webinar: State of Local Search in 2020 – BrightLocal
- Webinar: GMB Ranking Factors – Local Marketing Institute
Local SEO Analyst/Community Manager at Sterling Sky, Inc.
Carrie HIll is a Local Search Analyst with Sterling Sky, Inc., and community manager for LocalU.org.Her background in online marketing started 12 years ago in a small agency focused on the hospitality industry.
Since then Carrie has become an expert on technical SEO and website structure issues, as well as an industry speaker on Local Search, Google My Business, and the Semantic web.
Since then Carrie has become an expert on technical SEO and website structure issues, as well as an industry speaker on Local Search, Google My Business, and the Semantic web.
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