Prefer to get your news by listening/watching? Join us for the latest in local search news for the week ending March 9, 2020! The 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 included below!
Mike’s Links
- Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect. – NBCNews.com
- Three Ways to Solve for Foot Traffic Attribution – Streetfightmag.com
- Majority of consumers want standards and tougher action against review fraud – MarketingLand.com
- How To Make Better Videos With Your Phone : iPhone iOS or Android – Zach Arias via Youtube
- Local Service Ads coming for Personal Injury Lawyers – via Ben Fisher on Twitter
- How Many Google My Business Listings Can an Car Dealer Have? Joy Hawkins via SterlingSky.ca
Mary’s Links:
- Featuring The Less Borning Side of Insurance News via LiveInsuranceNews.com
- A New Era of Enterprise SEO: 7 Opportunities to Embrace Today – via Lemuel Park at SearchEngineLand.com
- Rio SEO Announces New “Suggestion Engine” Feature to Its Enterprise Local Marketing Platform – MarTechSeries.com
Carrie’s Links:
- FCC proposes $208M in fines for wireless carriers that sold your location for years – TechCrunch
- Apple to pay up to $500 million after admitting to slowing down older iPhones – KDVR TV Denver
- 7 Ways to Boost Your Hotel’s Local Rankings and Reap the Rewards – Tim Cameron-Kitchen – BrightLocal.com
- Whitespark Reader Mailbag – Practitioner Listings
- Anatomy of a Deal – Aaron Weiche at Localology – Localology.com
- Photo and Video Policy changes at Google – but not really GMB via Twitter
- Businesses affected by COVID-19: Provide customers with updated info – Google My Business Help
Mike Blumenthal is a co-founder of GatherUp and helps oversee their research, industry insight and agency offering. Mike has long been regarded as the foremost expert on local search and Google Maps, earning the nickname “Professor Maps”. Mike also co-founded LocalU!His motto: All Local All the Time.
Latest posts by Mike Blumenthal (see all)
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- Google My Business Rolling Out New Direct Edit Experience - August 13, 2020
- Google Now Offering Fee Based Business Profile Enhancement to LSA Users - July 22, 2020