Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting and important articles from the previous week. It is 20-30 minutes long and covers critical industry trends, interesting local news and tactical insights for anyone interested in Local Search.
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Please join us for the last week in Local Search for the week ending May 18, 2020.
Mike’s Links:
- Department stores were the original retail startups. Now they’re headed for the grave – FastCompany.com
- JC Penney, century-old mainstay of US malls, declares bankruptcy amid pandemic – TheGuardian.com
- Uber Approaches Grubhub With Takeover Offer – Bloomberg.com
- Two months into the coronavirus dining room shutdown, how well is delivery working for Seattle-area restaurants? – SeattleTimes.com
- Doordash and Pizza Arbitrage – TheMargins.substack.com
- SEO Study: How Small Businesses Perform in 2020 – OnlineMarketingCoach.com
- Google Road Mapper coming – no link available
- Add support links to your Business Profile on Google – Blog.Google.com
- Google’s Management of Reviews and Q&A During COVID-19 – Updated – Mike Blumenthal – GatherUp.com
Mary’s Links:
Carrie’s Links:
- Wax Trax, Famous Denver Record Store, Hopes New Website Helps Them Survive Coronavirus – CBS4 Denver
- Building Consumer Confidence As You Re-open Your Business During COVID-19 – Aaron Weiche – GatherUP
- How to Determine a Benchmark for Local SEO Work – Blake Denman – BrightLocal.com
- Secondary Hours in GMB For Some Categories – Carrie Hill – LocalU.org
- Webinars
- GMB Spam Fighting with Joy Hawkins – Bright Local, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Time: 8 am PDT, 11 am EDT
- RIO SEO Webinar – COVID-19 and the Future of Local Marketing Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Time: 10 am PDT, 1 pm EDT
- Krystal Taing, Lauren Abramson, & Tyler Ludwig
- NEW FREE TOOL: Scan Top Citations Sites with the Local Listings Health Scanner – BrightLocal
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