Just launched this January 2010, location-specific phone numbers related to an advertiser’s business will now be displayed beside destination URL’s in mobile ads that appear on high-end mobile devices.
Users will be able to “Click-to-Call” a business just like they click to visit a website in Google. Read More
Update: Yelp has walked away from a $500 Million dollar deal with Google this weekend, according to TechCrunch. Last week, our blog post “Google in Acquisition Talks to Acquire Yelp” talked about the deal that was apparently in the advanced stages of talks and all but needed to be signed, sealed and delivered. I guess those involved at Yelp have a better idea for a Christmas present other than $500 Million? If anyone has an idea as to what that would be, I would love to know! Read More
Are you strongly established online to attract a surge in business during the 2010 games in Vancouver? What can the average company do to attract business during that time without breaking the bank?
Google Local. Establish your business in Google Maps and when the world comes to Vancouver they will find you. Read More
As Mobile devices and data plans become more accessible, mobile shopping and mobile search will grow and is already estimated to receive higher Ad spend budgets in campaigns than in traditional PC search advertising.
For example, according to Exploit Mobility, there were 14.8 million mobile searches performed in February of 08.
Creating Mobile Ads to coincide with a Google Local campaign will deliver real time, relevant data to customers and will help close the loop between offline and online, by driving more online and offline sales by means of mobile search and text messaging capabilities. Some features of Google Mobile are: Read More
At the end of July, 6S Marketing released their first ever Whitepaper on How To Rank In Google Local (view the whitepaper). Including tips on how to optimize Local Business Listings, recommended directories that should include business information, and how to create Local Business Ads, the Whitepaper attracted attention from various Marketing Agencies, including Marketing Sherpa. Read More
Did You Know? In the United States, 77% of internet users perform a Google search everyday, and many of those users are searching for local business information (according to a 2009 Webvisible/Nielsen Study). Read More
Recently, 6S Marketing released a Whitepaper on how to rank in Google local, and a portion of the Whitepaper contained tips on how to set up Local Business Ads, which are served in Google Maps, through AdWords. The top 10 best practices for optimizing Google AdWords Local Business Ads that are included in the Whitepaper are: Read More
6S Marketing has released their premier Whitepaper on Google Local. The Whitepaper features best practices on how to properly list your business in the Google Local Business Center, and how to optimize the business listing so it ranks high within sponsored Google Maps search results.
6S Marketing, one of North America’s largest internet marketing firms of its kind, has been in the industry since 2000 and has an astounding client list of established companies. The Google Local Whitepaper released by 6S is a compilation of years of experience and knowledge on the subject from 6S President, Chris Breikss. Topics covered within the Whitepaper include:
These are only some of the valuable points outlined in the 6S Whitepaper. For the full Whitepaper on Google Local and the Local Business Center, visit the 6S SEO Article Section or download the PDF version here.
The wait is finally over for web-savvy consumers, the Android phone has arrived in Canada!
Rogers Wireless unveiled two Android powered phones today, the HTC Dream and HTC Magic. Both come fully integrated with Google services such as Google Search, Maps, Gmail and YouTube.
So How Will The Android Change Local Search?
There are two main features in the Android phones that are going to change the way Google Maps are used: Read More
