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12 Things You May Not Know About Online Marketing
While some aspects of online marketing may seem straightforward, some things might surprise you. Here are 12 things that surprised some of our team members when they started working at Search Influence. 1. When listing your business location anywhere online, you should use the USPS verified address. “I worked at …
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5 Ways Online Marketing Offers Better ROI Than Traditional Approaches
These days it seems like everyone and their dog is using social media. Don’t believe me? Then check out @toastmeetsworld and try resisting to follow that pup. As technology becomes an essential part of our day-to-day lives, we are increasingly turning to the digital world for personal interactions and information. …
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Should Small Businesses Pick Online or Traditional Marketing?
At some point every year, all marketers must ask themselves one very important question. Whether you’re with a small business, agency, or massive corporation, this question plays an integral role in how you shape that year’s marketing strategy: Where Should My Budget Go? It’s inevitable, and you need to decide …
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Make Your Social Media Strategy Sizzle with Summer-Focused Content
How Is Summer Different than the Rest of the Year? Warmer temperatures make people more active in the summertime. With kids out of school now, many families will take at least one vacation over the next few months. And since 81% of Americans save money specifically for the summer season, there …
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The Rise of the Silver Surfers: Engaging Older Americans Online
In honor of Older American’s Month, let’s take a look at the latest trends and talk about engaging this audience! “So, who exactly is considered an older American?” you might ask yourself. Well, based on the Older Americans Act of 1965, you could say anyone over 60, basically Baby Boomers …
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Seeing Colors? Google Expands Paid Ads
Late last month Google changed the landscape of internet marketing once again. The latest update from Google expanded paid ads into two new areas, Maps and Local Finder. These two places were once a haven for those of us with beautiful, organic traffic, but we are set to be invaded …
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Dude, Where’s My Location? Google Removes Location Search Ability
While most people were recovering from Thanksgiving food comas on December 1st, Google was quietly removing the ability to change the location of your search. For those of you who don’t fondly remember, there used to be an option in the search tools that allowed you to pretend you were …
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Will Camp Out for Marketing Tips: Your Black Friday Survival Guide
November is here! A month full of falling leaves, dropping temperatures, giving thanks, and many people’s favorite shopping day: Black Friday. Last year, 133.7 million people shopped during the Black Friday weekend, according to a Fundivo.com study. As a local business, you may be trying to get a piece of …
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Stalking, Espionage, and More: The Guide to a Successful B2B Marketing Campaign
Dealing with business to business, or B2B, clients in search engine optimization, search engine marketing, or social media can be challenging. There is an extra layer of difficulty associated with a technical business that you don’t typically have when working on B2C campaigns. The key to starting a B2B online …
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Ya-Who? The Slow Decline Has Already Begun for Yahoo’s Local Listing Service
Changes can surprise the SEO world (looking at you, phantom Google updates), and sometimes, changes can be seen a mile away. This is when everyone should look at Yahoo and their local listings. Their importance is diminishing every day, and eventually they will be a thing of the past, like …
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