Google Local Brings Back the Five-Star Rating System

Last year, there were a lot of mixed emotions when Google got rid of its five-star rating review system. The 30-point Zagat rating that replaced it got a grumpy reception from some SMBs and local marketing consultants. You see, the…
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Ready To Test Your Google Places/G+ Local Knowledge?

Phil Rozek from Local Visibility System was generous enough to let me do a guest post on his highly regarded blog back in February. My guest post was actually inspired by a post that Phil called How Well Do You…
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NAP Data: It’s Messy Out There

According to Google, there are over 200 ranking factors that determine where your business shows up in local search results. Some factors are derived from the content of your website (On-Site Factors), some are derived from your G+ Local page…
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Yahoo! Local Shows Signs of Life

It appears as though there is a new reason to get a top local ranking in Yahoo! Danielle Cameron, our Director of Sales at Imprezzio Marketing, made a great discovery while doing a Yahoo! search this morning for Auto Insurance…
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Google Improves Messaging When A Business Moves

Last October, Google took a giant step in the right direction when they changed the messaging that displayed on a Google+ Local business that had moved or gone out of business. Well, it looks like Google has taken another step…
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When is the Best Time to Post on Facebook?

Have you ever wondered what is the best day of the week to post content to your business’s Facebook page? Linchpin SEO recently published a great infographic that breaks this question down and categorizes it by primary industry. Here are…
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New Google Review Guidelines Announced

Google has just released a couple additions to their existing review guidelines policy. I think they are rather obvious violations but it’s nice to finally have them officially documented and outlined for the general public. The announcement was made yesterday…
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Negative Reviews Can Create A Great Opportunity

Negative reviews can feel like a business owner’s worst nightmare. They can feel like a personal attack. How dare they say that about my business, my baby that I have worked so hard for and nurtured into what it is…
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Why Are Facebook Pages Not Working?

A thread in the Facebook Community Forum Help Centre has revealed a very odd thing happening to specific, and I mean very specific types of business pages. This morning, Joyanne Hawkins started a thread indicating that: “My Facebook page isn’t…
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Operation Christmas Child – Success!

We filled 42 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child!!!! A HUGE thank you goes out to all our wonderful clients for your overwhelming support! Operation Christmas Child will now be able to bring a shoebox plus an extra gift to 42…
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