AT&T Releases Its Local Insights Report – Most Popular Categories Include Restaurants and Automotive

According to AT&T’s Local Insights Report, restaurants and automotive are the most popular local search categories in online and mobile searches. Other popular categories are movie theaters, beauty services and hotels as well as real estate, finance and legal services. … Continue reading

Facebook Releases Timeline for Brands

Starting March 30, all Facebook brand pages will be transformed into Facebook Timeline pages. The layout of the page will completely change once Timeline is enabled and it may take some time for you to get used to the look … Continue reading

3 Google+ “Don’ts” to Avoid

Since Google+ is a new social network, your company may be having trouble getting the hang of it. As your company integrates Google+ into its social media routine, here are 3 don’ts to keep in mind from Hubspot. 1. Don’t … Continue reading

Search Engine News: Google+ Adds Trending Topics

According to Mashable, Google+ just launched Trending Topics Thursday night, November 18. It’s similar to Twitter’s Trending Topics and includes 10 of the hottest and most popular discussion items on the social network. When a user clicks on one of … Continue reading

Google+ Launches Business, Brand and Places Pages

Google is now officially allowing businesses, brands and other organizations to join the Google+ social network. Initially, Google+ was only open to people; Google deleted any accounts that tried to use a personal account for their company. Companies and brands … Continue reading

Social Media Marketing Tip: Using Twitter as a Customer Service Tool

Businesses often think of social media purely as a marketing tool. These days, however, companies like the airline JetBlue are beginning to see its customer service potential. There are many ways social media networks such as Twitter can be used … Continue reading

Four Facebook Marketing Myths Debunked

Social media marketing is essential in today’s market for certain types of businesses. However, it can be difficult to understand how to utilize social media networks like Facebook to help drive traffic to your website and sales. There are many … Continue reading

Top News: Week of September 12, 2011

Check out the top SEO, search engine and Internet marketing industry news stories from around the Web this week. Carol Bartz Resigns from Yahoo Board of Directors Former Yahoo! CEO, Carol Bartz, has stepped down from her position on the … Continue reading

Social Media Marketing Tip: Protect Your Business’s Identity on Twitter Now

Although Twitter is used by many businesses, it’s not currently offering businesses a way to verify their accounts. This means that potentially, your competitors could create a Twitter screen name and pretend to be you, tweeting on behalf of your … Continue reading

Working with a Professional Local SEO Company VS

Some business owners are squeamish when it comes to working with a local search engine optimization (SEO) company. This is mostly due to the unfortunate truth that many local SEO firms are scams or use unaccepted SEO techniques. However, not … Continue reading