How Does the Google-Apple Deal Affect Local Business Owners?

Posted in Local Maps SEO by David Rodecker, on February 12, 2013 | Leave a comment

According to a report titled, The Next Google is Google,” Google could end up paying Apple $1 billion to remain the default search engine on the iPhone. According to this article from TechCrunch, for every dollar of revenue Google makes … Continue reading →

Local Splash Gets Headline in the Orange County Business Journal

Posted in Local SEO by David Rodecker, on November 29, 2012 | Leave a comment

Local Splash is excited to announce that we have been featured in this week’s Orange County Business Journal. Check out the article about the local companies that made the Deloitte Tech Fast 500 list below.

New Survey: 91% of Companies Plan to Invest More or the Same In Local Marketing for 2013

Posted in Local SEO by David Rodecker, on November 14, 2012 | Leave a comment

According to a recent survey by Balihoo, 47.3% of national brands plan to invest more money in local search in 2013 than in 2012. Forty-four percent said they will invest the same amount in 2013 as they did in 2012. … Continue reading →

5 Pinterest Tips for Business (Part 1)

Posted in Social Media Marketing by David Rodecker, on November 6, 2012 | Leave a comment

Want to know how to use Pinterest as a way to connect with your potential and current customers? Here are some tips to help you utilize the popular social network to reach your target audience. Fill out your profile completely. … Continue reading →

Google’s Homepage is Haunted This Halloween!

Posted in Search Engine News by David Rodecker, on October 31, 2012 | Leave a comment

Google is celebrating Halloween with an interactive haunted house doodle on the homepage of the site. Clicking on the different doors of the haunted house reveals ghosts, monsters and ghouls and even clicking on the house’s surroundings bring other creatures … Continue reading →

New Study Shows 43% of All Google Searches Are Local

Posted in Local SEO by David Rodecker, on October 8, 2012 | Leave a comment

A new study from Chitika showed that 43% of total Google search queries (both mobile and PC) have local intent. The study also showed that 25% of Yahoo and Bing searches are local. Two years ago, Google reported that 20% … Continue reading →

Facebook Hits 1 Billion Users!

Posted in Social Media Marketing by David Rodecker, on October 4, 2012 | Leave a comment

One million users isn’t cool.  You know what’s cool? A billion users. Social network, Facebook, just exceeded 1 billion users. The announcement came today from Facebook Co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. “Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and … Continue reading →