The Internet accelerated these platforms even further, fueling multi-billion dollar businesses like SAP, IBM and Oracle. Among the growing number of marketing agencies and “experts” who produce such varied results under such varied budgets – it’s...
Facebook's Promoted Page Likes advertising rolled out globally this week, offering businesses worldwide a simplified way to get more Likes to their Facebook pages. Initially offered to U.S.businesses in December 2012.
Australian small businesses inch towards social media – Econsultancy78 percent of (200) small businesses say they plan to increase their time on social media over the next year, according to Bibby Financial Services Australia study.
With Cover Feed, which gives you News Feed updates on your home screen, businesses can make page posts that surface there," he said. Facebook director of SMB Dan Levy announced at the Local Search Association show that 70 percent of Facebook users...
Sharing new data and stories about U.S.small businesses on Facebook – Facebook MarketingFacebook reports there are more than 2 billion connections between local businesses and people; in an average week, there are over 645 million views of, and 13...
The forward path of mobile search, increased local search, the influence of Google+, as well as user reviews, makes Google+ Local an invaluable platform for small businesses to utilize. Google Warns SEO & Businesses to Avoid Fake Reviews
A redesigned resource center for businesses offers basic and advanced tips on promotion and making the most of Twitter. Tips to Streamline Google AdWords for Small Business – ClickZ How can a legitimate business compete online?
The second problem hits Google’s bottom line more directly: AdWords is just too darn complicated for most businesses to use, let alone master. Once the Wild West is tamed and everyone plays by the same playbook and rule book, the laws of business...
For businesses without a mobile ready site or those looking to drive business primarily through phone calls, there is the option to only show the phone number rather than both the site and phone number.
As geofencing networks get larger and partner with major carriers this could be come a great solution for small businesses / sole traders in crowded places like malls and markets. This strategy is great for businesses with a small following in...
Facebook’s ranks and displays Nearby listings much as they newsfeed content, so the closest nearby businesses won’t necessarily appear simply because of their proximity to the user. Remember when Google+ pulled their existing local listings and...
That’s a signal we can understand that helps us assign values to businesses. Businesses need to engage their visitors - across the usual social spots, in comments on their own site, in enthusiast communities, etc.
What we see happening in the marketplace are two sets of businesses: Business that are ready to adopt mobile as a key channel. Business that don’t believe their financial services product set aligns well to mobile behaviors (completing a mortgage...
Chances are there’s already a venue created for most businesses in Foursquare (unless it’s just opened), so the most important thing for business owners to do is jump on Foursquare.com and claim their venue.
Bad news for users and businesses: while Click-to-Teleport is in beta, there is no “teleport back home” option. Rotate evenly: Teleports visitor to a random business location and helpful for avoiding overcrowded business locations.
This feature is perfect for the travel vertical as well as local businesses. Push secondary business objectives: Drive leads, show directions, promote gift certificates, or simply provide contact information.
This will be a huge opportunity next year for local businesses of all shapes and sizes to optimize their content for SEO and pull in this potential local audience. In Japan, 2011 saw more mobile-focused startups open business than any other year ever.
It has added online commerce offerings in local retail and restaurants, comparison shopping and travel, and folded them into its search engine, prompting complaints that Google is giving its businesses preferred placement in search results," the...
Available snippets at the moment include those for reviews, events, recipes, people, products, and businesses. While these sit apart from any XML maps that are uploaded to the site, if you have more than 10 locations, you can create an XML based...
Much like Google’s AdWords Express, Facebook for Business aims to attract more advertising revenue from SMBs and local businesses looking to grow their business. Facebook has launched Facebook for Business, a new resource hub dedicated to helping...
