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SMALL BUSINESS: Entrepreneurs need to keep learning, too Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:02PMWeekly Small Business column by Rhonda Abrams
Yahoo!, Dex One Expand Partnership Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:37AMSUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Dex One Corporation (NYSE: DEXO) today announced an expanded partnership which will increase local businesses’ online exposure through DexKnows and Yahoo! Local.
Yahoo!, Dex One Expand Partnership Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:30AMSUNNYVALE, Calif.----Yahoo! Inc. and Dex One Corporation today announced an expanded partnership which will increase local businesses’ online exposure. All businesses advertising on Dex One’s popular local search site, DexKnows™ , will now be able to have their online listings appear in Yahoo!
Businesses must keep up with changing world Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:58PMThe kids are back in school - thankfully - but it's not just the kids who need to keep learning.
'Click Less. Live More(SM)' From the New YP.com Homepage Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:01PMToday, AT&T Interactive invites consumers to come see the new ways to find, browse and discover from the YP.com homepage. The popular search functionality that previously headlined the homepage still remains, but is now wrapped into a vibrant, image-based layout that encourages users to eat, play and live â locally.
10 Great Local Search Tools That Don’t Exist Yet Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 5:13AMHere’s a look at some fundamental local search features/tools that seem obvious, and that should be fully functional—but don’t exist, or don’t work. At least I think they don’t exist yet. Feel free to prove me wrong in comments, tweets, Molotov cocktails, etc.
Localize It Ranked in the Top Five Local Search Results Firms in the World Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 12:00AMThe independent authority on search vendors, topseos.com, announced the August 2010 rankings of the best local search results firms. After thousands of companies were reviewed, Localize It was ranked as 1 of the Top 5 for Local Search Results on Google Places, Yahoo Local, Bing Local, and more.
Study Shows Double Digit Growth of Local Mobile Usage, Unlocking Access to Younger, Wealthier, On-the-Go Consumers Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:33AMcomScore Research Shows That Mobile Internet Yellow Pages Audience Up 14% Year-Over-Year to 17.3 Million Users Monthly
Study Shows Double Digit Growth of Local Mobile Usage, Unlocking Access to Younger, Wealthier, On-the-Go Consumers Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:15AMBERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ--(Marketwire - 07/29/10) - Consumers looking for local businesses are increasingly turning to their mobile devices to access Internet Yellow Pages and local sites, while similar local searches performed on personal computers grew at a steady but slower pace, according to new data released today. The study conducted by comScore, Inc., a leading Web behavior research firm, and ...
Innovectra Launches Reputation Management Services for Directory Publishers Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:00AMInnovectra Corporation has added reputation management services to its ActivImpact platform that serves the small business marketplace, the company announced today. The agreement signed with Acxiom® Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM), will allow Innovectra to offer the reputation management suite known as MyRepMan to its extensive network of Internet yellow pages publishers.
How to improve local search rankings Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 1:17AMRemember when the world was young and finding a copy of your book on Fly Fishing meant hours crawling through the local yellow pages or trusting to luck that ‘Six Gun’ Tex McCain was really a reliable plumber?
Catching Up: No backlash for white pages-less Yellow Pages for AT&T Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 4:51PMAT&T says the vast majority of people who get the company's annual Yellow Pages directory apparently had no problem with the new format this year: no white pages residential listings were in the phone book.
Name Dynamics Announces Advisory Board of Key Search Industry Leaders Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 10:00PMName Dynamics, Inc., the category-defining leader in business identity and local search visibility, today announced it has formed an advisory board consisting of top search marketing thought leaders and professionals.
DiscoverOurTown.com Embraces Small Business and Entrepreneurs Wednesday, June 16, 2010 @ 12:00AMDiscoverOurTown.com provides comprehensive city guides that feature 1000's of locally owned businesses.
Mediabrands' Wahlstrom Taps Mark Fink to Head East Coast Operations Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 1:04PMFormer Yahoo! HotJobs and TMP Executive Brings Client Services and Growth Expertise to Hyper-Local Marketing Leader read more
Mediabrands' Wahlstrom Taps Mark Fink to Head East Coast Operations Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 12:53PMKathleen DeCaire-Aden, CEO Wahlstrom, the leading hyper-local interactive and directory marketing agency, announces today the appointment of Mark Fink to the role of Vice President, Managing Director.
Local Business Listing: A Marketing Opportunity and a Security Challenge Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 6:47AMLocal business listings began with a basic business directory more than a decade ago. Chances are, your business has a local listing wherever you have a physical address location. Check it out — go to Google, type in your company name. You’ll probably see a map locating your business and an [...] Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Local Business Listing: A Marketing ...
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 27, 2010 Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 1:32PMHere is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
The Local Advertising War Will Be a Clash of the Internet Titans Friday, May 14, 2010 @ 1:46PMWhen Google upgraded their Local Business Center to Google Places , it launched the opening salvo in what we expect to be a long war for local advertising dollars. With local advertising revenues expected to reach $144.9 billion in 2014 according to BIA/Kelsey — and more and more dollars are shifting away from traditional media toward digital media buys — the new war for local ad spend will be a ...
The Big Six: mandatory sites for local bricks-and-mortar businesses Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 10:26AMIf you're a local merchant with a bricks-and-mortar presence, it's time to kiss the yellow pages goodbye. There's no longer any excuse for not having a web presence or for ignoring digital marketing. Eighty-two percent of people use search engines to find information about local businesses - more than any other media. Even if you don't have a website (you should, but that's another story), there ...
Outright.com Surpasses Two Billion Micro Business Transactions Wednesday, May 12, 2010 @ 8:00AMCAMPBELL, Calif.----Outright.com , free really simple online bookkeeping for self employed professionals, announced today that the micro business transactions it has recorded for entrepreneurs have doubled in the last six months and now exceed two billion dollars.
Claiming local business listings: An essential tool for local search Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 2:16PMHave you ever used Google Maps or Yahoo Local to find a restaurant nearby? Well, then you've used one of the most powerful online tools available to large and small businesses. The completeness, accuracy and consistency of this data, called Local Listings, can turn into a gold mine if the information is managed properly.
Five Silicon Valley companies fought release of employment data, and won Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 2:53AMGoogle, Apple and Yahoo are among five Silicon Valley tech giants who say the racial and gender breakdown of their workforce is a trade secret. The companies successfully resisted the Mercury News' efforts to force public disclosure.
Get consumers' attention with local listings Wednesday, April 28, 2010 @ 4:38PMHave you ever used Google Maps or Yahoo Local to find a restaurant nearby? If so, you've used one of the most powerful online tools available to large and small businesses. The completeness, accuracy and consistency of this data, called local listings, can turn into a gold mine if the information is managed properly.
Local Search Convertibility Sunday, April 25, 2010 @ 10:35PMPresence, promotion, and convertibility are the three key elements to a successful local search campaign. Learn how to take your local online efforts to the next level. ...
BounceBack Technologies CEO Doyal Bryant Announces New Company Direction Wednesday, April 14, 2010 @ 3:00AMBounceBack Technologies. , a global technology company specializing in business intelligence, today released an open letter to shareholders, customers, and employees announcing that the company is changing its name and expanding with innovative new services and expanded capabilities.
MerchantCircle Broadens Its Answers Network Through New Deals With Answerbag.com and HelloMetro Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 6:30AMPartnerships Will Increase Visibility of MerchantCircle Member Expertise Across Multiple Platforms
MerchantCircle Broadens Its Answers Network Through New Deals With Answerbag.com and HelloMetro Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 6:00AMMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - 04/13/10) - MerchantCircle , the nation's largest social network of local business owners, today announced that it has established a new partnership with Answerbag.com, a popular Q&A community and Demand Media property, further expanding its relationship with the leader in distributed social media. Through this agreement, questions posted to Answerbag.com will be ...
7 tips for analyzing the business competition Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 1:11PMThe easiest way to begin your competitive analysis is from the comfort of your computer. Just jump on the Internet. Here's the plan-of-attack.
A Brief History Of Paid Search Advertising Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 3:17AMIn the beginning, there were websites.
The Five Most Frequently Asked Questions About Paid Search Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ 5:13AMThere are many frequently asked questions lists floating around the web for paid search. Here are the five most common questions that will help you understand this powerful advertising medium better.
LiveDeal Announces Management Changes as Company Explores Strategic Alternatives Tuesday, January 5, 2010 @ 12:43PMLAS VEGAS----LiveDeal, Inc. , a provider of web-based customer acquisition services for small businesses and Internet Yellow Pages directory services, announced today that Richard F.
Local Business Listings Become New Online Marketing Option For Small Businesses Monday, January 4, 2010 @ 4:00AMGlobal small businesses can use local business listings on the Internet as a yellow page alternative and to be more easily located by mobile local consumers.
Year In Review: Local Search & Maps Thursday, December 31, 2009 @ 4:21AMWhile analysts and practitioners have been prognosticating the imminent arrival of local search for the last several years, 2009 was finally the year that proved us right.
New Online Marketing Firm Helps Offline Small Businesses Rank #1 In Google Overnight Wednesday, December 30, 2009 @ 12:19AMMike Brooks has just launched a brand new business venture called www.OfflineMarketingOnline.com. The new business venture is specifically designed to help small to mid sized businesses with internet marketing to dominate the search engines locally. (PRWeb Dec 30, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3391844[[[SHIFTIN ...
New Online Marketing Firm Helps Offline Small Businesses Rank #1 In Google Overnight Tuesday, December 29, 2009 @ 11:01PMMike Brooks has just launched a brand new business venture called www.OfflineMarketingOnline.com. The new business venture is specifically designed to help small to mid sized businesses with internet marketing to dominate the search engines locally.
Yelp's making noise Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 11:11PMYelp may be playing chicken with one of the Internet's biggest players. Last week, Google was said to be close to buying the popular review site for $550 million. But word leaked out yesterday that Yelp's chief backed out at the last minute. CEO ...
Google Bids for Yelp's Online Local Ad Communities Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 9:08PMThe Internet search leader wants a bigger slice of local online advertising, a market Google has failed to crack. But Yelp has much more than ads
Google Bids for Yelp's Local Ad Communities Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 9:03PMThe Internet search leader wants a bigger slice of local online advertising, a market Google has failed to crack. But Yelp has much more than ads
Qype Makes Europe Tough For Yelp, Reveals Traffic And Social Plans Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 4:55AMLast week I met with Stephan Uhrenbacher , the founder and chairman of Qype , the European startup which competes most directly with Yelp in local reviews and listings. He revealed to me some exclusive information about where Qype is now. In Jan 2009 Qype had 8m uniques across Europe. As with Yelp, Qype members evaluate businesses, places or services such as bars, restaurants, you name it. Today ...
Google Goes Local; Begins Limited Test Of Listings Ads Tuesday, October 6, 2009 @ 12:02PMGoogle has launched some small tests of its listings ads, hoping it can take away some business away from online directories while challenging Yahoo and AOL as local online advertising becomes less untapped.
Google Creates A New, Simplified Ad Unit For Local Business Monday, October 5, 2009 @ 8:17PMIn December 2007 Google promised to develop a radically simplified version of AdWords targeted at the mass of small businesses who could not or would not take the time to set up an AdWords campaign.
Stanford Business magazine Monday, September 28, 2009 @ 6:22PMMichael J. Bush , MBA '89, to board of directors, NTN Buzztime, Inc. William Hughson , MBA '90, to president, Medical and Healthcare group, DeVry Inc.
Don't let competition's website outshine you Sunday, September 27, 2009 @ 10:02PMWhat does a local brick-and-mortar business really need to know and do to getgoing online? You probably think, as I did, that the first step is to develop a website.
Five Questions for: Jim DeRouchey, president, InfoUSA Database Licensing at InfoGroup, about local search Tuesday, September 8, 2009 @ 1:11PMInfoUSA Database Licensing, a division of InfoGroup, provides proprietary database services for value-added resellers. The company has recently announced content partnerships and expanded alliances with search companies such as Bing and V-Enable. DMNews chats with Jim DeRouchey, president of InfoUSA Database Licensing, about the challenges of local search and the company's strategy to meet that ...
Microhoo Changes Local Search Landscape For Small Biz Monday, August 24, 2009 @ 3:07AMFinally, after a lengthy gestation period, Microhoo is official! In late July, Microsoft and Yahoo inked a 10-year deal that combines the companies’ forces in an internet search alliance to make a concentrated run at Google, recognized by many as the key player in local search.
LiveDeal, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2009 Third-Quarter and Year-to-Date Financial Results Monday, August 17, 2009 @ 6:08AMLAS VEGAS----LiveDeal, Inc. , a provider of web-based customer acquisition services for small local businesses and Internet Yellow Pages directory services, announced today its financial results for the third quarter and nine months of fiscal 2009.
A Closer Look At Local Search Ranking Factors Thursday, August 13, 2009 @ 4:13AMI am continually amazed by, and thankful for, the efforts of the Local Search Ranking Factors panelists. The survey remains one of the most visited pages on my website (right up there with my blog’s homepage) despite being static for 364 days a year.
Vayu Media is focusing on local and regional search engine optimization Monday, August 10, 2009 @ 4:49AMVayu Media is a search engine company that focuses on helping companies get good rankings in local search results. Pandia would like to welcome our new sponsor, Vayu Media, an Atlanta based search engine optimization company. Combining organic and sponsored results More and more companies go to search engine marketing companies to get help both with organic [...]
What Micro-Hoo Might Mean For Local Search Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 10:25AMAs the dust begins to settle on the Microsoft-Yahoo search deal , we’re finding that this week’s announcement raised as many questions as it answered.