Wed, Jun 15, 2011
Google Directions is a feature of local extensions that allows customers of Pay Per Click advertisers to “map the quickest route from where they are located to a business they want to visit.” Directions has shown to increase interactions with ads and be beneficial to users. When a Pay Per Click advertiser enables the location [...]
Tue, Apr 12, 2011
Going head to head with Groupon, Foursquare and Facebook, Google has entered the location based deals market with its new check-in deals service called Google Latitude. Initially rolled out in March with promotions targeting local businesses in Austin, Texas, Google Latitude now has national offerings available from prominent retailers such as Macy’s, Radio Shack, American [...]
Mon, Feb 28, 2011
Local search is the name of the game, and in this very important game, Google Places is the only name you really need to know. So how do you make Google Places work harder for your business? Getting comfortable with Google Places is all about maximizing your Places page and then using the new Google [...]