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Think Retail on Air is back August 29 at 10am PT! 📣 Register now → goo.gle/3qMigmP — Tune in to hear from Google leaders & Industry Experts on the latest holiday trends, strategies, and AI-powered solutions that will help you maximize profitability at every touchpoint this holiday season and beyond.

Are social apps creating a more immersive local search experience?
https://streetfightmag.com/2022/08/15/social-apps-are-creating-a-new-ux-for-local/

Social Apps Are Creating a New UX for Local | Street Fight Young consumers are increasingly discovering local shops and restaurants on TikTok and Instagram, not Google. An appetite for experiences is driving the trend.

How to Support Small Businesses on Amazon and During Prime Day

How to Support Small Businesses on Amazon and During Prime Day You can shop small and local businesses on Amazon -- it'll just take some patience. Here's everything you need to know.

Why do Google justifications matter?

While they may not cause rankings, recent research from Moz shows that 57% of local packs feature justifications.

Google local justifications: Everything you need to know Review the types of justifications, and which are applicable for your brand, to help you develop both onsite and GBP optimization strategies.

Happy 4th ! 🎆🇺🇸🎇🍻

5 Carlsbad Beaches Named Among The Cleanest In California 🌊

5 Carlsbad Beaches Named Among The Cleanest In California Heal the Bay gave an A+ grade to five beaches in Carlsbad, the most in San Diego County.

Anyone missing one of these? 😲

A new YouGov survey (n=1,000 US adults) asked four questions about 16 "emerging technologies": 📋

1) have you heard of it?
2) will it become widespread?
3) will it be good for society?
4) should government invest in it?

The survey doesn't define these technologies or ask about respondents' actual experiences with them, just whether they had "heard of them."

Amazon’s surprising new delivery partners: Rural mom-and-pop shops https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/5/9/23063528/amazon-rural-small-business-delivery-program-hub-partners-usps via

Amazon’s surprising new delivery partners: Rural mom-and-pop shops The e-commerce giant is recruiting local businesses in Alabama, Mississippi, and Nebraska as part of a secretive new delivery program.

Actually, do NOT do #1 on the "4 strategies for small business marketing" section. 🚫👎

Guide to Small Business Marketing: 10 SMB Marketing Tips and Strategies An effective small business marketing strategy will get the word out about your company and convert people into customers. Here are four SMB marketing strategies.

Happy Easter, Carlsbad.

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Google is putting increasing emphasis on local product inventory search as it tries to better compete with Amazon.

Google Local Finder Becomes a Product Finder

Happy St. Paddy's Day !🍀🍻

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Our NEW ISSUE is out!

Dive into our March/April Edition as we feature Carlsbad’s Olympians, The Flower Fields, Carlsbad’s essential ingredient and more.

Read our digital edition at www.ClickonCarlsbad.com

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Bioluminescence is back in Carlsbad

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☎️ How to Track Calls from Google Ads in the 3-Pack

How to Track Calls from Google Ads in the 3-Pack The 3-pack: That coveted spot desired by businesses everywhere, positioned at, or very near the top of the SERP sitting under or beside the map result. The name is a bit of a misnomer as a 3-pack actually tends to be a 4-pack or even 5-pack if you include the ad spot or spots that sit right at the v

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Realistic Rankings Radii in Local SEO.

89% of consumers are 'highly' or 'fairly' likely to use a business that responds to all of its online reviews.

Local Consumer Review Survey 2022: Customer Reviews and Behavior What do consumers think of local business reviews? This annual deep dive uncovers all the facts needed to build a brilliant reputation.

Customer reviews help prove that your business has expertise, trustworthiness, and authority within the local service area. Here's how that impacts your rankings.

How Google Reviews Impact Map Pack & Organic Search Rankings Google reviews are a great tool for not only converting searchers to customers but helping you rank higher, as well.

Apple Maps: What a maps web snapshot can do for your online content.

Apple Maps: What a maps web snapshot can do for your online content Apple lets you create a static map image from a URL with chosen parameters and characteristics.

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