Tag: google places

When it comes to traffic, everyone wants big numbers. But if you operate a brick-and-mortar storefront or a local business that provides a service, it doesn’t matter how much traffic you get if it doesn’t bring in conversions and sales. You don't need big numbers... you need local SEO services.…

Over the last several years, substance abuse and mental health treatment facilities have had to make multiple shifts in the tactics they use to perform successful addiction treatment marketing campaigns. Simply put: it's not easy to be in charge of kickstarting growth for treatment facilities and rehabilitation centers. Scammers and…

Wow, 2021 was something else, wasn't it? Thankfully, it's almost over. That magical time of the year has come around again. Yes, it is time to make your new year's resolutions. To help you get started, the talented team at DOM has put together our favorites for digital marketing. Below,…

Dear Google Places, This isn't working out. You're unpredictable, inflexible, and sneaky, but lately, I find myself spending more time with you than ever. I can't stand that you're such an important fixture in my life, but to be honest, I'd be lost without you. I wish that you would…

One of my favorite topics when it comes to review sites is astroturfing.* What is Astroturfing? If you're not familiar, astroturfing is when you write fake reviews for a company - either positive reviews for your own, or negative ones for a competitor.  The term came about because you're faking…

Have you heard of the “Best Ever” medal for businesses on Google Places? Surely you must have, since it was introduced almost 8 months ago. ;-) It’s a great concept, really. In case you didn’t know, you have 10 “Best Ever” medals to award to your most beloved places, from…

On Wednesday, we posted the first half of an interview with Nick Hummer of Cars.com about how their new dealer ratings & review system is coming along.  Here for your reading pleasure is the second half of our discussion. JS: One of the things I thought was interesting is that…

As we mentioned before, Cars.com switched over to a new dealers review and rating system this past March, which is currently in an opt-in stage.  We wanted to get an update on how things were going so far, so we reached out to Nick Hummer, their product manager who's leading…

...putting local SEOs out of business.  But that really only concerns us and companies like mine, so I assume that's boring to read for you, so we'll skip it.  Besides, that's not really news.  We've seen this coming for awhile and they even made their AdWords login page more enticing…