How does Google determine your business's local ranking?

SEW | Daily Apr 5, 2016 Today on SEW, news that Google has revealed a new signal that it uses to rank you local business in 'near-me' searches. We look at what 'prominence' really means, and take a look at the other factors affecting your appearance in local SERPs. Today's Top Story How does Google determine my local ranking? Google has revealed a new ranking signal for local search... Prominence. by Christopher Ratcliff Sponsored Take advantage of high converting mobile calls with our 2016 Mobile Marketing Playbook Thirty billion phone calls were made to businesses from mobile search in 2013, and that number is expected to rise by more than twice that amount by 2018. Follow these strategies to convert more calls to customers Download Now Analytics How to track clicks to offline sales from a B2B lead generation website Some products demand a very specific conversion strategy. If yours includes a process of generating leads through your website to nurture and follow up offline, then you may face an issue which has plagued marketers for years. Read more by Chris Attewell Development 21 quick ways to find inspiration for creating content There is an increasing need for online content, and both content writers and content marketers know the struggle of constantly seeking the next great post. Read more by Tereza Litsa Industry Have we reached peak content? Insights and issues highlighted by #ClickZChat We've spoken a lot about the problem of peak content recently. Read more by Matt Owen How artificial intelligence can be used for marketing This week sees the launch of our Marketer's Guide to Artificial Intelligence report, which takes a look at how AI can be used for marketing, now and in the future. Read more by Graham Charlton SEO How are businesses using Google Posts? Google has recently debuted a new feature giving individuals and organisations a new platform for communicating with the wider public. Read more by Rebecca Sentance More News Five of the most interesting SEM news stories of the week Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from around the world of search marketing and beyond. Read more by Christopher Ratcliff Unsubscribe Unsubscribe from SEW Update subscription preferences Useful links Promote your business Submit a job 55 Broad Street, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10004 sales@searchenginewatch.com feedback@searchenginewatch.com Copyright ® 2016 Search Engine Watch. All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to Search Engine Watch. Add us to your address book