Why “near me” is critically important for multi-location businesses

As searchers become increasingly mobile, hyper-local searches are on the rise. Columnist Jason Decker believes that multi-location businesses stand to benefit the most.

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Search in Pics: The Queen Pegman, Google Austin bike & expense bag

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Austin version of the Google bike: Source: Google+ Queen Elizabeth II Google…

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Better in-store attribution is here

Closing the online-offline attribution app is difficult, but strides have been made in recent years. Columnist Mona Elesseily discusses some of Google’s innovations in this area and how they might be expanded in the future.

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Call for entries: the 2016 Search Engine Land Awards

Do you produce award-winning results in search marketing? Enter the 2016 Search Engine Land Awards (aka #TheLandys) to be recognized for your work in SEO and/or SEM today. Entries close June 30, 2016. Awards Ceremony & Gala to be held in New York City on September 28, 2016, in conjunction with…

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Serial fans rejoice — You can now listen to podcasts directly in Google app on Android

Google says users can pick from thousands of podcasts, including Serial, This American Life, Fresh Air and Radiolab.

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Brand bidding & PPC optimization: effective bidding techniques (part 7 of 8)

How do you deal with a rival trying to steal a SERP spot where your brand belongs? In part 7 of her 8-part series on brand bidding, Lori Weiman shows some examples of companies who are doing it right.

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