Local Media Marketing Trends - #SEOpodcast 254

Episode37 min2014-11-14

Local marketers heading into 2015 should prioritize mobile campaigns, location-based targeting, social media ads, voice search optimization, and diversified payment options to capture increasingly mobile and connected consumers.

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Key takeaways
43% of social media users claimed they purchased the product after sharing it or liking it on Pinterest, Facebook, or Twitter.

About this episode

Welcome to the most popular internet marketing podcast on iTunes, hosted by E-Webstyle! Join us this week as we talk aboutOptimizing Shopping CartsLocal Media Marketing TrendsThe Increase of Mobile Traffic

Questions this episode answers

How can I tell if my website has been penalized by Google?

Check your Google Webmaster Tools messages for a manual penalty notification. If there are no messages but traffic has dropped, you may have an algorithmic penalty. Match the timing of your traffic decrease to known algorithm updates like Panda or Penguin to identify the likely cause.

What local media marketing trends should businesses prepare for in 2015?

The ten trends covered include growing mobile usage, mobile payments, connecting online and offline worlds, location-based targeting, wearable devices, social media influencing purchases, digital personal assistants for local search, cross-device integration, operational services like Eventbrite, and crowdsourcing platforms like Airbnb and Uber.

Why is conversational content important for local SEO?

Digital personal assistants and voice search users phrase queries the way they speak, such as asking for a specific restaurant near a highway. Writing content that mirrors natural spoken language makes a site more compatible with those voice search queries and improves the chance of appearing in results.

What is location-based ad targeting and how can businesses use it?

Location-based targeting lets advertisers show different ads based on a user's geographic area or demographic data. For example, a car dealership can show luxury vehicle ads in higher-income zip codes and budget vehicle ads in lower-income ones, using tools already available in Google AdWords, Facebook ads, and Bing AdCenter.

In their words

35% of aggregate web traffic in the U.S. comes from mobile phones and tablets. So as an internet marketer, what does that mean? That means you should be creating mobile-focused campaigns.

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How is your local search set up? Because since these people are on the go, it's a high likelihood that whatever personal assistance or voice search that they're doing is for something local.

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Give some options, because the more options you have, the more chances you can get paid.

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Terms defined in this episode
Algorithmic penalty
A drop in site traffic caused by a Google algorithm update, such as Panda or Penguin, rather than a manual action. It does not appear as a message in Webmaster Tools.
Manual penalty
A Google penalty applied by a human reviewer due to issues like thin content or bad links, with a notification visible inside Webmaster Tools messages.
Location-based targeting
An ad strategy that customizes what ads users see based on their geographic location, demographic data, or proximity to a business, available in Google AdWords, Facebook ads, and Bing AdCenter.
Conversational content
Website content written to match the natural spoken phrases people use in voice searches, such as asking for a specific type of restaurant near a landmark rather than typing short keyword strings.

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Matthew Bertram
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Matthew Bertram is an AI keynote speaker, creator of DIG™ (Digital Information Governance), and owner and CEO of EWR Digital. He helps energy and industrial leaders win visibility in AI search (GEO and AEO), is President of ModalPoint and CMO of the Oil & Gas Global Network, hosts The Best SEO Podcast, and has authored eight books including LLM Visibility. More about Matthew Bertram.

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