Category: Listing Management

You know the importance of local business citations and how reputable listing management services help agencies to get clients to rank high in search. However, there is a specific citation that’s often overlooked, and that is mapping apps. These are important because they help patrons get to the right locations and contact the appropriate businesses when they click to call. Clients can rank well, but if their map data is […Read More]

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A large part of keeping your agency clients happy comes down to them showing up in maps, search results and generative AI answers, and good listing management services are instrumental in making that happen. But without these services, you could update local business citations one month, then see your hard work undone the next—all thanks to large-scale directories, mapping/GPS apps and LLMs pulling old information from upstream sources, resyncing the […Read More]

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Agencies, business partners, local marketers and listings management clients, it’s that time again—we have an updated report of local search ranking factors. Each time this study drops we eagerly anticipate diving into the meat of it to help us understand what other experts expect for the future, and compare their analyses with the results we see from our own work. Let’s examine what is noted as relevant and most important […Read More]

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If you’ve spent any amount of time with us at Advice Local, you know very well that we consider listings management services a pillar of local SEO. But as we move deeper into the AI Age, and the prevalence of search using chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini and CoPilot rises, you may wonder if these services are still relevant. We’ll address this today by looking at listings management and directories, and […Read More]

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At Advice Local, we’re always cooking up something to help our agency and local marketing partners stay ahead of the game in local search. Today, we’re excited (and proud!) to add an AI tool to our product offering. Meet AI Presence Amplifier, our newest AI tool. This new tool features an AI Publisher Score (APS) that helps you understand a business’ data available on large language models (LLM) and AI. […Read More]

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Choosing the right local listings partner is the best way to help your business clients increase their search visibility. Expert listing management services use real-time submissions to leading directories to ensure your clients’ business information stays accurate and consistent. But how can you be sure that a listings partner will deliver the results a business expects? Top Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Local Listings Partner Asking questions of a […Read More]

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Partnering with a local listings company is one of the most reliable ways to help your business clients get found online. But how can you tell if the local SEO software and agency tools you’re investing in are producing results, or holding you back? The reality is that not all listing management providers are the same. If your local listings partner is failing to innovate, using outdated methods and submitting […Read More]

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Managing local business listings at scale is a challenge for digital agencies and marketers supporting SMBs and multi-location brands. Maintaining accurate, consistent information across hundreds of directories, search engines and platforms requires robust local SEO software customized for the needs of channel partners. So, how can you meet client expectations without building these tools yourself? The answer is to partner with a technology company that offers an enterprise solution for […Read More]

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A local listing provides the first impression that many consumers will get of a brand. With ongoing listing management services in place, this initial encounter can be a positive experience. All too often, however, a failure to stay on top of updates inevitably leads to outdated contact information and incorrect opening hours—and a poor user experience. If your agency is providing local SEO to businesses, here’s why you need to […Read More]

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When you ask a local search marketing expert about the key factors influencing local SEO, citations are likely to be near the top of their list. When it comes to managing these local citations you basically have two options – build them yourself, or hire a listing management service. Usually, most agencies achieve the best results by partnering with a reputable provider, as this allows them to concentrate on what […Read More]

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