Where Google is placing its bets in 2021
A look at where Google might be headed in 2021.
Adam Dorfman is a technology and digital marketing professional with more than 20 years of experience. His expertise spans all aspects of product development as well as scaling product and engineering teams. He has been in the SEO and Local SEO space since 1999. In 2006, Adam co-founded SIM Partners and helped create a business that made it possible for companies to automate the process of attracting and growing customer relationships across multiple locations. Adam is currently director of product at Reputation where he and his teams are integrating location-based marketing with reputation management and customer experience. Adam contributes regularly to publications such as Search Engine Land, participates in Moz’s Local Search Ranking Factors survey, and regularly speaks at search marketing events such as Search Marketing Expo (SMX) West and State of Search as well as industry-specific events such as HIMSS. Follow him on Twitter @phixed.
The 2020 holiday season is here: Get your digital house in order
Retailers that win the delivery wars will win the holidays.
Businesses need to think differently about customer feedback data in 2020
Improving the customer experience and improve your business operationally means keeping up with the many ways customers communicate with you.
From the Edsel to the iPhone 11: Products with problematic designs
Whether it is the recent trypophobes issue with Apple, or the "Vdara death ray" in Las Vegas, there are lessons for brands about managing a design controversy.
How brick-and-mortar retailers can succeed on Amazon
Retailers need to view Amazon as a platform to not only sell more products but to build reputations as well.
Here’s how digital word of mouth and search have converged
Smart companies can shape their reputations and visibility with online word of mouth and careful attention to customer feedback.
How TikTok and Spotify could win through location-based marketing
There are many opportunities for apps and businesses to collaborate on co-branded experiences tied to brick-and-mortar locations.
Why DuckDuckGo matters
The growth of DuckDuckGo suggests users are in the market for a platform whose value proposition is built on protecting privacy.
Here’s why marketers should care about Microsoft’s Cortana
With Microsoft's focus on voice for enterprises, marketers need to understand how to adopt voice technology with customers, employees and stakeholders.
How Bing is enhancing search and apparently growing as a result
Sure, Google is still bigger, but contributor Adam Dorfman notes that Bing has been introducing significant innovations. Here's why the underdog search engine is worth another look.
Apple Maps takes a step in the right direction
Keep your business listings on Google Maps updated, says contributor Adam Dorfman -- and don't overlook doing the same on Apple Maps. Here's a look at the new and improved Apple Maps and its features.
Finally! The 800 million ways Facebook gets serious about local business
Contributor Adam Dorfman explains how to capitalize on the one-two punch of Facebook advertising and organic engagement through Marketplace, your own page and Facebook’s own advertising products.
Augmented reality games: Will this summer’s releases be booms or busts?
Contributor Adam Dorfman tells marketers what they need to know and how they might benefit from the upcoming launches of four AR games.
The ever-growing local search universe
Columnist Adam Dorfman discusses the current local search ecosystem and emphasizes the need to regularly optimize your data and content so that your business can be found where people are searching.
How retailers can put Amazon to work for them
Many brick-and-mortar businesses have come to view Amazon as a threat to their bottom line, but columnist Adam Dorfman illustrates how smart business owners are using Amazon to their advantage.
Three ways local businesses can survive the on-demand threat
How worried should brick-and-mortar businesses be about companies like Amazon? Columnist Adam Dorfman weighs in with some thoughts on how local players can stay competitive.
Why and how entities are shaping location marketing
What are entities, and how are they impacting local search marketing? Columnist Adam Dorfman tackles these questions and provides advice to local businesses looking to capitalize on this trend.
10 ways to improve your business locators
Multilocation businesses often have store locators, but many aren't making the most of them. Columnist Adam Dorfman suggests ways to optimize your locator to provide a better user experience and increase conversions.
Why data amplifiers matter in a world of omnichannel discovery
Local customers now expect a seamless omnichannel experience with your brand, and columnist Adam Dorfman believes that targeting data amplifiers will ensure that you're present with accurate data across devices and channels.
How brands can win with omnichannel discovery
Omnichannel marketing is quickly becoming the norm in a multi-device world, and columnist Adam Dorfman explains the steps business can take to begin developing an omnichannel location strategy.