Jamie Banks

Jamie Banks

Jamie was BrightLocal's Head of Content from 2017 to 2024. He was responsible for managing a team of talented content marketers producing insightful articles, research, and resources to enable businesses and SEOs to get better results in local search.

Jamie has written 98 articles

What Is a Service-Area Business?

What Is a Service-Area Business?

Although local neighborhood businesses may share a common audience on the surface, they can have wildly different needs when it comes to local marketing, which is why it’s always important ...

July 11th, 2019
4 min read
10 Local SEO Tips to Improve Rankings

10 SEO Tips to Improve Local Rankings

Improving rankings in the local pack is of increasing importance to local businesses, especially those who find themselves unable to compete with big-ticket rivals in the main search results. If ...

July 10th, 2019
10 min read
How to Report Google My Business Spam

How to Report Google My Business Spam

I’ve been working with Google Gold Product Experts (formerly Google Top Contributors) for a year and a half now, and in this time one particular issue has come up probably ...

February 28th, 2019
3 min read