Myles has written 21 articles
A year ago today, Russia invaded Ukraine in a terrifying act of aggression. At BrightLocal, we have a direct link with the people of Ukraine, through our 30-strong team of ...
BrightLocal Spotlight is a brand-new series exploring the human side of digital marketing. This month we’re hearing from BrightLocal CEO and Co-founder, Myles Anderson, about his personal experiences dealing with ...
Today, as we watch the events in Ukraine unfold at a terrifying pace, all of our thoughts and wishes at BrightLocal are with our Ukrainian team members. Many of our ...
Hi, I sincerely hope that you, your family, your friends and colleagues are safe and well, and that they stay that way while we get through this tough time. I’ve ...
Online business listings (aka local citations or online directory listings) are an important aspect of local search optimization. Having an abundance of accurate and enriched listings has been shown to ...
We’re excited to announce a milestone for our Lead Generation Widget: to date, 5,000 new leads have been generated using the tool! Since launching this powerful and customizable new way ...
How Online Reviews Impact Consumer Trust and Landing Page Conversions Online reviews about local businesses, products and services can help with search engine rankings, increase click-through rates and impact a potential ...
[Update: In July 2018, Adwords Express was renamed ‘Smart Campaigns’. For more up-to-date information on Google’s ad options, visit our paid search tag.] There are an abundance of posts about ...
In August we ran our annual ‘Local Clicks & Calls’ survey in which we ask local business owners and local search marketers about which digital marketing channels drive leads to ...
Welcome to the results of the BrightLocal SMB Internet Marketing Survey 2014. With this research we want to gain a better understanding of the attitudes & usage of internet & mobile ...
For those of us who work in local SEO, either in an agency or as a consultant, the value and benefits of local search are widely appreciated. Local consumers are ...
For many SMBs & SEOs that are new to local search, understanding citations and what’s important about them can be a bit mystifying. On the surface, local directory listings seem ...
Survey: Reviews & Reputation Management 2014 Most of us accept that online reviews are an important signal which potential customers use when deciding which local business to contact. From last year’s ...
We’ve been in the citation and directory submissions game for over 4 years. In that time we have completed more than 300,000 submissions and have learned a lot along the ...