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Rosie Murphy

Rosie Murphy

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Rosie managed BrightLocal's delivery of research and survey pieces. She headed up data-driven content such as regular polls, webinars and whitepapers, including the Local Consumer Review Survey.

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Top Local SEO Forums & Communities
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Top Local SEO Forums & Communities [Updated 2019]

by Rosie Murphy

Local SEO forums and communities can be incredibly useful sources of knowledge and advice for agencies and local businesses alike, but which ones are worth joining? This time last year, ...

September 30th, 2019
5 min read
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Pitch Perfect: How to Sell and Deliver Reputation Management to Clients

by Rosie Murphy

Research shows that online reviews and recommendations play a critical role in decision making for both consumers and search engines. This is even more true for local businesses, where competition ...

August 23rd, 2019
Research

Google My Business Insights Study – Benchmark Your Business’s GMB Insights

by Rosie Murphy

Google My Business Insights is one of the most useful tools in a local marketer’s arsenal, but it comes with its own set of challenges. With little out there to ...

July 15th, 2019
15 min read
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The New Google My Business Features Giving Power Back to Local Businesses

by Rosie Murphy

In a blog on June 20th, Google My Business announced a number of exciting initiatives that we believe will help local businesses maximize the impact of their listings. The blog, ...

June 21st, 2019
4 mins
Google My Business: Would You Pay to Play?
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Poll Results: Google My Business – Would You Pay to Play?

by Rosie Murphy

On April 25th, Google My Business sent users a survey that seemed to suggest the possibility of paid-for features being added to the GMB product. As you’d expect, the local ...

June 5th, 2019
7 minutes
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Is ‘Pay-to-Play’ the Future of Google My Business?

by Rosie Murphy

How much would you be willing to pay for Google My Business features? That’s effectively what Google asked GMB profile managers in a recent survey, and the response from the ...

May 30th, 2019
Local Business Websites and Google My Business: Consumer Comparison Report
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Local Business Websites and Google My Business Comparison Report

by Rosie Murphy

Local businesses are lucky to have a wide range of local SEO tools at their disposal to help maximize their chances of being noticed online by potential customers. But, with ...

May 2nd, 2019
7 min read
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Expert Local Business Link Building Survey

by Rosie Murphy

It’s clear, local link building is a vital factor when trying to achieve success in local rankings. But, how do leading local marketers approach getting backlinks, and what do they think ...

March 15th, 2019
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How to Fight Spam and Influence Rankings

by Rosie Murphy

Spam is taking over Google My Business, damaging rule-abiding local businesses’ chances of appearing in the local pack due to spammers gaming the system. This epidemic of fake listings, keyword-stuffed ...

February 15th, 2019
12 min read
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[POLL] Is Google My Business Spam a Threat for Local Businesses?

by Rosie Murphy

Spam in Google My Business comes in many forms. While we know spam is a big concern of the local SEO elite, we wanted to know how the local marketers ...

February 13th, 2019
4 min read
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Local Search Industry Survey 2019

by Rosie Murphy

The Local Search Industry Survey is an annual study that uncovers what it’s like to work in local SEO today. It explores how business practices, pricing, services, and salaries change ...

February 1st, 2019
15 min read
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Local Consumer Review Survey 2018

by Rosie Murphy

Welcome to this year’s Local Consumer Review Survey! We’ve compiled the latest trends in online reviews for businesses, giving you all the statistics you need to develop your online reputation ...

December 7th, 2018
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