Local Listing Articles

We bet you didn’t know there are rules that govern how you can represent your business on Google. Crazy right? After all, this is your business, and don’t you know it best? Well, while that may be true, in order for the search engine to maintain quality standards, and to make sure that search results […]

Managing your company’s digital listings just got a whole lot easier! Recently Yext, the leader in global location data management, announced that Google My Business would be added to their PowerListings Network. This means partners (such as Ferocious Media) now have the ability to sync a business’s verified Google My Business page with the Yext […]

Why Is It Important To Have Consistent NAP? If your business name, address and phone number differ on various online directories people become confused and don’t know where or how to contact you.  Potential clients may go to the wrong address and then get angry they wasted time. You only have one chance to make […]

A Local Universal “3-Pack” has replaced the horizontal carousel display on the search engine results page (SERP) as of late November 2014.  3-Pack results appear after the pay-per-click (PPC) results (top 3 links highlighted in a yellow box) and before organic results. This change appears on both desktop and mobile devices! There are two types […]

Business Listings are a large component of the online footprint for SMBs and can have a strong impact on the success of a business.  This means that it is very important that SMB owners have a solid grasp on how their business is appearing online across different directory sites.  In 2013, Yext estimates that incorrect […]

It’s probably safe to say that people are not breaking out their Yellow Pages book when searching for a restaurant or local business. Rather, they are turning to their smart phone, desktop, tablet, or laptop. Is your business optimized for local search directories? If not, you are most likely missing out on profitable opportunities. With […]