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A Business Owner’s Guide to Google Local Service Ads

First introduced for select advertisers in 2017, the Google Locals Services Ad platform combines the precision targeting of the Google Search Ads platform with pay-per-lead budgeting centered specifically around generating leads for your business. Moreover, the Google Local Service Ads platform provides embedded social proof for select businesses with the Google Guarantee badge, giving searchers an extra boost of confidence …

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SEO vs. SEM: the Similarities and the Differences

It’s a question that gets asked a lot in the digital marketing world: what is the difference between SEO and SEM? Let’s start with the basics: SEM (Search Engine Marketing) is a form of internet marketing that often utilizes keywords and individual bids, to show custom ads on a search engine results page.  Also known as PPC (pay per click). …

Showcasing Your Business with 360° Virtual Tours

Consider this – you are a parent, looking to take your child to a new day care, doctor, or even dentist. While you’ve read countless reviews and taken recommendations from friends or family, actually seeing the place before hand can provide some peace of mind. Sure viewing photos of a business is great, but what if you were able to …

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Google 101: Representing Your Business

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 are producing reliable information for …

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Google My Business and Yext Unite!

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 Location Management Platform. This integration …