5 Reasons Why Responsive Mobile Websites are the Wrong Choice for Local Businesses

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Responsive web design is hot. The amount of noise around responsive website design is deafening.  When you first see a demo, it's a beautiful thing. A website that automatically refactors based on the form factor of the browser.  Heck, this LocalVox.com website is built on a responsive template. … [Read more...]

4 Keys To a Great Local Mobile Website

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Today we launched our mobile website builder to much press fan fare ( Business News Daily, Business Insider, etc.). Our mobile website builder enables every LocalVox customer to have a beautiful mobile website that is focused on driving and converting web site visitors into customers. That's a … [Read more...]

Content Marketing Saved This Local Business. It Could Help Yours.

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I read a great article today on a case study of River Pools, a fiberglass pool company who's foray into content marketing literally saved his business.  A pool business.  Yep. His success is a shining example to other businesses on how to use content marketing to propel your business, even one … [Read more...]

Four Keys to Writing Amazing Email Subject Lines

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If you're like me, you probably get hundreds of emails delivered to your inbox every day. Just this morning I woke up to see a fresh batch of 60 messages from local businesses, online newsletters, work associates and more. Do I read each one of these emails? No. If I had that kind of time I … [Read more...]

When Social Meets SEO, Small Businesses See Success

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The following is a guest post from Brittany Richter, the Social SEO Lead at iProspect. At the risk of sounding cliche, digital marketing is a puzzle. In order for things to work correctly, all of the pieces must be intact and working together. Too often I see digital marketing being done in … [Read more...]

This Week in Small Business Marketing: 4/29/13

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LocalVox has put together a digest of this week's most helpful articles from our blog and across the web to help you keep up with the latest in local online marketing. Let's jump right in! A Beginner's Guide to Blogging for Small Business Blogging is the foundation of any successful online … [Read more...]

Infographic: 39% of Small Businesses See Direct ROI from Social Media

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Local directory service Manta just released their latest "SMB Wellness Index" report, and the results show that more small businesses are investing time and money in social media to increase sales. Social media results are trending upward from the last survey, with 39% of small businesses seeing a … [Read more...]