Mike Blumenthal

Joy Hawkins pointed out this obvious attempt at communicating via the Google listing when you are just getting too much walk in traffic and Google offers no real solution to run their business the way that they want. Although their messaging is such that it isn’t at all clear just when they do want your …

Two interesting developments in the Local Pack today. Joy Hawkins,  (via Dave DiGregorio) pointed out that “Best Keyword + City” searches now return 3-pack results with average ratings of 4+. Sergey Alakov pointed out on Twitter that the rating drop down now display increased granularity with 1/2 point differences now selectable. Why is this important? Google is …