My Firm- Internet Marketing Services -www.eInternetMarketingServices.orgInternet MarketerContract/Consultant for Prudential and MetLifeSenior Marketing Consultant for MetLifeIntelligence Officer, USAF, Ret.MISSION: To Help Small Businesses Grow Their Business!
THE LAST FRONTIER LOCAL and MOBILE SEARCHHow to Maximize the Search Engines to Gain a Competitive Advantage
Before the Internet:Staying connected meant advertising with:Phone DirectoriesNewspaperTV	Direct MailTelemarketingPrint AdsWord of Mouth
Times are rapidly changingPhone DirectoryNewspapersTVTelemarketingDirect MailPrint AdsE-Mail4Traditional advertising mediums are loosing their effectiveness!Where is yours?Declining RapidlyDVR/TiVoDo Not Call List1%-2% YieldRising CostsSpam Software
Today’s Business Owners are Faced with an Enormous ProblemWhy?Search results are dominated by large                  corporations and major chainsLack of knowledge to develop a web campaignBelief they can’t compete on an economical       basisInability to make transition from traditional         advertising to new mediumStaffing expense
Internet Search - A  New Opportunity -71% of all American adults use the Internet.
91% of all Internet users use a search engine to find information.
Over 50% of all purchases are preceded by an Internet search
30 percent of all search queries contain a city, state or zip code.
There are 2.6 billion local searches a monthThe statistics are astonishing 1 Trillion — Number of web pages in the world1 50   — 	Percentage of small business without                        	a website 78   — 	Percentage of households with two or     	more computers2 82   — 	Percentage of local searches that result 	in offline action3 0     —	Without a web presence, you have 0% 	       	chance in connecting with local consumers  	performing online searches  71 Google July 25,20082 2007 Market Report by Jupiter   3 Study by Comscore Networks (Click Z August 2nd, 2007)
Having a Website is Not EnoughHow do people find it?How do you drive trafficto a website?Are you satisfied with your                          current web presence? 8Search optimization companies are far too expensive for most local businesses!
The Major Search EnginesAs Of:  August 201071 % of Market14.5 % of Market10% of Market
Sponsored vs Organic SearchThese are National Companies!  You are Local!
Standing Out!What Can You Do?
Listen to Your Consumers!79% of U.S. respondents said they used the internet to find local businesses in the past year.71% of online consumers consulted local business reviews at least occasionally, with 22% saying they do so regularly.55% of U.S. consumers say they trust a local business more after reading positive online reviews.67% say they value online reviews as much as word-of-mouth recommendations.Source:  Bright Local Survey, Fall 2010
- Google Places, Yahoo & Bing Local Listings -  October 2010: Google Launched Place Search
  Now with one click users can convert a general search into an exclusively local search
  Google knows where consumers are searching from
  Automatically switches to Google Places when they feel you are looking for something local
  Less than 3 percent of businesses have claimed their local listing
Google Place pages are optimized for mobile search14Geo-targeted Campaign Placement On Google PlacesRegistered BusinessesUnregistered Business
Elements of Google Place Listing Business Name
Website URL/Domain
Business Phone Number

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    My Firm- InternetMarketing Services -www.eInternetMarketingServices.orgInternet MarketerContract/Consultant for Prudential and MetLifeSenior Marketing Consultant for MetLifeIntelligence Officer, USAF, Ret.MISSION: To Help Small Businesses Grow Their Business!
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    THE LAST FRONTIERLOCAL and MOBILE SEARCHHow to Maximize the Search Engines to Gain a Competitive Advantage
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    Before the Internet:Stayingconnected meant advertising with:Phone DirectoriesNewspaperTV Direct MailTelemarketingPrint AdsWord of Mouth
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    Times are rapidlychangingPhone DirectoryNewspapersTVTelemarketingDirect MailPrint AdsE-Mail4Traditional advertising mediums are loosing their effectiveness!Where is yours?Declining RapidlyDVR/TiVoDo Not Call List1%-2% YieldRising CostsSpam Software
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    Today’s Business Ownersare Faced with an Enormous ProblemWhy?Search results are dominated by large corporations and major chainsLack of knowledge to develop a web campaignBelief they can’t compete on an economical basisInability to make transition from traditional advertising to new mediumStaffing expense
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    Internet Search -A New Opportunity -71% of all American adults use the Internet.
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    91% of allInternet users use a search engine to find information.
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    Over 50% ofall purchases are preceded by an Internet search
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    30 percent ofall search queries contain a city, state or zip code.
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    There are 2.6 billionlocal searches a monthThe statistics are astonishing 1 Trillion — Number of web pages in the world1 50 — Percentage of small business without a website 78 — Percentage of households with two or more computers2 82 — Percentage of local searches that result in offline action3 0 — Without a web presence, you have 0% chance in connecting with local consumers performing online searches 71 Google July 25,20082 2007 Market Report by Jupiter 3 Study by Comscore Networks (Click Z August 2nd, 2007)
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    Having a Websiteis Not EnoughHow do people find it?How do you drive trafficto a website?Are you satisfied with your current web presence? 8Search optimization companies are far too expensive for most local businesses!
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    The Major SearchEnginesAs Of: August 201071 % of Market14.5 % of Market10% of Market
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    Sponsored vs OrganicSearchThese are National Companies! You are Local!
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    Listen to YourConsumers!79% of U.S. respondents said they used the internet to find local businesses in the past year.71% of online consumers consulted local business reviews at least occasionally, with 22% saying they do so regularly.55% of U.S. consumers say they trust a local business more after reading positive online reviews.67% say they value online reviews as much as word-of-mouth recommendations.Source: Bright Local Survey, Fall 2010
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    - Google Places,Yahoo & Bing Local Listings - October 2010: Google Launched Place Search
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    Nowwith one click users can convert a general search into an exclusively local search
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    Googleknows where consumers are searching from
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    Automaticallyswitches to Google Places when they feel you are looking for something local
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    Lessthan 3 percent of businesses have claimed their local listing
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    Google Place pagesare optimized for mobile search14Geo-targeted Campaign Placement On Google PlacesRegistered BusinessesUnregistered Business
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    Elements of GooglePlace Listing Business Name
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    Why Mobile?There are5 billion plus cell phone user vs. only 1.8 billion Internet users (almost 3x in market size.)
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    Of these users,51 Million use smart phones.
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    The mobile webis growing eight times faster than the equivalent desktop web of 10 years ago.
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    Mobile smart phoneare equipped with the Google Places app!!!
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    Text open uprates are 95% There is a fundamental shift in how people are communicating!
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    Not to mention…73%of new mobile phone buyers report that text messaging is the most important feature on their phoneThe typical mobile phone user now sends more text messages than mobile phone callsGen Y and Z consider e-mail passe’. In fact, some universities have stopped distributing e-mail accounts.You can buy traffic for $.02 a click!
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