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Charlie Ferrara's List: Mobile Advertising Agent Information

  • Jan 31, 11

    Google says that one out of five searches on Google are related to location. For that reason they created Google Local which has since been transformed into Google Places.

    If you’re familiar with Google’s Local Business Center, then you’re also familiar with Google Places. Google changed the name of their local business center to offer better services to businesses and their users.

    Like its predecessor, Google Places is designed to help people find businesses and to help business owners reach out to their prospects. Like the old fashioned Yellow Pages, Google Places offers business information organized by category. If you sell dog treats in Austin, Texas all your prospect has to do is look for Dog Treats in Austin, Texas and they’ll find you.

    However, unlike the old fashioned Yellow Pages, Google Places is available on any computer and mobile device. This is important because many people use their mobile device as a resource for finding stores, services and businesses.

    What Does Google Places Offer?

    Google places offers the same tools and features that Google Local Business Center offered and they’ve added several new features including:

    * Service areas: Designed to help internet marketers make their address private and help brick and mortar establishments cater to people in a geographic region.
    * $25 Enhanced listings and tags to help users search.
    * Business photo shoots. Businesses can upload their own photos or request a free photo shoot of the interior of their business which can supplement existing photos.
    * Customized QR codes which can be placed on smart phones and business cards and scanned to help people find your establishment
    * Business owners can post real-time updates to their Place Page. This makes promoting special events, offering coupons or incentives easy.
    * Google Places also offers a personalized dashboard for business owners so they can track the data including how many times prospects have found your business on Google, what keywords they used and where they came from.

    Getting Start

      • There are 5.8 billion mobile phone users, compared to 3.8 billion internet user.  Smartphone have risen from 29 million to 55 million on one year. This year they are expecting it to reach 100 million.   Advertising is cheap right now, so I would advise taking advantage of the advertising. Give me a call if you want to get started

    • one out of five searches on Google are related to location.

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