Feb 08

Yelp Announces 100 Million Unique Monthly Visitors

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Yelp reached a pretty impressive milestone recently. The local directory/review platform announced on their blog this week that they recorded 100 million unique visitors to their desktop and mobile sites during January 2013. Continue reading

Aug 20

How To: Use Check-In Apps to Attract Customers (Infographic)

The usage numbers for these “check-in” app are certainly trending upward and businesses of all sizes are now trying to figure out how to work them into their marketing and sales plans. Continue reading

Aug 14

How Do Consumers Use Social and Mobile to Make Shopping Decisions? (Infographic)

Here is an interesting infographic from consumer survey company Empathica. It explores how social media and mobile are used by consumers in shopping decisions. Continue reading

Mar 20

Yelp Business Profile Pages Now Linked in Siri Search Results

Yelp announced on their blog tonight that links to their business profile pages are now included in search results for the Apple iPhone 4s Siri feature. Continue reading

Mar 15

foursquare Moves Beyond the Badge Game and Looks to Become King of Local Search/Discovery

The novelty of leaderboards, points, badges and mayorships has worn off, and while you may have been paying less attention to it lately, if you are a business that benefits from local search and discovery, you may want to keep foursquare on your radar. For the past year or so, foursquare has been quietly reinventing itself into a local search and discovery engine ready to take on the likes of Yelp and Google. Continue reading