The Driving Data of Local Search George Freitag Local Search Evangelist, Moz @georgefreitag
How this will go:• Why the Local Pack is important• How is the Local Pack different• How can you influence the Local Pack• How to report on the Local Pack
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1,500 Local Pack queries over ~2½ weeks
@georgefreitagDaily Change of “More Places”
“More Places” sees 4 changes
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Local Rank Changes by Category
Some verticals change more
frequently than others
Average Map Changes per Day
@georgefreitagRank Tracking by Frequency
Rank Score Name Address3 Wawa Philadelphia, PA · +1 215-492-0824
2A1 Convenience Store Hoagie
shop 502 N 7th St · +1 610-351-1199
2 Cookies Grocery Store 440 Hanover Ave · +1 610-770-0778
2 Dency Grocery & Deli
438 W Washington St · +1 610-433-
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2 Wawa Philadelphia, PA · +1 215-677-1708
1 Convenient Food Mart Simpson, PA · +1 570-282-5505
1Englishtown Liquors &
Convenience Store Englishtown, NJ · +1 732-446-6565
1 Rodgers Convenience Store Rahway, NJ, USA · +1 732-388-8111
039 Gourmet Deli and
Convenience Store New York, NY, USA
0 6-12 convenience store Marlboro Township, NJ, USA
0 7-Eleven Allentown, PA, USA
0 7-Eleven Whitehall, PA, USA
@georgefreitagKnow your vertical
● Impressions
● Visibility
● Click-to-Call
● Driving Directions
● Photo views
● Form Downloads
● Website Visits
What do you have?
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Know customer behavior
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Lots of stuff happening outside of
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Know your SERP changes
restaurant & bars
We know that “restaurants” can be
volatile
so showing up 4 out of 7 days is a
pretty good goal
@georgefreitag“car dealer”
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● Website Visits
What do you have?
All right!
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Lots of research going on so be sure to have GMB decked out
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Know your SERP changes
automotive
Lots of changes here so let’s set reasonable goals
around visibility
as long as it’s accompanied bymore calls and driving directions.
Showing up in the Pack 3 days a week is probably ok.
Local is working.
@georgefreitag1. Set KPIs
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@georgefreitag3. Apply KPIs
There is no way to see if these were from direct searches or general searches
[still designing]
KPIs alone won’t do the trick
use your understanding of the Local Pack to drive success metrics
Analyze SERPs Identify KPIs Set Visibility
Goals
Analyze KPIs &Visibility
Jointly