Local Internet Marketing
e-Strategy Trends’ continually-updated collection of local Internet marketing research, statistics and trends for marketing, public relations, advertising and strategic communications professionals.
Most Valuable Personalized Content [CHART]
Periscope By McKinsey asked US internet users what type of personalized content was most appealing; no answer garnered an outright majority of responses. Half of respondents said that products related to their interests were appealing, and only four responses appealed to at least one-third of those polled.
Read MoreTop Mobile Apps, 2019 [CHART]
Of the 15 most popular mobile apps, Google owns seven of them; Facebook owns three and Apple only one.
Read MoreMap App Users, 2017-2021 [CHART]
Maps and navigation apps are essential tools for smartphone users, and we forecast that 66.8% of smartphone users will use them monthly, with a growth of 5.8% from 2017 to 2018. More than 155 million people will use maps and navigation apps by the end of this year. We expect that growth will remain steady in the coming years, and penetration will reach 67.6% by 2021.
Read MoreLocal SEO [INFOGRAPHIC]
This infographic from Go-Gulf uses 12 compelling statistics to illustrate the importance of local SEO.
Read MoreMobile Voice Search [INFOGRAPHIC]
This infographic from SERanking illustrates how people use voice search while on the go.
Read MoreVoice Command Use Frequency By Device [CHART]
According to an August 2018 Social Lens survey, 70% of US internet users have ever used a voice command on any device, though that figure drops to one-third for those who use them as part of their daily routine.
Read MoreTop Email Marketing Practices [CHART]
Basic segmentation ranks as the most broadly adopted email marketing practice among company marketers, according to the annual Email Industry Census from Econsultancy and Adestra. Some 82% of respondents worldwide (though predominantly from the UK) use basic segmentation, up from 80% last year.
Read MoreMobile Voice Search Behavior [INFOGRAPHIC]
This infographic from SERanking illustrates when, what, where, why and how of mobile search behavior.
Read MoreLocal Business Voice Search By Device [CHART]
Some 58% of US adults have used voice search to find information on a local business at some point in the past 12 months. Most commonly, people are using their smartphones (56%) for voice search to find local business information, while about 1 in 5 (18%) have done so using a Smart Speaker.
Read MoreConsumer Frustrations With Inaccurate Local Business Listings [CHART]
Most US consumers would lost trust in a business that had incorrect or inconsistent contact details online, reports BrightLocal. And the problem appears to be quite extensive: 71% of the survey’s respondents reported having felt the effect of inaccuracies found online, such as having called a wrong phone number or arrived at a location when it was closed.
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