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Local Business Transparency & Empathy for the Holidays: Tips + Downloadable Checklist

Consumers expect brands to be responsive and empathetic, especially during the holidays; if you're not, you risk both sales and dreaded 1-star reviews. Learn how to guard your business and delight your customers (we've got a checklist to help!).

Visualizing Time: A Project Management How-To Using Google Sheets

Project management is a vital part of our job as marketers, but planning and visualizing projects over time is hard. Download this free set of Google Sheets (and learn all about how to use them!) to make your work easier and more efficient.

SEO "Dinosaur" Tactics That You Should Retire

Let's admit it — many of us still practice outdated SEO tactics in the belief that they still work. In this week's Whiteboard Friday, Rand sets us straight and offers up a series of replacement activities that will go much farther toward moving the needle.

How We More than Doubled Conversions & Leads for a New ICO [Case Study]

Smart CRO and understanding your audience can go a long way toward meeting your goals. See how one team doubled conversions, leads, and sales for a company's initial coin offering (ICO).

The Long-Term Link Acquisition Value of Content Marketing

The long tail of link building holds a wealth of value, but you might not know it unless you've done the analysis. Luckily for us, Fractl did — here are the results.

A Quarter-Million Reasons to Use Moz's Link Intersect Tool

Smart link prospecting is the key to earning high quality links, faster. The Link Intersect tool helped my agency land a $250,000 contract — read the story and see what it can do for you.

NEW On-Demand Crawl: Quick Insights for Sales, Prospecting, & Competitive Analysis

On-Demand Crawl lets you quickly crawl any site, even without a Campaign. Learn how On-Demand can yield immediate insights for sales, prospecting, and competitive intelligence.

Do You Need Local Pages?

Whether or not you own or market a local business, it may make sense to compete for space in the organic SERPs using local pages. Tom Capper shares a 4-point process for determining whether local pages are right for you in this week's Whiteboard Friday.

Ranking the 6 Most Accurate Keyword Difficulty Tools

How well can a keyword research tool predict where you'll rank? See which of the top 6 keyword research tools scored highest in this correlations study conducted by Brafton.

How to Win Local Customers Back from Amazon this Holiday Season

As Amazon continues to eat up more of the local retail market, businesses are scrambling to find ways to compete. Miriam Ellis shares a smart tactic with roots in good old-fashioned customer service to help win back your customers in the busy season.

Google's August 1st Core Update: Week 1

One week after the August 1st core update, it's clear that this was a big one. We dive into the impact, including winners and losers, and whether there's a connection to the health and wellness industry.

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