BOOST YOUR SALES WITH LOCAL SEARCH MARKETING

New Research Indicates 70 percent of U.S. Households Now Use the Internet When Shopping Locally for Products and Services. Source: The Kelsey Group

"86 percent of online users will be searching for a local business at some point in time" Source: The Kelsey Group

Findings also suggest the Internet is poised to surpass newspapers as a local shopping information resource.

"73 percent of activity online is in one way or another related to local content" Source: Google

Over the past ten years we have seen an explosion in local internet advertising as everyone has jumped into using this fantastic new medium for promoting their product or services. A particular area which has had niche but heavy growth has been that of local business profiles and local business directories are now being used more than ever by prospect searchers.

"70 percent of US households now use the Internet when shopping locally for products and services" Source: The Kelsey Group

Most prospect searchers type in the city or state when searching for companies to do business with! This is the most overlooked Internet marketing venue and the best converting sales opportunity. There is a built in trust when doing business with a local company.

"54 percent of search users have substituted Internet/Search for the phonebook"
Source: comScore Networks