Resources for Local Online Marketing
SEARCH ENGINE & PPC SITES
Bing/Yahoo AdCentersecure.bingads.microsoft.com/signup
Bing/Yahoo Search bing.com/toolbox/submit-site-url
Google AdWordsadwords.google.com
Google Searchgoogle.com/webmasters/tools
LOCAL PLACES & MAP SITES
Bing Places for Businessbingplaces.com
Google for Business
(includes Search, Maps Google+)
Mapquestlistings.mapquest.com/apps/listing
Yahoo! Business Listingssmallbusiness.yahoo.com/local-listings
Yahoo! LocalWorks $smallbusiness.yahoo.com/localworks
LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORIES & REVIEW SITES
CitySearch (R) citysearch.com (submission site is expressupdate.com)
DiscoverOurTowndiscoverourtown.com/add
Hotfroghotfrog.com/AddYourBusinessSingle.aspx
Kudzu (R) register.kudzu.com/packageSelect.do
Local.com (R)advertise.local.com/
Manta (R) manta.com/claim
MerchantCircle (R)merchantcircle.com/signup
Bizjournalsbusinessdirectory.bizjournals.com/advertise
TripAdvisor (R)tripadvisor.com/Owners
Urban Spoon (R) urbanspoon.com/cities/60/suggestions/new
Yelp (R) biz.yelp.com/signup
EVENT CALENDARS
EventSettereventsetter.com/post-event
To find a local event calendar in your area, simply navigate to a search engine and search for a list of any city’s event calendars. (i.e. search for “Fort Worth Events Calendar”) Also, check local news stations and local newspapers for free events calendars.
SOCIAL COUPON SITES
GrouponGroupon Getaways $grouponworks.com/get-featured
LivingSocial and LivingSocial Escapes $ getfeatured.livingsocial.com/getfeatured/us/apply
DealCatcherdealcatcher.com/share_a_coupon
To find a local social coupon site in an area, simply navigate to a search engine and search for a list of a city’s social coupon sites. (i.e. search for “Texas Daily Deal Site”)
LOCATION BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING
FourSquarebusiness.foursquare.com
Meetupmeetup.com/create
(R) indicates includes reviews; $ = charges for all services
Local Online Marketing Plan
Company Name ______
Primary Domain Name ______
Date ______Prepared By ______
Product or Service ______
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What Sets You Apart (Value) ______
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Local Online Marketing Goal______
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Measurable Marketing Objectives & Methods ______
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Local Online Marketing Budget for 1 Year $______
Return on Investment = (Gain - Cost)/Cost= ______% over _____ (months/years)
Strategy & Tactics_
Target Market(s) – location, demographics & description_ (demo
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Online Media Used by Target Market (include existing e-news)
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Available Resources & Skills_ (demo
Staff ______
Knowledge Base ______
Outside Resources Needed ______
Time Allocation (Hr/Week) ______
Current Local Online Marketing Mix (e.g. Maps, Newsletters, Reviews)
Channel ______Service ______
Tactic______
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Local Online Marketing Additions (e.g. Mobile, PPC/Banner ads, Directory)
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Implementation Plan_
Who, What, When_ (d
Name ______Task ______
Frequency______
Name ______Task ______
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URL for Task Calendar ______
Performance Metrics_ (d
Service ______Metric ______Report ______
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Tools Needed, e.g._ (d
Dashboard ______Service ______
URL Shortener ______Service ______
Follow Us Buttons _____ Service ______
Share Buttons ______Service ______
Alerts ______Service ______
Analytics ______Service ______
Mobile ______Service ______
Calendar ______Service ______
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