Local Marketing Strategy Guaranteed To Crush Competition

It’s so incredibly important now more than ever to establish a strong local marketing strategy for your local business in the local marketplace because of the inevitable increase in local competition that will probably never slow down. If you wait too long to establish a solid approach to establish your position in the local marketplace, there will be a good chance that you’ll be blocked out from reaching those who matter most to you… the paying clients, customers or patients who pay you good money for your products and services.

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If you fail to position your business the right way, chances are your business will fail in the new economy. I’m not saying this to scare you (actually I kind of am), I’m telling you this to make you aware.

Earning and maintaining profitable positions in the local marketplace for your local business is exactly what you need to do in order to succeed today. But where should you look to position your local business?

Online & The Major Search Engines

So, if most people looking for something local today are using the Internet and the major online search engines (more specifically Google, Yahoo and Bing) to find a local business to help solve their problem(s), it would be in your best interest to position your local business on these search engines because this is the exact place most people are getting their local business information these days. It only makes sense since we now live in the digital age, right?

Here’s a list of the most powerful local marketing strategies and techniques available today for the proactive local business entrepreneur like yourself to take advantage in order to position your business at the top of the totem pole:

• Major Local Business Online Directories – Google Places, Bing Local Business Center, Yahoo Local Business Listings
• Local Niche Specific Online Directories
• Search Engine Optimization – earning the best natural, organic, free local positioning online on keyword phrases relevant to your business
• Local Pay Per Click – buy the position you want through paid advertising platforms like Google Adwords
• Local Video Marketing – video, especially YouTube, remains the most popular form of content online — 50% of all video gets viewed on mobile devices by the way
• Mobile Marketing — local positioning is HUGE on mobile devices including iPhones, Androids, iPads, Tablets, Blackberries, etc. because these devices are always attached to your target audience

Just because there will continue to be more competition in your local market doesn’t mean you can’t still win big in this economy. The fact of the matter is that most local businesses will not take the necessary action to position themselves correctly in the new economy and will most likely fail as a result.

But when you, the smart local business entrepreneur, positions yourself and your business in the most profitable spots online (listed above), you will no doubt gain the edge over all of your competition, no matter how many try to get in your way. Position means everything in this game.

If you’re looking for a local internet marketing firm who truly understands the benefits of positioning in this new economy, grab these 2 local internet marketing case studies to see how powerful solid online positioning can be for your business success.