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Fisker Automotive Extends U.S. Dealer Network With Pens

by Melih Oztalay, June 12, 2012 | Comments

Fisker Automotive to launch first franchise outlet in Penske Automotive Group’s Scottsdale, Arizona

Fisker Automotive to launch first franchise outlet in Penske Automotive Group’s Scottsdale, Arizona showroom. Scottsdale, AZ – June 12, 2012: Fisker Automotive, the leading manufacturer of luxury Electric Vehicles with extended range, is joining forces with Penske Automotive Group, a leading international auto retailer, to market and service Fisker cars in Arizona and the surrounding region. Penske Automotive Group (NYSE: ...

Consumer Ratings And Reviews Effect On Business And Sea

by Melih Oztalay, May 12, 2012 | Comments

Free Webinar will present proactive approaches to managing Customer Ratings and Reviews

May 10, 2012 (Birmingham, MI/Houston, TX): Melih Oztalay, CEO of Smartfinds Internet Marketing (http://www.smartfindsgeographicmarketing.com) and Paul Segreto, CEO of franchisEssentials (http://www.FMDpro.com), will present a webinar discussing Customer Ratings and Review Management for businesses. Interested parties can register at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/875579678 for the May 22, 2012 one hour free webinar. 6 in 10 consumers make their buying decisions based on the experiences ...

Google Adwords Certified Partner Program Awarded To Sma

by Melih Oztalay, March 18, 2012 | Comments

New company level certification presented by Google to Smartfinds Internet Marketing

New company level certification presented by Google to Smartfinds Internet marketing for meeting Adwords Management requirements March 15, 2012 (Birmingham, MI): Smartfinds Internet Marketing (http://www.smartfindsmarketing.com), an Internet Marketing pioneer for more than 20 years and leader in web marketing including Google Adwords Advertising Management has received the new company level partner certification by Google. Smartfinds Internet Marketing, a web marketing ...

Local Business Listing Competition

by Melih Oztalay, March 10, 2011 | Comments

Everyday there are more commercials being run by high-profile tier one companies and websites that a

Local Business Listing Competition Everyday there are more commercials being run by high-profile tier one companies and websites that are in the local listing industry. You may have seen TV commercials for Angie’s List, SuperMedia, Yellow Book, and of course AT&T. If you add Internet advertising that includes but not limited to Google, Yahoo, Bing, Merchant Circle, Yelp ...

Outsource Your Local Business Listing Managem

by Melih Oztalay, March 10, 2011 | Comments

Outsource Your Local Business Listing Management

Considering that local business listings show up on the first page of search results, in mobile searches and in mobile applications this is a free local marketing tool you don’t want to ignore. Ask yourself a couple of questions: Does your business standout to local consumers through local business listings? Is your business dependent upon the local geography for ...

SEO is Now Essential to All Businesses (Big a

by Melih Oztalay, March 9, 2011 | Comments

Think about the last time you performed a Google search for a business. Remember seeing that map on

SEO is Now Essential to All Businesses (Big and Small) Think about the last time you performed a Google search for a business. Remember seeing that map on the right side of the screen? Google now shows local listings as part of the organic search results. That is local not exclusively chain or independent. This means big or small ...

Marketing Opportunity and Security Challenges

by Melih Oztalay, March 8, 2011 | Comments

Local Business Listing Management Services

Your business probably has a local listing wherever you have a physical address. Go to Google and type in your company name. You’ll probably see a map locating your business and an address.Local business listings began with a basic business directory more than a decade ago. You may find other information too. Local business listings are treated passively by many ...

How Google influences Your Local Business

by Melih Oztalay, March 7, 2011 | Comments

One of the most significant local marketing tools available is the Local business listing.

It is ushering in the demise of the traditional yellow pages and equally the traditional coupon. Mobile devices and mobile applications are useful tools to the local consumers, but we have to wonder how this will affect the traditional coupons that are printed and cut the old fashioned way. This change is taking place in three distinct ways: First, ...

Local Business Holiday Marketing

by Melih Oztalay, December 6, 2010 | Comments

Is Your Local Business Listing Ready For The Holidays?

Local business listings give your business the opportunity, for free, to make coupons, offers, discounts, photos, videos and more available to local customers. You can be as big as a Target and as small as a florist to take advantage of local business listings. As long as your business is dependent upon the local economy for your revenue, local business ...

Local Business Listing Optimization

by Melih Oztalay, November 15, 2010 | Comments

Local Business Listing Optimization Becomes Important For All Businesses

You may have noticed that a Google search result now shows the local map on the right side and the local listings (aka as Google Places at Google) are part of the organic search results. If you follow the evolution of local business listings on search engines since 2007 you will find that this local marketing tool is invaluable to ...

Local Business Listing Wars

by Melih Oztalay, October 23, 2010 | Comments

Local consumers targeted by local business directory websites

Have you noticed the number of commercials being run by high-profile tier one companies and websites that are in the local listing industry? For example you may have seen TV commercials for Angie’s List, SuperMedia, Yellow Book, and of course AT&T. If you add Internet advertising that includes but not limited to Google, Yahoo, Bing, Merchant Circle, Yelp and Citysearch ...

Claiming Local Listing Is Only A Start

by Melih Oztalay, October 9, 2010 | Comments

So you thought that claiming your local business listing is the end of the process did you?

Many businesses have gone down the path of claiming their local business listing, but we have seen two distinct problems. The first is that while the local business listings have been claimed, they are only claimed at Google. That doesn’t necessarily benefit the overall marketing process on the web, which we will discuss further. The other is that the local ...

Why You Will Outsource Local Business Listing

by Melih Oztalay, September 26, 2010 | Comments

5 Reasons Why You Will Outsource Local Business Listing Management

Does your business standout to local consumers through local business listings? Is your business dependent upon the local geography for your revenue? If you’re not using local business listings as an additional marketing tool to reach consumers then you are missing out on a significant local marketing tool. Considering that local business listings show up on the first page of ...

Out The Window Advertising Agency Partners wi

by Melih Oztalay, July 27, 2010 | Comments

Bill Hagen’s Out The Window Advertising partners with SmartFinds Internet Marketing

Bill Hagen’s Out The Window Advertising partners with SmartFinds Internet Marketing to introduce businesses to the benefits and components of Geo-Marketing, including Geo-Listings, Mobile Marketing and Geo-Social Marketing FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA & DETROIT, MICHIGAN – July 28, 2010 (OUT THE WINDOW ADVERTISING | SMARTFINDS INTERNET MARKETING) – Out The Window Advertising (www.reachoutthewindow.com), a full service Arizona-based advertising agency, and SmartFinds Internet ...

Internet Marketing Entrepreneur Melih Oztalay

by Melih Oztalay, July 19, 2010 | Comments

Internet marketing entrepreneur, Melih Oztalay, discusses business in Michigan

A Question and Answer with Melih Oztalay. Oztalay has two words for Metro Detroit: early adoption. In the eyes of this downtown Birmingham- based entrepreneur, it’s a key phrase that will go a long way towards reinventing the region’s economy for the 21st Century Oztalay started SmartFinds Internet Marketing in the early 1990s as an Internet service provider, getting in ...

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