Bing Maps & Local
How to optimize your Google local Knowledge Panel
Turn your local business profiles in the search results into portals that can deliver customers right from your...
Local businesses can solicit GoFundMe donations via Bing Places
The donate feature is currently available for new GoFundMe campaigns, with support for existing fundraisers coming in the next few...
Bing adopts SpecialAnnouncement structured data for COVID-19
The SpecialAnnouncement markup can be applied to coronavirus-related business, travel, health agency and testing center...
What two big studies tell us about the state of local marketing
New research from SOCi and FreshChalk point toward best practices and reveal how most local marketers are failing to execute....
Bing offers a trio of new local search APIs
Each one performs different but complementary functions for enterprises and app developers....
Developing a schema strategy for local business: An interview with Schema App’s Martha van Berkel
Semantic markup offers the most clear-cut opportunity to tell search engines about your small business website. Discover the benefits and learn...
Bing adds hotel booking filter, home services pricing & coupon deals in search
Bing launches new intelligent search features to help you make better buying...
Bing Maps adds build and share your itinerary
Now in the US and the UK, you can plan your trips using Bing Maps with predefined itineraries that can be...
How to create content to support local SEO and rock the rankings
Are you looking for ways to increase your organic visibility and rankings in local search results? Contributor Kristopher Jones shares how to...
4 local SEO tips for restaurants
While general SEO wisdom is applicable if you're running a restaurant website, contributor Dave Davies digs into the details of the options...
Bing launches bots for local businesses
Bots are created automatically from data in Bing Places and will soon work with Facebook Messenger and Cortana....
Bing has a chatbot answering local search questions
Skype-powered chatbot is showing up as an assistant to help searchers learn about restaurants in the Seattle...
Bing UK now displaying National Health Service data for GP & hospital search queries
Searching for nearby GPs and hospitals on Bing UK will surface information pulled from the country's publicly-funded national healthcare system....
Local SEO in 2017: 5 simple ways to dominate local search
New to local search? Wondering where to start? Columnist Sherry Bonelli offers five tactics to help you kick off your local SEO...
NORAD’s Santa Tracker counts down the days until Christmas 2016 with Bing’s help
In 1955, NORAD's number was mistakenly printed in a 1955 Sears Roebuck & Co. holiday ad. The organization has been tracking Santa ever...
Bing local search update highlights business holiday hours in local listings
Local listings display accurate holiday hours in real time....
Bing search app for iOS & Android gets new music, video & map features
Bing's making it easier to find song titles, as well as add Netflix and Amazon movie titles to your watchlist on mobile....
The future of the map
The leap from physical to digital maps was game-changing for marketers and consumers alike, but what's next on the horizon? Columnist Brian...
Seeking investments from Microsoft & Amazon, HERE signals intent to compete aggressively with Google Maps
Carmaker consortium seeks additional funds, resources to further develop and grow the mapping...
DuckDuckGo launches Directions! feature with option to use multiple map apps
DuckDuckGo's new feature lets users choose from Apple, Bing, Here, OpenStreetMap or Google Maps to get...