Local mobile content doubles in one year

Matt Kapko
  • Matt Kapko
Posted on June 11, 2009

Consumers are seeking local information on their mobile devices in record numbers. The rate of those seeking local content more than doubled from March 2008 to March 2009, MarketingVox reports, citing new data from comScore Mobile.

Local advertising has seen tremendous growth lately. A separate report from the Yellow Pages Association and comScore found that local search grew 58 percent in 2008. Small- and medium-sized businesses are ramping up their investment in the area as growth continues to surge.

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Shallie Bey
Shallie Bey June 12, 2009 at 8:34 AM

This is an exciting thing for entrepreneursr to realize. Business success for brick and mortar local businesses depends upon the Internet. Business owners must learn to use key word research, differentiation and similar marketing concepts that they often think of applying only to Internet marketing. The Internet is becoming the "Real World. The Internet provides another opportunity to work smarter rather than harder.

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