Mar262018 by Susan SternNo Comments
Omaha Digital Marketing Company Q&A

Omaha Digital Marketing Company Q&A

Digital Marketing, Latest News, SEO, Small Business
You have questions. We have answers!By Susan SternOmaha Digital Marketing company consultantMarch 20, 2018  -The below comes from answers posed to Stern PR Marketing on the social media platform Quora. Follow, if you like. Each answer was rewritten to avoid a search engine penalty for duplicate content.Q. Does Google charge for a business listing in their search results?Answer.No. There is zero cost to create a Google business listing, and it may be auto-generated. The best advice for any business, non profit, institution and government agency is to outsource business listing set up and maintenance to a local PR digital consultant.She/he will manually set it up, upload custom photography and graphics (no stock images!), and write an SEO-friendly business summary. In addition, your consultant, in your monthly SEO plan, will reply to…
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Sep302017 by Susan SternNo Comments
Alert: Fake Google Robocalls

Alert: Fake Google Robocalls

Google, Small Business
[caption id="attachment_8801" align="alignleft" width="76"] Susan Stern[/caption] [heading animation_iteration="1" align="aligncenter"]Google, FTC and FCC Cracking Down on Rampant Illegal Robocalls[/heading][vc_column_text] Updated October 10, 2017 By Susan Stern, and Allison Schwartz, Contributor - Stern PR Marketing Omaha (OMAHA, Nebraska) -  Small Business Owners Beware. If you receive an "extremely urgent" robocall "to update your Google business or Maps listing" asking you to press a key to speak to a live local "Google" sales rep - hang up. [audio mp3=https://sternprmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Google-Business-Listing-Scam-RoboCall.mp3"] Don't be fooled. It's not Google, it's an impostor up to no good: "many unscrupulous individuals and companies make these calls, even though they are breaking the law. Sometimes, robocalls falsely claim to be working “with Google” or “for Google” in an attempt to sell different schemes and online marketing services to unsuspecting individuals and…
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Sep292017 by Susan SternNo Comments
Set Marketing/PR Goals In the New Year!

Set Marketing/PR Goals In the New Year!

Google, Other, SEO, Small Business, Website Security
[vc_row][vc_column][heading animation_iteration="1" align="aligncenter"]Google Chrome's HTTPS Campaign Underway[/heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [caption id="attachment_8522" align="alignleft" width="125"] Susan Stern, President, Stern PR Marketing Firm Omaha Neb[/caption] By Susan Stern, Stern PR Omaha Updated Fri September 29, 2017 Originally Published October 2016 Google Chrome,'s 'HTTPS Everywhere' campaign making the web safer - is in full swing. At the end of January 2017, Chrome began labeling all websites that failed to jump on the SSL encryption bandwagon with an upside down explanation point. When pressed, users discover a warning of an insecure connection - giving the impression the site may be compromised. All websites, from mom and pop blogs to big news sites are expected to do it. As of September 29th, the NBC site, has not added SSL encryption nor have CNN, Foxnews, and ABC News. The…
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