Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the way users find brands and convert into leads. Search engines, assistants, and copilots now summarize, cite, and make recommendations for readers. These new systems collect information from various sources across the web. They use data from sites, knowledge graph signals, product feeds, and third-party references to form answers to
The difference between an ineffective Google Ads campaign and one that’s leading to conversions often comes down to who’s seeing the ads. At City Ranked, this is controlled through audience targeting. Our job is not to get you the most clicks – it’s to get you the best clicks. Irrelevant clicks blow your budget and
In response to growing concerns from consumers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been making moves for the past couple of years to combat deceptive advertising. In August of 2024, the FTC officially announced a final rule that prohibits fake reviews and testimonials on products and services. With the threat of an up to $51,744
Once a steady stream of online reviews starts rolling in, it feels easy. Your business’s overall rating rises, which leads to more customers, which leads to more reviews. And most of those reviews will be positive. But inevitably, you will wake up one morning and notice a new negative review. When this happens, what’s a
So you’ve decided to make gathering reviews a bigger part of your online marketing strategy – that’s great! Now, the big looming question: how? For many business owners, asking for reviews can be one of the most frustrating parts of the job. We get it – it can take a little bit of effort, and
Reviews have always been extremely important for local businesses. Imagine a friend tells you, “Avoid that restaurant – I saw a mouse run across the floor.” You probably wouldn’t go there anytime soon, would you? But if they say, “I had the best meal of my life there!”, you might look into making reservations that
Let’s get this straight from the beginning: every small business owner wants their website to rank higher on Google – it’s a given. But what we often forget is the core purpose behind that desire. When it comes down to it, you don’t want rankings; you want leads. You want hot leads: interested customers who
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