11 Simple Techniques For Ranking Well In Google’s Local Business Searches

If you have a brick-and-mortar shop, you should have one major priority when it comes to your online presence – showing up in local business searches. It doesn’t matter if someone in Dallas, Texas finds your business online if you’re located in Tampa, Florida. You need the people who live,

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How Does Google Work Under The Hood And How To Beat Your Competitors On Google Search

Want to know how to stand out on Google? Many small business owners think it’s as simple as having a well-written ad. It’s not. To beat competitors on Google Search, you need to leverage SEO best practices across three pillars of a strong digital marketing strategy – your website, YouTube

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Trillions Of Questions, No Easy Answers: A Movie About How Google Search Works

Like any typical home movie, this one started in a dusty basement with boxes of old footage. Some conversations in 2019, a field trip to a data center, and an unexpected stop at a hardware store later, came together into a story-our story. Like all home movies, there’s a good

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AI, LA And The Next Billion Users | A Talk By Vint Cerf At Google Talks

Reddit CTO Chris Slowe engages one of the “Fathers of the Internet,” Vint Cerf, on topics ranging from innovation in LA to connecting the next billion users. Vint Cerf Widely known as a “Father of the Internet,” Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the

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Former Google HR Chief Laszlo Bock Aims To Revolutionize People Management With Humu

Laszlo Bock is one of the most famous heads of Human Resources ever. Part of this is that he lead HR at Google, and he initiated a number of innovative practices, many of which were captured in his book, Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead.

Part of the reason why other HR execs have not become household names is that companies do not think of HR as being as strategic as they should, and therefore the Chief Human Resources Officer is not on an equal footing with the other “chiefs.”

Two and a half years ago, Bock co-founded a company, Humu, that helps CHROs among other executives ensure that teams are as productive and as happy as possible. He has leveraged his experience at Google and GE before that along with the work of prominent academics to develop what Humu refers to as “nudges” or reminders, timed at just the right time to impact behaviors in a positive fashion. Bock describes the genesis of Humu, the technology behind these nudges, and the impact he intends make at companies large and small as a result of Humu. Ultimately, he believes that we are on the cusp of a revolution in human resources akin to the operations and manufacturing revolutions of a century ago.

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