Randy Kirk & Assoc

Small Business Marketing is like any other skill. There are fundamentals, then layers of training that build up from the foundations. Serial business builder and author Randy Kirk has just released his 30 Marketing Secrets online.

To absolutely no one's surprise, Google adds the vanity URL option to Google+ pages and Google+ Profiles. The race will be on shortly for all the major keywords. When Facebook made this move, there was a countdown and everything. What will Google do?

Google is in a fight with Yelp and YellowPages for domination of the local business directory category. Yelp and Yellow Pages are winning the "brand awareness" war. Google has the best product, but they should know that the brand is the thing.

Author, marketing consultant, serial entrepreneur Randy Kirk asks a question every small business owner should be asking themselves: How much new business is coming from my website, Google Places, Facebook? The answer may be a shock to most SMB's.

Business owners and marketers are commonly reading the latest book on the latest marketing approach or breakthrough. Warner Business Books author and serial entrepreneur, Randy Kirk, is blogging about the top 101 Marketing Secrets.

With so many Google SEO Experts calling you all the time, who can you trust. Why not the one who has the top listing on a search for Google Places Expert. Now that expert, Randy Kirk, shares his experience in a newly released video series.

Googles various search methods for finding local businesses have been in continuous flux for five years. As of mid July almost all Google Places listings have been merged with Google+ Local Pages. What does this mean for Google Places rankings?

Google's effort to list all of the local businesses in the world is driving those very businesses crazy with all the changes. Maybe they are the cause of the continued slow recovery. We need someone to blame.

Most small businesses, SMB's, now rely on the internet for over 50% of their marketing spend. Randy Kirk is a local business SEM expert and has provided his top ten list for 2012: Based on ROI, where should SMB's put time and money this year?

Small business owners who do not claim their Google Places Listing were put at a further disadvantage today with another major change in the look and functions of Google Places. The iconic red place marker has turned grey and more.