At the end of the first year, students are taken on a 10 - day international study trip, where they meet local executives and
learn about local business conditions.
So, this morning I checked out Google + Local — the Goog's newest offering, which replaces Google Places and makes
recommendations about local businesses based on your past reviews, reviews your contacts have made, as well as Zagat ratings.
For people looking for information about other local businesses, 36 % of Americans primarily use search engines to get information
about those local businesses as well.
Marketing research shares a lot of insights into the weight consumers give to business reviews online: 72 % of consumers said that online reviews are as trustworthy as personal recommendations, and 52 % of them said that positive online reviews
about a local business make them more likely to pay it a visit.
For other local brick - and - mortar businesses that don't fit into those categories, 47 % of Americans obtain information
about those local businesses from the web as well.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat, hosted a roundtable Monday in Westchester
County about local businesses and exporting, but focused the first several minutes on the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
The recent additions of information
about local businesses alongside popular third - party apps, like Uber and Dominos, are a big step forward, and shows that other companies are taking notice of Alexa and want to integrate their services with it.
You may even publish information on your Web site or a social
network about local businesses, charities, events, and activities, as well as special people, groups and neighborhoods that are making a difference.
He says: «We are keen to use INVEST Essex's expertise to understand
more about our local businesses, their challenges, and the opportunities that exist through collaboration.»
We focus on introducing you to hidden gems, exploring the back streets and learning
about local businesses as well as explaining Hong Kong's culture, customs and history.
The lawsuits «are borne from a lack of understanding of how Yelp works to provide customers with useful
information about local businesses and protect users from fake, or shill, reviews,» Stoppelman wrote, explaining that when businesses ask customers for reviews (something Levitt acknowledges he did), they can get caught in Yelp's review filter.
Mapping services, which are popular features on tablets, typically include street maps, information
about local businesses and sometimes traffic status.
Facebook is the most popular social network for consumers looking for information
about local businesses.
Unlike the Saturday Market, this is more
about local business than tourism.
It'll allow people to do things like find information
about local businesses, search YouTube for videos and surface content through deep links into installed apps.