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When did you last update your business description?

18 February 2026 //  by admin

Most businesses wrote their Google business description years ago. Usually, it happened at the exact same time they first built their online citations – Google Business Profile, directories, local listings, industry platforms – and then it was never touched again. If you’re being honest, there’s a good chance yours falls into one (or more) of …

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Category: Local Media, marketingTag: Google, google reviews, measuring success, online marketing, top tips

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Why a Perfect 5-Star Google Rating Isn’t Always Ideal

15 January 2026 //  by admin

When managing online reputation, you might hear: “We need more 5‑star reviews on Google!” While high ratings are desirable, a perfect 5.0 can sometimes send the wrong signal — and may even hurt trust, conversions, or visibility. Here’s why businesses should think beyond just the stars. A business with only 5‑star reviews may look less …

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Category: NewsTag: communications, Google, google reviews, measuring success, top tips

Why Local SEO Is So Important for Businesses Today

4 November 2025 //  by admin

If your business relies on customers in your area, then local SEO should be one of your top marketing priorities. Whether you run a shop, café, trades business or professional service, being found online by local customers can make all the difference. At Gleave Media, we help businesses across Devon improve their visibility and attract …

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Category: NewsTag: Google, local search engine optimisation, seo

Why does your business need to collect online reviews

5 May 2023 //  by admin

Collecting online reviews are essential for businesses for several reasons: In summary, collecting online reviews is essential for businesses because it builds trust, improves search engine rankings, provides valuable feedback, increases customer engagement, and helps businesses stand out. By actively seeking out reviews and responding to them, businesses can use online reviews as a powerful …

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Category: Digital Marketing, Local Media, News, Online MarketingTag: communications, Google, strategy

Why is Google My Business Important for SEO?

27 July 2021 //  by admin

In the early days, having a recognizable sign for your story was important to bring in customers. In the modern-day, the internet has quickly become the customer’s thoroughfare, and your businesses’ online presence is the new shopfront. With easy internet accessibility in the hands of almost every customer, it’s no surprise that a missing Google …

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Category: NewsTag: communications, Google, local business, measuring success

Search Engine Optimisation for your business

28 April 2021 //  by admin

We run many search engine optimisation plans for many aspirational businesses and the question we have to ask is how would search engine optimisation for your business work and would it work for your business? For us search engine optimisation (SEO) doesn’t have to be a minefield of jargon, specialised tools and arcane website tweaks …

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Your Digital Strategy for 2018

17 January 2018 //  by GleaveMedia

In 2018 your business needs a digital marketing strategy and this needs to constantly evolve if you hope to stay ahead of your competition, we have a wealth of experience in managing this and developing new strategies for customers as their businesses evolve . As alot of it involves staying on top of current marketing trends …

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Category: Digital Marketing, Email marketing, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIN, mobile, Online Marketing, Pay Per Click Marketing, SEO, social media, YouTubeTag: digital marketing, email marketing, facebook, Google, inbound marketing, online marketing, Pay Per Click, PPC, seo, social media, social media strategy, top tips

Does your business think local?

25 July 2017 //  by GleaveMedia//  Leave a Comment

It should go without saying that its no good having a great product or website if people cant find it, almost pointless in fact. We’ve written previously about the importance of a Google local listing and it is vital that this is optimised so that your business can be found by local customers.  Local information is …

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Category: Geolocation, Local Media, Online Marketing, social mediaTag: Google, inbound marketing, local business, online marketing, social media

Why your business needs a Google local business listing

20 March 2017 //  by GleaveMedia//  3 Comments

As a small business owner, you should know how important your Google search rankings are. You probably have done at least some kind of SEO to increase your ranking and improve the traffic to your business’s website, but that might not be enough. Since Google searches don’t always cover geographic location, simply showing up in …

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Category: Local Media, NewsTag: business listing, Google, local business, top tips

Optimizing for organic search

25 November 2015 //  by GleaveMedia//  Leave a Comment

Optimizing for organic search and refining for SEO is something we’ve alot of experience with and something that as digital marketers we’re always working on to give our customers the best possible service, this is especially important when you consider how competitive and expensive paid search is getting. In the UK we are pretty much focused …

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Category: NewsTag: Google, inbound marketing, seo, website development

We believe in responsive web design, is your site responsive?

23 April 2015 //  by GleaveMedia//  Leave a Comment

As a company we believe in responsive web design and were pleased that as from 21st April following changes to their search algorithm Google have said they will prioritise mobile-friendly websites. So if your website is not fully responsive to screen size, this will lead to a drop in rankings, visits etc – this means …

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Category: News, Web DevelopmentTag: Google, Responsive website, website development

Three top tips for Pay Per Click success

7 October 2013 //  by GleaveMedia//  Leave a Comment

We believe Pay Per Click marketing is something of an art form, easy to setup but very difficult to get it right so it actually works really well for your business.  There are many elements that effect the success of any PPC campaign and they generally revolve around the three core rules that should always …

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Category: Pay Per Click MarketingTag: Bing, Facebook Ads, Google, Pay Per Click, PPC, Yahoo

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Alistair at Gleave was instrumental in setting up our social media accounts for our biotech cosmetics company. This was particularly complicated as we had to unpick our predecessors work. We now have a very slick system in place which paves the way for us to use advanced analytics to track user experience, website performance and other parameters. Thanks to Alistair and the team!
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I have been working with Gleave Media for the last few months, and found them to be exellent at communication and understand our business also fast at responding to our questions. I am looking forward to working more closely with Gleave Media in the New Year and beyond. Thanks Gleave Media!
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I have been really impressed with Alistair and his company. They are extremely reactive and explain everything in detail. They have been doing everything that was promised originally and so much more. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending them to anyone looking for these services.
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We asked Alistair from Gleave media to build us a new website which would enable our business to grow, we required a full e-commerce website that was easy to navigate, visually appealing, loads quickly and has a great customer journey. Our CRM,diary booking system and customer finance calculator all had to be integrated. Everything was completed in a timely manner and Alistair is very responsive to the numerous questions that we had. I would highly recommend Gleave media if you are looking for a new website.
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