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Ultimate Guide to Local Business Marketing
Perry Marshall and Talor Zamir
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Transform your local business with Perry Marshall's definitive guide - the bible for digital-age entrepreneurs. While traditional Yellow Pages died, Marshall's strategies helped thousands of small businesses capture high-quality leads. Even Google's own marketers call him "the king of AdWords."

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Why Your Local Business Is Bleeding Money (And You Don't Even Know It)

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What if I told you that 95% of local businesses are failing at marketing-not because they're bad at what they do, but because they're playing a game that no longer exists? While you're pouring money into billboards and Yellow Pages ads, your competitors are quietly dominating a space where customers are already looking for you, credit card in hand. The shift from traditional advertising to search engine marketing represents the most dramatic change in local business in decades, yet most business owners are still fighting yesterday's war. This isn't about learning new tricks-it's about survival. When someone searches "emergency plumber near me" at 2 AM, they're not browsing. They're buying. And if you're not there, someone else is cashing that check.

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The Death of Interruption Marketing

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Why Paying for Clicks Beats "Free" Traffic Every Time

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The 80/20 Revelation That Changes Everything

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The Four Mistakes Killing Your AdWords Campaigns

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The Landing Page Science Nobody Teaches You

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From Clicks to Cash: The Complete System

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