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But those same national brands have generally tended to view local marketing as inefficient and unscalable. So, what’s the trick to making local efforts pay off? - ###### Mike Raleigh ## [Where I Want To Be: How Marketers Screw Up Geotargeting](https://www.longitude73.com/blog/marketers-screw-up-geotargeting) There is an old Sales and Marketing tactic that used to be popular in business, but has lost favor because, well, it can be prosecuted as fraud. It used to work like this: - ###### Mike Raleigh ## [Realtors: Buying A Home Is About Much More Than Buying A Home](https://www.longitude73.com/blog/realtors-sell-more-than-a-home) The problem with selling a home generally isn’t the home. It isn’t the person selling the home (well, most of the time). And you know, it really isn’t even the price. 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They want the tools and facilitation to plan travel that work for them personally. - ###### Mike Raleigh ## [It’s the “Little Things.” What You Should Know About Micro-Moments.](https://www.longitude73.com/blog/micro-moments) A few years ago, Google first introduced us to the notion of “micro-moments.” These are defined as “intent-rich moments when a person turns to a device to act on a need - to know, go, do, or buy.” - ###### Mike Raleigh ## [The Big Consumer "Bye Bye" To Marketers](https://www.longitude73.com/blog/the-big-consumer-bye-bye-to-marketers) With the overwhelming amount of e-mails and advertising (web, TV, radio, you name it) that we’re exposed to each and every moment, it’s no surprise that more people are choosing to “check out.” - ###### Mike Raleigh ## [3 Reasons To Add Georelevance To Your Marketing](https://www.longitude73.com/blog/reasons-to-add-geo-relevance) You know how you behave online. 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