--- title: rankingCoach Blog | Marketing Journey description: Marketing Journey | The Best Digital Marketing guide for SMBs - featuring deep dives on key Digital Marketing terms, Google Updates, Local SEO & Search Engine Optimization --- [![rankingcoach](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/RankingCoach_April2021/images/rC-logo-color-medium.svg "rankingcoach")](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us) - [Features](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us/features?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Pricing](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us/pricing?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Partners](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us/partners?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Blog](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en) - [English](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/tag/marketing-journey) - [Deutsch](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/de/tag/marketing-reise) - [Español](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/es/tag/marketing-journey) - [Français](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/fr/tag/marketing-journey) - [Italiano](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/it/tag/strategia-marketing) - [Polski](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/pl/tag/marketingowa-podróż) - [Português](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/pt/tag/jornada-do-marketing) English Back Close - [Home](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Features](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us/features?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Pricing](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us/pricing?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Partners](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us/partners?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Blog](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en) ## rankingCoach’s Digital Marketing blog for small businesses Search for articles Category Select Category - [Digital Marketing](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/tag/digital-marketing) - [SEO](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/tag/seo) - [Marketing Journey](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/tag/marketing-journey) - [Local listings](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/tag/local-listings) - [Press Release](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/tag/press-release) - [Social Media Marketing](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/tag/social-media-marketing) - [Partner](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/tag/partner) - [SEA](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/tag/sea) - [video marketing](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/tag/video-marketing) [![Local Directories and AI-Driven Search for Small Businesses](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/hubfs/blog_content/en/featured/article-41088593225-featured-image-1758702658.jpeg)](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/what-are-local-directories) [Local Directories and AI-Driven Search for Small Businesses](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/what-are-local-directories) Search behavior has changed significantly. 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