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I’m the Director of Marketing here at Widewail, as well as a husband and new dad outside the office. I'm in Vermont by way of Boston, where I grew the CarGurus YouTube channel from 0 to 100k subscribers. I love the outdoors and hate to be hot, so I’m doing just fine in the arctic Vermont we call home. Fun fact: I met my wife on the shuttle bus at Baltimore airport. Thanks for reading Widewail’s content!
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Local Marketing Insider #031 // How to Make Your Ads 3x More Persuasive With UGC

10 min read | April 12, 2022
Your customers are fantastic brand advocates. A brand message communicated via past customers is roughly 3x as trusted as the same message communicated via advertising. What...
Jake Hughes Director of Marketing
Reputation Management

How to Use Google Reviews to Identify Operational Opportunities 

8 min read | April 11, 2022
Bring your reputation management strategy full circle. Google reviews can provide valuable insight on how to improve your business operations.
Jake Hughes Director of Marketing

Behind the Scenes: How Widewail's New Google Reputation Analysis Tool Works

8 min read | March 29, 2022
Widewail recently launched a great new tool, giving local marketers an easy way to assess their Google Business Profile performance. This week, take a look behind the scenes...
Jake Hughes Director of Marketing

Local Marketing Insider #029 // 3 Steps to Build Trust in Your Next Great Idea

9 min read | March 15, 2022
To build trust in a new idea you must find a better-understood reference point, find the selfish benefit, and find surprising advocates. Use these three building blocks to...
Jake Hughes Director of Marketing
News

Widewail Adds Incentivized Video Testimonials and Targeted, Customizable Review Outreach Campaigns to its Trust Marketing Platform

5 min read | March 15, 2022
With 90 percent of customers looking to reviews to build trust, Widewail demonstrates how dealers can mold perception using highly targeted customer reviews and video...
Jake Hughes Director of Marketing
Review Generation

Introducing Two New Review Generation Features: Campaigns and Incentives Engine

7 min read | March 9, 2022
Review and video testimonial generation have never been one-size-fits-all. Now, Incentives Engine and Campaigns maximize efficiency for a wider variety of business needs and...
Jake Hughes Director of Marketing

Local Marketing Insider #028 // Discover Your Wedge

4 min read | March 2, 2022
The most clearly differentiated brands have a wedge. A singular idea that sets the brand apart in the mind of the customer. This week we have 12 examples to get you thinking.
Jake Hughes Director of Marketing
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Local Marketing Insider #027 // Marketing Synergy Maps

6 min read | February 16, 2022
Change how you look at your marketing ecosystem to uncover missed opportunities. With a marketing synergy map you can visualize all of your cross-channel marketing...
Jake Hughes Director of Marketing
Google Business Profile

New Google Business Profile feature: Manage Reviews Directly in Google Search

3 min read | February 15, 2022
With the introduction of the Google Business Profile rebrand (formerly Google My Business), local businesses can now engage with customer reviews directly within search,...
Jake Hughes Director of Marketing
Local Marketing

Use this Amazing Behavioral Science Principle to Attract New Customers

9 min read | February 7, 2022
According to the self-reference effect, relatable content helps potential buyers identify their needs within your product and makes your marketing more persuasive and...
Jake Hughes Director of Marketing

How to Set up Basic Google Business Profile Tracking and Attribution // Local Marketing Insider #026

8 min read | February 1, 2022
Where is your Google Business Profile (GBP) traffic? How do you see how many searchers see your Google Business page, go to your site, and convert? Well, the technology...
Jake Hughes Director of Marketing
News

RELEASE: Leveraging Customer Video Testimonials to Capture More Credible Reviews for Auto Dealers

2 min read | January 24, 2022
Dealers look to mold the perception of the dealership as 90 percent of customers look to dealer reviews to validate trust.
Jake Hughes Director of Marketing

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