Consumers are increasingly searching for brands and businesses using their mobile phones. Google has said about 20 percent of searches on Google.com are now related to location and about one-third of all Google searches via the mobile platform are related to the searcher’s local environment.

Google searches via the mobile platform are related to the searcher’s local environment. Here’s a look at why brands and marketers need to make sure their sites are optimized for mobile in this week’s New Media Minute.

-Daisy Whitney

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