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LocaliQ Overview

What is LocaliQ?

LocaliQ is how businesses attract and retain ideal customers. The marketing platform helps businesses grow faster with a suite of AI lead management and digital agents, marketing automation, omnichannel campaign management, advanced reporting, and expert-led services. The technology allows customers to optimize ad spend in real-time across multiple channels, saving time and ensuring real results. Dash is LocaliQ’s AI-powered lead management SaaS solution designed to help businesses convert more leads into customers, faster and more efficiently. With automated lead scoring, follow-ups, and reporting, plus advanced AI agents and an included SMS conversational tool, Dash streamlines workflows, eliminates manual tasks, and helps to boost revenue for businesses of all sizes. Integrated with LocaliQ’s AI marketing platform, Dash enables businesses to enhance customer experiences, automate workflows, and save time to focus on growing their business. LocaliQ's products and services include: -AI chatbots -Marketing Automation -Lead Management Software -Live Chat -SMS Marketing -Social Media Marketing -Cross-Channel Advertising -Paid Search Advertising -Marketing Analytics -Social Media Advertising -Display Advertising -Video Advertising -Targeted Email Marketing -Multi-Listings Management -SEO Tools -Websites & Landing Pages -Custom Promotions In order to align all of Gannett's digital marketing solutions under a single brand identity, the ReachLocal, WordStream, and ThriveHive brands were consolidated under the LocaliQ name.

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Guided Marketing Solution for Small Business Owners

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LocaliQ is part of Gannett, a global media company that delivers local and national news to millions of people every day. With national reach backed by LocaliQ’s award-winning AI-powered digital marketing platform, businesses of all sizes with access to their ideal customer audiences and convert more leads into customers, faster and more efficiently.

LocaliQ is how businesses attract and retain ideal customers. The marketing platform for businesses to grow faster with a suite of AI lead management and digital agents, marketing automation, omnichannel campaign management, advanced reporting, and expert-led services.

Integrated with LocaliQ’s AI marketing platform Dash™ is an AI-powered lead management solution designed to enhance customer experiences, automate workflows, and save time to focus on growing their business. With automated lead scoring, follow-ups, and reporting, plus advanced AI agents, now all the right customers find you.


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1906
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1675 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY, United States, 10019
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Gannett Co. is a leading media holding company based in the United States, known for its extensive portfolio of newspapers, digital media platforms, and marketing services. It operates well-known publications, including USA Today, and offers content and advertising solutions across various channels. With a focus on delivering local news and information, Gannett aims to engage communities and provide advertisers with effective outreach. For more information, visit their website at [gannett.com](https://www.gannett.com/).


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Dominic S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"They don’t deliver the results they say they would"
The software they utilize is helpful for follow ups
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Digital Marketing Specialist
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Review source: Seller invite
What do you like best about LocaliQ?

I love how simple it is to make changes to our account. Wordstream makes it easy to find data in Google Ads so that we can improve strategy in real time. Our monthly advisor check ins help keep our account growing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LocaliQ?

I wish that there was a way to see keywords and ads performance in a way that tied the two together. It would be helpful to know for sure that high cost keywords were attributed to high performing ads, or vice versa. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LocaliQ:

If search advertising is new to you or our company, I highly recommend signing up for the Wordstream advisor service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LocaliQ solving and how is that benefiting you?

We started from zero with Google Ads and it was a real shot in the dark. Wordstream has taken what was nearly 3 days worth of work each week and brought it down to under a day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CD
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about LocaliQ?

I am very disappointed with Worstream...I signed up for a year contract and discovered the platform would NOT work for what I needed it for...I tried to cancel and they would not refund a penny of the $4,400 I paid up front for the full year... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LocaliQ?

I paid $4,400 to use this platform...Found out it wouldn't work...And the would not let me cancel or refund me anything...I can get WAY better reporting and even ad management tips for free from Google and I think they know this...Worst experience ever...I am a small company without room in my budget to waste $4,400 on something that didnt work...Also, when I first imported my FB accounts they didn't all get imported and I worked with two reps for almost a month to try to figure out how to import the rest...When they couldn't figure out the problem I finally disconnected my account and started from scratch...I got it to work and when I did I quickly saw that the platform would not do what I needed it to do...I didn't even get a 7 day trial period...I am an idiot for paying for all this upfront but would never have guessed that a company would have such terrible service or be so desperate for money to not give me a partial refund. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LocaliQ:

Stay Away! Or at least NEVER pay for an extended period up front until you know what you are getting into...I honestly don't believe this company will be around in the next 5 years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LocaliQ solving and how is that benefiting you?

With Wordstream I was hoping to streamline adWords changes and (more importantly) gain access to automated AdWords and Facebook reporting for my clients. These reports where brutal though...They couldn't' be customized at all and have very narrow applications. Biggest wast of $4,400 ever and I have started speaking with a lawyer about my options now since Wordstream will not let me cancel my account or refund my a penny... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kristina W.
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What do you like best about LocaliQ?

I was recently baited into trial a free 7 day trial of WordStream. It is not a free trial. It is a "read only" feature even as it functions completely as though it is an actual trial - none of the work you do in the free trial will be implemented unless you become a paying subscriber. But they don't tell you that upfront, instead they waste your time. It appears to be a fully functioning trial, enabling you to connect both google adwords and facebook ad accounts, and give feedback on changes you could make to optimize your ads and even create new ones. This seemed like a great solution for having all my ads managed in one place. So much so, I spend hours making changes and creating new ads with wordstream. And I was excited by their service. That was until, after saving all the changes and seeing that the changes were not yet posting to my google ads account i contacted customer service to ask - how long does it take for the changes to be implemented? At that point customer service tells me the changes wont be made unless you join our subscription service. This is a "read only" trial. Its not actually functioning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LocaliQ?

In my opinion this was intentionally deceptive by means of omission to explain that their "free trial" was not in fact a full functioning version of their software but instead just a "read only" preview. They could have easily communicated this by not allowing you to save changes unless you were a paying subscriber or simply calling it what it is - a read only preview. IT IS NOT A FREE TRIAL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LocaliQ:

Software like this is much needed so they are onto something here. However, just be aware that any work you do during the free trial will not be implemented unless you become an actual subscriber. Don't waste your time like I did thinking it was an actual trial. It is READ ONLY, so have a look around and play around but just know the work wont be implemented. So there is actually no way to try this software in action and see the changes made on your ads in any kind of trial format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LocaliQ solving and how is that benefiting you?

Also their monthly fees START at $299 a month. Not feasible for a small business like mine just starting to grow.

Be honest about your free trial and make it an actual free trial. No better way to get me to pay for a services than for me to start seeing conversions based on the help of using your service during a real free trial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jessica Armstrong of LocaliQ
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Hi Kristina, Apologies if you felt deceived by our free trial. You are correct in stating that our trial is read only. There are two reason we do this. We save changes is so that if a trial user becomes a customer, we don't want them to lose all of their hard work! We also want to make sure trial users feel comfortable trying all parts of the tool without worrying about how it might affect their account. There is currently a yellow banner at the top of every trial explaining that changes will not go live until you upgrade to a customer subscription, but if your didn't notice it, others might not either! I will share this feedback with our UX team. Thanks!

~WordStream

Phil H.
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What do you like best about LocaliQ?

The interface is very good and also appears to display data that Google doesn't... or it's so buried in the AdWords interface I've never found it. Super easy to use and exponentially faster than managing through AdWords. The 20-minute work week is fantastic for gradual campaign improvement. And last but not least, my campaigns are delivering greater efficiency than before. Not only is it easier and faster to use, but creates better results.

Support and onboarding is among the best you will ever use. Their team seems motivated, happy, and they are all about patience and support. Outstanding people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LocaliQ?

Really, the only thing I dislike is the cost. I am a one-man show and it's a hefty commitment for me. The monthly cost is on a sliding scale based on ad spend. because the spend is based on the client's budget it can be difficult to control. I don't set client budgets. :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LocaliQ:

Highly recommended. the product delivers on its promises and the support and onboarding is outstanding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LocaliQ solving and how is that benefiting you?

My negative keywords are far better; WS does a great job finding new negative keywords from actual queries. I am also finding new search keywords through the same query analysis. My ad creative has improved using their best practices checklist and list of top keywords. Having them on the same screen as the ad form is extremely helpful.

Generally speaking, WS has helped me do a better job of delivering on my promise to clients: that their campaigns will see increased efficiency and effectiveness each week. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chris N.
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What do you like best about LocaliQ?

Beware of this company if you are a small business. They charge you a ridiculous cost, and it is impossible to cancel. They offer no refunds - if you don’t use the software or want to stop, you will still continue to receive $500 bills each month based on “spend” for an account you connected to get one audit for a client.

Google can do every single thing wordsteeam does. There are much better dashboards (cyfe etc) at much more reasonable prices. Stay Away Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LocaliQ?

Tricky cancellation terms, insane fees, inflexible support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LocaliQ solving and how is that benefiting you?

They do not let you cancel your account and have a ridiculous price they charged you even if you don’t use it at all Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jessica Armstrong of LocaliQ
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Hi Chris, Sorry to hear of your frustrations regarding our billing practices. We do our best to be very upfront about out commitment lengths and cancellation policies, but it sounds like in your case we could have done better.

Chris W.
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Brand Marketing Manager
Marketing and Advertising
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about LocaliQ?

20-minute work week is such a great tool to save time & optimize campaigns Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LocaliQ?

nothing really, the platform is robust and saves us a bunch of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LocaliQ solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google Adwords optimization & campaign builds Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about LocaliQ?

WordStream takes Google Analytics and Google Ads information and helps us easily how to make improvements to get better results while spending less on campaigns. Once basic tracking is set up on the site there isn't much technical knowledge needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LocaliQ?

They have a lot of content in their blog, but it's hard to find solutions in it because there isn't a way to search it and not a lot of content for developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LocaliQ solving and how is that benefiting you?

WordStream automates some of our ad management so that a single person can handle more clients than they normally would've and be able to spend more time on customer service. We've also seen improvements in ad results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Review source: Seller invite
What do you like best about LocaliQ?

The built in call tracking functionality allows us to provide valuable conversion tracking for clients who normally wouldn't want to pay extra for another service. Also, their live chat and customer reps are very responsive, friendly, and knowledgeable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LocaliQ?

Sometimes the 20 minute work week suggestions aren't exactly aligned with our plans and strategy and we have to ignore sometimes a lot of suggestions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LocaliQ:

Use the 20 minute work week to do the basic mundane tasks for the week. Then use the call tracking features to really help boost the account. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LocaliQ solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helping clients understand where phone calls are coming from with phone call tracking is great. I'm then able to optimize the account based off of what keywords lead to phone calls that were normally unavailable before. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about LocaliQ?

I like the 20 minute task setup which helps with efficiency Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LocaliQ?

The system is not totally perfect with finding negative keywords Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LocaliQ solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helps with budgeting optimization and ad copies alot Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Miranda T.
MT
Marketing Manager
Staffing and Recruiting
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about LocaliQ?

The WordStream platform is a very thought out software program that strips away all the confusing and complications elements of Google Ads, and provides an easy to use system for managing your ads. They have created a system that makes managing ads simple for the every day marketer/advertiser. Their Premier Consulting is also very helpful for those looking to bounce ideas of an expert and/or get more personal guidance and assistance from WordStream. Lastly. the company as a whole is exceptional at educating their clients about the latest in paid advertising. I am constantly learning and looking to WorStream to provide me with the newest Google changes and updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LocaliQ?

My only complaint is that they do not offer YouTube advertising at this time. I hope this will be a feature that will integrate with the system in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LocaliQ:

If you are looking to manage your paid ad campaigns in-house, this tool is a great resource. WordStream helps you manage your ad spend, adjust and/or write new ads and meet your goals all in one easy to use online dashboard. If you are using multiple paid ads like Google Ads, Facebook and Bing, they can all be managed in one place with WordStream. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LocaliQ solving and how is that benefiting you?

WordStream has allowed us to bring our paid advertising efforts in-house and given us full control of our account, while also providing us with the confidence that we are managing the account properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.