Google Showing Sentiment Breakdown for Reviews on Local Business Listings
Tom Waddington first spotted this review section with a breakdown of sentiment for Punctuality, Quality and Responsiveness.
Google’s New Free Hotels Listing Option
Barry Schwartz announced that Google is now offering hotel listings for free. Previously this was a paid option. This looks…
Ways to Manage Insurance Information for Healthcare Providers
Healthcare providers can manage their health insurance acceptance information in 2 ways, via a direct edit link or via the…
Google Testing “Estimated Cost Near You” in Local Pack
Tom Waddington spotted this feature. It's not easy to replicate, so it appears to be a very limited test. Can…
Local Ranking Update on February 24
Barry Schwartz alerted me to the fluctuations in local search ranking over on our forum. After checking a dozen or…
GMB showing Staff and Attorneys in Knowledge Panel Results
The GMB listing for Mike Morse Injury Law Firm has sections for Attorney and Staff. Both of these sections can…
Bing Local Listings now Showing Facebook Reviews, Replaces Yelp.
Bing has removed Yelp from a place of prominence on business listings, now showing Facebook Recommendations, Foursquare info, and other…
GMB Showing Messaging Within GMB Dashboard
First spotted/shared by @henryh954 on twitter, Google is now allowing you to see messaging data in the GMB dashboard
Google Adding “Available Online” Attribute to Maps Searches
Spotted by Tom Waddington - Google is letting users filter maps results by those offering services/products "online"
GMB Adding Stars to Review Snippets in Knowledge Panels
Now along with the 3 review snippets in the Knowledge Panel for a brand, you can see the stars given…
Bug: GMB Profile Completion Stuck at 85%
Saijo George Tweeted that one of his GMB listings has been stuck at 85%. Joy confirmed that this is a…
See Original Verified Listings Directly from your GMB Dashboard
Now you can see the original verified listing directly from your GMB dashboard. h/t to @SyedMAmirHassa1 on Twitter for spotting…