Business Owner Review Responses Appearing on Local Services Ads
Tom Waddington shared on his blog that business owner responses to reviews are now appearing on Local Services Ads
Google Business Profile (GMB) Appointment Link Disappearing
Many noticed that the appointment link edit feature has been removed from the GBP dashboard. In most cases the link…
Updates from Customers Showing on Google Maps Listings
Spotted by Thibault Adda and shared via Twitter. This is akin to Google Posts for Customers. Previously spotted in very…
Google Business Profile New Manager/Owner Limitations
Ben Fisher at Steady Demand reports that GBP has instigated new time limits on edits for a newly assigned manager/owner…
Google rolling out new map and local interface in search
As reported by Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Land - Google has rolled out the side-by-side map and 3-pack results…
2 Ads Showing in Google Maps App Results
Joy Hawkins spotted this today - 2 ads above the organic map results in the Google Maps App.
Healthcare Providers Add Insurance & Languages To Google Business Profile
Google now lets searchers filter the local search listings for healthcare providers; facilities, doctors, etc by the types of insurances accepted and…
Google Maps Adds 4 New Features For Local Shopping
Google adds 4 new features for Local Shopping ahead of holiday season via Matt Southern at Search Engine Journal: "Area…
Google Local Inventory Design, Ship To Store & Offline Sales Feed Ads
Google Local now offering ship to store and buy online pick-up in-store ads.
Read Receipts Come to Google Business Profile Messaging
Stefan Somborac spotted and shared on Twitter - now when a customer or business reads a message from GBP, a…
New “Messages” Notification in GMB Dashboard
Spotted by Claire Carlile and shared on Twitter. Google is testing a new "X Customers are waiting for your response"…
Google Local Tests Purple Heart Label For Women Led Businesses
Saad AK and Colan Nielsen spotted this and shared on Twitter. New purple heart label for women-owned businesses