New Expanded Restaurant Review Features on Google Maps App
Barry Schartz reported on users of the Google Maps App being able to leave more nuanced restaurant reviews where your…
GMB Offering New Form to Merge Reviews from Duplicate Listings
Tessa Hughes from Whitespark noticed this new GMB support experience where you can show which listing the reviews live on…
Editing from GMB Platform Now Availble in Popup
Spotted by Claire Carlile on Twitter: Now when you click on the pencil to edit a listing via the GMB…
GMB Labeling Phone Numbers Using Google’s Call Tracking Feature
Spotted by klharris in the Local Search Forum: GMB has started showing a label on phone numbers that are utilizing…
Google Local Pack Review Filters Smiley Faces
Claire Carlile spotted smiley faces lending sentiment indicators to places labels in Google Reviews. Barry Schwartz covers the new feature…
Most-Mentioned Place Topic Reviews Being Featured on GMB Listings
Allie at Whitespark figured out that the featured reviews in GMB reflect the most popular places labels from reviews!
2021 Google My Business Insights Update
Updated on June 15, 2021 to include new Directions and Website Clicks breakdown. It looks like the Directions and Website…
Average Review Showing On Maps for Restaurant Searches
Tim Capper spotted these average review bubbles showing on maps for review searches.
GMB Messaging Now Showing Desktop Notifications
Claire Carlile showed a desktop notification of a GMB message coming through via GMB Messenger.
Google Launches Small Business Advisors
Officially launched back in November 2020 - Google has expanded the availability of its small business advisors program
GMB Deprecates Shortname Feature
Google has indicated that the Shortname feature within GMB is being deprecated. Existing shortnames will continue to work, but you…
GMB Adds “New on Google” Label to GMB Listings
Dave DiGregorio spotted a "New On Google" label on a GMB listing that was newly made.