Owning a Google MyBusiness page can be a great way to get your business listed multiple times on Google. It is an essential asset for any local business owner, but sometimes it can get confusing. If you’re the only business in town, you’re always going to show up first. However, if there are hundreds … Read more
Google now places a notice or warning on some Google Business Profile listings within Google Maps when it thinks some of the reviews may be fake or fraudulent. We covered this notice when Google updated its reviews restrictions documentation but I wanted to highlight the notice more. Mike Blumenthal spotted this and posted a screenshot … Read more
Last week Thursday after reports from several advertisers, it was confirmed by Google that there was a major reporting blackout. Report Editor, Dashboards, and Saved Reports in the Google Ads web interface were down. On top of that Products, Product Groups and Listing Groups pages were down across the web interface, API, and Google Ads … Read more
Google has added an “edit” and “post” button more prominently as big buttons to Google Business Profiles within the Google Maps interface. Previously, these buttons were not as accessible in the Google Maps interface. Claudia Tomina spotted this change and posted about it on X, she wrote, “Google added Post and Edit button prominently on … Read more
Google added deeper insights for those who use merchant listings to see how well their merchant listings are performing within the Google Image Search tab. A new search appearance filter works for the image filter in the performance report in Google Search Console. Now you can go to the performance report in Search Console, filter … Read more
Did you know that Apple can mark a business listing within Appel Maps / Apple Business Connect, as permanently closed if that business listing is missing the business hours and business address and/or if the business hours and address do not match what is on the business’s website or other local listings (like on Yelp, … Read more
Google Search seems to be testing showing only local listings from Google Business Profiles for many “near me” types of queries. So when you search for [dentist near me] or [indian food near me] and so on, you only get local listings and no web search results. I personally cannot replicate this but I had … Read more
Apple Business Connect now lets you add links to your local listings that show up in Apple Maps. This is under the “actions” section that enables customers to order food, buy tickets, schedule an appointment, and more. Apple says: The Maps Place Card can include relevant custom action buttons that enable customers to order food, … Read more
Vehicle Listing Ads (VLA) within Google Ads are now live and open for Beta-listing in the UK, Denmark, and France. Previously only available in open beta in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, VLA will also soon be rolled out to the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain by the end of the second quarter of the year. … Read more
Google Shopping is a leading price comparison portal. When people want to compare products to find the best prices, a huge number of them go to Google Shopping. Retailers can grab the attention of these potential buyers by prominently featuring their products on Google Shopping. This is where product listing ads (PLAs) come in. Learn … Read more
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