Google Maps will show price ranges for US restaurants
The company also announced an expansion of indoor directories, Pickup with Google Maps and Area Busyness trends.
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Yelp’s new home feed looks like a certain popular social media app
The new feed shows users Popular Dishes and Yelp Connect posts based on physical proximity to the business, the popularity of a dish in reviews and the recency of the content.
Google’s local rebrand prompts SMB support amid antitrust lawsuits, says local SEO expert
If you work with SMBs and they received the notification, there's a chance they may be worried about how laws and resulting changes will affect their businesses.
Google My Business now known as Google Business Profile as Google migrates features to Maps and Search
Google is also rolling out more support for managing your business profile directly in Google Search and Maps.
Consumer interest in nightlife, entertainment, fitness businesses surge; Thursday’s daily brief
And holiday sales will break a new record as Cyber Week growth slows down.
Business reopenings have flattened while new leisure and hospitality openings drove growth, according to Yelp
A surge in consumer interest for nightlife, fitness and entertainment may indicate less hesitancy among consumers to engage in activities where it’s difficult or impossible to socially distance.
Yelp announces new features for services businesses, including custom search filters, a new review flow and themed ads
The new features may help Yelp differentiate itself from other reviews platforms, at least for users looking for services businesses.
Yelp adds virtual restaurant attribute to help reduce customer confusion
The Virtual Kitchens attribute can help takeout or delivery-only restaurants identify themselves to potential customers.
Incorrect business listings deter 63% of consumers; Thursday’s daily brief
Plus, the Google News app will show non-AMP content and Microsoft Advertising announces optimization score in the Recommendations tab.
How Google and Yelp handle fake reviews and policy violations
A side-by-side analysis of Google and Yelp's respective approaches, policies and punitive measures.
Yelp introduces “Proof of vaccination required” and “Staff fully vaccinated” profile attributes
Users will be able to filter searches using these attributes and Yelp is monitoring reviews for businesses that add them.
Google’s local ads tips for the back-to-school shopping season
More than 50% of North American back-to-school shoppers say they’ll check for in-store inventory online before heading to a store, according to Google.
These 4 local SEO tips will help you improve your Google ranking
In this webinar, learn how to rank higher with ratings and reviews that build trust in your brand.
Users can now leave more detailed restaurant reviews on Google
Details like price range and meal type are useful for potential customers, but will Google use it to enable search filters?
Yelp Audiences allows advertisers to reach Yelp users off the platform
Targeting is based on the user’s purchase intent on Yelp and ads do not have to lead back to Yelp’s platform.
Google My Business performance report adding driving direction requests and website visits
This is slowly rolling out, you might not see it show up yet in your Google My Business account.
Diners are returning to restaurants in record numbers, according to Yelp
Last month, the platform seated an all-time high of over 3.7 million diners, but the labor shortage is pushing wages higher and preventing some businesses from fully reopening.
Google My Business phases out short names
If your business currently uses short names, the links and campaigns you have associated with them won't be affected.
Google removes short names from business profiles, adds new label to local listings and tests new local card
Google is always busy with new features, changes and updates to its local search product.
Google launches new ad formats for local campaigns and pickup later option for local inventory ads
Google announced a number of local ad features at its annual Google Marketing Livestream event.