Google: Maps & Local
Store visits now available for Google Ads smart bidding optimization
Now smart bidding can take foot traffic and online conversion actions into...
Google now showing competitor ads on local business profiles
The unit is from Local Campaigns and businesses cannot pay to remove them....
Video: Local search expert Joy Hawkins shares an unexpected finding from her Google reviews research
Hawkins talks to Search Engine Land editor Barry Schwartz about breaking out on her own, buying Local Search Forum and a recent discovery she...
Google’s inconsistency with third-party reviews is a confusing user experience
Google would be better off removing “reviews from the web” because the lack of enforcement with their own guidelines makes it difficult to...
Why is there so little innovation in local?
The alpha and omega of local is now...
Google My Business adds bulk review management
You can now save time and find reviews faster with this new Google My Business...
Hotels can now add services, amenities in Google My Business
Now you can control your hotel details on Google Maps and Google...
Reservations, AR navigation coming to Google Maps
The new features are aimed at making Maps a hub for...
Google discontinues Trips mobile app
Users will be directed to use Search and Maps for their travel...
Video: Mary Bowling on the growth of local SEO and importance knowledge panels
What a fun discussion with this local SEO legend, who has devoted her life to helping small businesses succeed....
Google tests carousel local pack with ads included
In this new design, Google is not showing as many local results by...
Do local citations matter anymore? Five local SEOs sound off
A range of opinions about how much attention to devote to...
‘Get a Quote’ button added to Google business local knowledge panels
If you have Google My Business messaging turned out, you may start getting more messages from...
New site Hotspot Law like ZocDoc for lawyers
The startup is entering a mature vertical but one "in need of an upgrade."...
Google says shortnames bug resolved, local listings restored
It's unclear yet whether the missing reviews issue has also been fixed....
What two big studies tell us about the state of local marketing
New research from SOCi and FreshChalk point toward best practices and reveal how most local marketers are failing to execute....
Yelp offering more paid profile upgrades for business owners
These new subscription products are part of broader push by the company to enable more business profile customization and generate new...
Millions of fake Google Maps listings hurt real business and consumers
Google says it is working on it, but is still positioned to profit as local businesses claw back visibility with paid...
Google My Business adds more branding tools, introduces searchable @shortnames
The top 5% of local businesses in each category will also be eligible for a new "Local Favorite" badge....
Google Maps displaying redirect notice alerts when users click on business website URLs
A bug within Google Maps may be resulting in traffic loss to company websites and locations....