Google Maps
Google Maps is a free web mapping platform that helps searchers find directions to their chosen destinations and allows businesses to list their store locations.
This app is connected to Google Business Profile, allowing searchers to find even more business information on the Maps listing.
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Google expands local business message & map query analytics
Consumers will be able to message with businesses in more ways and businesses will be able to see more local insights.
Google adds more discovery to Google Maps with ‘community feed’
The new feed offers more opportunities for local business exposure.
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Google tests local ads in Maps auto-suggest results
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Google: BERT now used on almost every English query
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Google My Business and reviews gain in 2020 Local Ranking Factors survey
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Google brings bidding to Local Services Ads
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How local businesses should be communicating with customers during COVID-19
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Google to show which local businesses ‘temporarily closed’ in Search, Maps amid coronavirus outbreak
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