News from the Leading Edge of Local Search

There appears to be another GMB related bug. This one is related to the GMB Profile Short Name URL. Users are reporting that the URL that is supposed to open up the review window is not working on mobile. I checked a few examples and it seems to still work on…

As a Google My Business Gold Product Expert, I recently set out to answer the most frequently asked questions enterprise marketers have about GMB Bulk Verification. In this post, I’ve also provided a step-by-step guide to getting bulk verified including methods by which you can overcome the most common bulk…

Google is determined to make sure searchers are shown options when they search.  They've moved into giving searchers options to see competitors even on branded search. Prior to this - Google seemed to take the branded query at face value - that a searcher was dedicated to finding information about that…

Last week my co-worker at Sterling Sky, Colan Nielsen, noticed that an “In Between” label was appearing on a Google MyBusiness listing in the Local Finder. It’s an interesting label because it’s not easy to replicate - and it looks like it’s being triggered based on businesses you’ve visited nearby…