Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting and important articles from the previous week. It is 20-30 minutes long and covers critical industry trends, interesting local news, and tactical insights for anyone interested in Local Search.
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Mike’s Links:
- Mobile Business out of the back of a vehicle; h/t Peter Fabor on Twitter
- DoorDash launches new online convenience store DashMart – GroceryDive.com
- Do Consumers Support Businesses Requiring Masks? GatherUp.com
- Google adds ‘last updated’ hours notification to GMB profiles – SearchEngineLand.com
- Google Highlights their menu source and the ability to create a new one; h/t: Thibault Adda on Twitter
Dave’s Links:
Carrie’s Links:
- Google Adding Call Buttons in Local Knowledge Panels – Joy Hawkins – LocalU.org
- Google My Business Adds Online Operating Hours Feature – Joy Hawkins – LocalU.org
- [2020] Ultimate Playbook for Google My Business Suspensions – Colan Nielsen & Joy Hawkins
- Account Level GMB Suspension Sweep via Jason Brown on Twitter
- The (Almost) Complete List of Google Review Attribute Categories – Mike Blumenthal – GatherUp
- Great Twitter Thread by Patrick Stox about what Google does/doesn’t do with Titles and Meta Descriptions + Snippets