Join us for the latest in local search news for the week ending February 10, 2020! Video will be posted here and on our YouTube channel, The podcast is still available in your favorite apps, and the links to each story are below.
Mike’s Links:
- Tripadvisor Launches “Review Hub” to Help Restaurants Easily Manage their Online Reviews across Major Dining Sites and Apps – Feb 5, 2020
- UK Consumers & Businesses Under Threat from Fake Google Businesses – OnlineOwnership.com
- My Farm Fresh Box: I was charged £50 for leaving negative review – ThisMoney.co.uk
- One bad Google review leads to $750,000 compensation payout for lawyer – ABC.net.au
- Google Maps is turning 15! Celebrate with a new look and features – Google Blog
- Claire’s Complete Guide to UTM Tagging for GMB- ClaireCarlileMarketing.com
- Unwanted Postmates Link on Google Maps Knowledge Panel – Google My Business Help
- Images That Will Cause Your Google Posts to Fail and Filter Your Google Posts
- New Feature – Claim This Business (But My Listing Is Already Claimed?) – Local Search Forum
Mary’s Links
- Search Console Explorer Sheet [Google Sheet] – Hannah Rampton
- This is How The Instagram Algorithm Works in 2020 – Later.com
- MapLabs.com – Clean it up!
Mike Blumenthal is a co-founder of GatherUp and helps oversee their research, industry insight and agency offering. Mike has long been regarded as the foremost expert on local search and Google Maps, earning the nickname “Professor Maps”. Mike also co-founded LocalU!His motto: All Local All the Time.
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Vicki
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