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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Please join us for the last week in Local Search for the week ending May 4, 2020.
Mike’s Links
- Grubub pays restaurant owner 36% of receipts after fees in April – Giuseppe Badalamenti
- Toronto bakery gets rid of Uber Eats after losing $6,000 in one day
- J.Crew declared bankruptcy. Three other famous stores may follow it – CNN.com
- Bay Area Businesses Say Corporate Delivery Services Are Hurting Business – BayNews9.com – Trevor Pettiford
- Shopify launches Shop, a new mobile shopping app
- Google Messages passes one billion installs on the Play Store
- Yelp is making it easier for businesses to highlight their virtual services
- “Insurance Info” beta showing on Google Business Listings – @epweinbe – Twitter.com
Mary’s Links
Carrie’s Links
- Bay Area Businesses Say Corporate Delivery Services Are Hurting Business – BayNews9.com – Trevor Pettiford
- GOOGLE MY BUSINESS WEBSITES PASS 36 MILLION CREATED – WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? – Mike Blumenthal – Blumenthals.com
- What Exactly Is A Review Rating? Mike Blumenthal – GatherUp.com
- Google My Business Jargon: Demystified – Joy Hawkins – SterlingSky.ca
- GMB Products vs GMB product posts – A historical guide, plus how they work NOW – Claire Carlile – LocalU.org
- Announcing New Pricing, Faculty, and Home for the LocalU Forums – Carrie Hill – LocalU.org
- LocalU Virtual June 3 tickets on sale!
