Last Week in Local: Local Search, SEO & Marketing Update from LocalU

Last Week in Local - November 21, 2022


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Mike’s Links

  • Ep 90: Google Review Bug Saga, Impact of Local Business Reviews, Google’s Misguided Store Finder - https://www.nearmedia.co/ep-90/
  • Joy Hawkins on Twitter - https://twitter.com/JoyanneHawkins/status/1592574701179895809
  • Google Search Console Goes Adds Shopping & Merchant Features - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-console-shopping-tab-34426.html
  • Stefan Somborac on Twitter- Google Autogenerates Ads from Point Inventory - https://twitter.com/StefanSomborac/status/1594708876468813824
  • Manage Local Inventory Ads through Pointy - Google Business Profile Help - https://support.google.com/business/answer/11423725
  • Christina LeVasseur (Brodzky) - Hotel Attributes now show % of positive & Negative sentiment - https://twitter.com/cbrodzky/status/1593796024996630528
  • Google now lets you search for restaurants by dish as Maps adds ‘fast charge’ EV station filter - https://9to5google.com/2022/11/17/google-search-nearby-dishes/
  • Claire Carlile - NMX now allows for Image cropping in Posts - https://twitter.com/clairecarlile/status/1592462558157766657


Carrie’s Links

  • Announcing: The Impact of Local Business Reviews on Consumer Behavior | SEO Industry Report - Moz & Miriam Ellis - https://moz.com/blog/announcing-local-business-reviews-impact-report
  • Is Google Looking for Diversity in Reviews? [Case Study] - Joy Hawkins - https://www.sterlingsky.ca/google-reviews-diversity/
  • LocalU Black Friday Sale - 25% off All OnDemand Videos back to March of 2020 - through 11/29 - https://localu.org/buy-localu-event-videos/
  • Beware Of Fake Ownership Requests From Google Business Profiles - Ben Fisher - https://localsearchforum.com/threads/seeing-an-increase-in-owner-requests.59626/
  • Google Business Profiles "Showing The World Cup" Attribute - Barry Schwartz - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-business-profiles-attribute-showing-the-world-cup-34428.html
  • Your Google Searches Are Quietly Evolving. Here’s What’s Next  - https://www.wired.com/story/google-search-shopping-ads-malware-trends/

















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Last Week in Local: Local Search, SEO & Marketing Update from LocalUBy Mike Blumenthal - Carrie Hill