Amy Toman

Google is testing a new report reviews dialog and options for local listings www.seroundtable.com/google-new-r... via @bubblesup.bsky.social and @tcolling.bsky.social

#googlebusinessprofiles #googlelocal #googlereviews #local #reviews #google

That's a first for me, Barry. If they start sending these, it will be a great benefit for users by letting them know exactly what Google will accept and won't. I hope it's the beginning of something larger.

Also, shoutouts to these folks whose great content I shared in today's Marketing Unlocked:

@glenngabe.bsky.social
Daniel Drabo
Carolyn Shelby
@bubblesup.bsky.social
Sarah P.
Katelyn Bourgoin

Thank you! 🙌

Graphic: As many as 69 million American women lack access to valid birth certificates

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?

Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.

Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Saw a couple of fun new elements on a GBP this morning: an AI-generated summary, and the option to report it. The summary is nicely detailed, and the option to report it will be very helpful over time (I've had a lot of business owners contact Support when they were wrong).

Good morning from the Jersey Shore. 🌊

I hope every single Tufts parent out there calls the University and their reps about this.

If you posted about it from your account, appeal it in the tool, and if that doesn't work, post on the forum about it.

Yes, appeal responses are still running 4+ weeks from what I'm seeing. There are a few quick responses, but the majority are taking at least a month. Very hard for small business owners. : (

Walz on Musk getting briefed on China war plans: "I don't understand -- where are the Republicans? Where are the Lindsey Grahams?"

I haven't but I should. I worked in that building for a couple years, and go back to it now and then.

I'm going to be in #boston later this month, and I'd love to talk to local orgs, local radio stations, and different student groups/papers about Bluesky. Please dm me if you can help connect me!

Happy birthday! In New Jersey's early days, on dark nights at the beach, folks on land would create decoy lighthouses, lure boats to sandbars, then steal their contents. They were called "mooncussers" because it couldn't be done on moonlit nights. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mooncus....

🏅 Thank you to the wonderful women on Google's PE Program, including Amy, Joy, Krystal, Claudia, Elizabeth and so may more! #localseo
🔗 youtu.be/wWIMK-83yoU?...

@bubblesup.bsky.social @joyhawkins.bsky.social @krystaltaing.bsky.social @claudiatomina.bsky.social @elizabethrule.bsky.social

Trying to add WhatsApp to your Google Business Profile? 📱 Stefan Somborac reports it’s mobile-only and appears on mobile web, not the Maps app. Plus, you don’t need WhatsApp installed to see the link.

https://localsearchforum.com/threads/whatsapp-link-tip.62180/post-196834

This is absolutely amazing.

We're only in the PE program for the swag. 😂

Real estate folks...I'm sure no one in your market is using this brand-building SEO tactic.

It boosted my wife's GBP engagement by 50% during the *slowest* time of year, and she's now having the best Q1 of her career.

I show exactly what to do in today's Marketing Unlocked VIP newsletter.

Good thread, @stefansomborac.bsky.social . Since reviews were turned off, schools that changed management were stuck with poor reviews with no way of bringing in new ones that accurately reflected their current state. With this new setup, their GBPs are in a sort of neutral state.

Yext acquires Places Scout, Strengthens Competitive Intelligence and Benchmarking Capabilities Acquisition reinforces Yext’s leadership in digital presence management, providing brands with deeper insights to compete in both traditional and AI-driven search

via @mikeblumenthal.bsky.social, Yext acquires Places Scout.

Received an Android for mentoring new Product Experts on the GBP forum. 😁

Ragamuffin Parade Bayridge

@boweryboys.bsky.social I'm listening to the podcast about the Macy's parade. Did you all know Bay Ridge hosts a ragamuffin parade each year? ragamuffinparadebayridge.org

Hi, and I just followed you. Feel free to DM me questions. Happy to share as needed. 😁

Hope you plan to post this on FB. I'd like to share it with a specific audience. Thanks, @rustybrick.com

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

lol, a clip of a Tesla's vision system trying to understand a train

labyrinth.zone/notice/Aq5V7...

INSULIN NEEDED - if anyone can spare insulin, especially the more shelf-stable pens, please bring them to:

Bernie's Coffee Shop
6101 Wilshire Blvd

before 6pm today

It'll be different, surely. George Wolf directed, and Audra McDonald. That's all I need to know. I'm very excited about it.

No, just Gypsy. And I just can't see Sunset Boulevard; the movie and its cast remain one of my absolute faves, and I don't know that the new interpretation would work for me. If you go, I'd love to hear your thoughts. (We live an hour south or so, so I can go whenever)

Same (almost) here. We're going to see Gypsy next weekend and I'm tempted to rewatch Rosalind Russell in the movie. But naah, I think I'll wait. Please post your thoughts on your show!