Local SEO and Marketing Q&A Session May 26, 2023

Local Marketing Institute Podcast

Each week, Greg and Ben answer your questions on digital marketing for local businesses … local search engine optimization (SEO), Google Business Profile, social media, email marketing, websites, online advertising and more.

Updates and Questions

• Bing is now the default web scraper for ChatGPT.
• Bing updates character limits for prompts to 4000 characters.
• Google rolls out new Search Generative Experience (SGE) AI.
• Google’s Bard now has images.
• GPB Services are now being displayed on desktop.
• Health Care providers need to fill out insurance information for GBP.
• Does Apple Maps get its data from Yelp?
• Is Bing relevant?
• Why do my GBP services keep changing?
• How do illegitimate listings manage to rank so high?
• How do I reinstate a suspended SAB when the appeal has been rejected?
• What are the best practices for uploading videos to GBP?
• Will there be sponsored results within SGE?
• Does posting on socials help with ranking?
• What level of access is best to manage GBP as an agency - manager or owner?
• How should you deal with a duplicate if your listing is suspended and a new duplicate popped up?

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