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Local SEO and Marketing Q&A Session December 19, 2025

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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

  • Google Maps Q&A going away to be replaced by AI Q&A.
  • GBP review appeals delayed.
  • Danny Sullivan and John Mueller from Google discuss how AI SEO is the same as regular SEO.
  • Google releases feature that uses AI phone calls to check business prices.
  • Google states the disappearing reviews bug has now been fixed.
  • Google reviewer nicknames officially rolled out.
  • Is it bad to use similar phone numbers for two different GBPs?
  • Does having text on an image help with SEO?
  • Does Google reject verification videos if there are faces in it?
  • How do I get into the top rated businesses in Google’s AI mode?
  • Why is Google not showing the tools that allow me to edit inside Google Search?
  • What should I do if I have a duplicate listing?
  • If Google says reviews were removed for valid reasons, is it worth contesting it?
  • Does Google AI use prices you set on your services for the “get a quote” feature?
  • If you use AI to get prices, is it able to navigate a business’s phone tree?
  • What should I do if Google has denied reinstatement after the appeal and review process?
  • How much is a GBP rank affected by how recent the latest reviews are?

Links mentioned in this session are available on our website at https://localmarketinginstitute.com

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103 episodes

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Manage episode 525755979 series 3272900
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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

  • Google Maps Q&A going away to be replaced by AI Q&A.
  • GBP review appeals delayed.
  • Danny Sullivan and John Mueller from Google discuss how AI SEO is the same as regular SEO.
  • Google releases feature that uses AI phone calls to check business prices.
  • Google states the disappearing reviews bug has now been fixed.
  • Google reviewer nicknames officially rolled out.
  • Is it bad to use similar phone numbers for two different GBPs?
  • Does having text on an image help with SEO?
  • Does Google reject verification videos if there are faces in it?
  • How do I get into the top rated businesses in Google’s AI mode?
  • Why is Google not showing the tools that allow me to edit inside Google Search?
  • What should I do if I have a duplicate listing?
  • If Google says reviews were removed for valid reasons, is it worth contesting it?
  • Does Google AI use prices you set on your services for the “get a quote” feature?
  • If you use AI to get prices, is it able to navigate a business’s phone tree?
  • What should I do if Google has denied reinstatement after the appeal and review process?
  • How much is a GBP rank affected by how recent the latest reviews are?

Links mentioned in this session are available on our website at https://localmarketinginstitute.com

  continue reading

103 episodes

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