Local Marketing Institute Podcast

Local SEO and Marketing Q&A Session May 9, 2025

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 AI analysis for GBP reviews in Google Chrome. Google sends information edit rejection notices for GBP. Google tests replacing local map pack with AI overview. Can you get positive reviews from a community event if they didn’t do business with you? Why did my GBP get unverified when I changed the primary category? Are certain industries harder to get approved by Google for an SAB in a residential address? Is it important that customers don’t leave reviews while connected to the location’s wifi? Can I get a suspension turned over with only one document? How do I use AI, and what tools should I use? Why are reviews not showing up in my GBP? Links mentioned in this session are available on our website at https://localmarketinginstitute.com

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