Google Lets Us Add Annoucements to Place Pages via the LBC

[CHR]

Google Makes Place Pages Your Business Megaphone

If you're a local business owner, we've just added two new features that can help you reach existing and potential customers even more effectively on your business' Place Page. Both of these features are available by claiming your business through Google Local Business Center.

Post to your Place Page

Holding a special event today? Want to post a coupon for 5-7pm tonight? Have a new product in stock? You can now get the word out by posting to your Place Page directly from your Local Business Center dashboard. Once you've logged in and are on your business' dashboard, post an update and it will go live on your Place Page in just a few minutes

Matt McGee blogged about the potential opportunities with this new feature, and also adds a list of other social media integrations he'd like to see on the page. It's an excellent collection of ideas.

I added an announcement to our Place Page this morning and it just took a minute. Not sure it will get much in the way of results since the position of the text isn't prominent and there's a lot of stuff on the page already. Still, it can't hurt.

 

[Knife's Wife]

Thank you Cathy, I missed that one, will try that. Joan