Area businesses are encouraged to tout their success in the free Business Profiles in the Mirror’s annual People & Progress editions, which will be published March 23-27. There is no charge for ...

The new features take aim at other local business services like Yelp, which also offers business profiles with ratings and other information. Yelp has long been antagonistic towards Google's local ...

Google Search can now call local businesses using AI to gather pricing and availability info on your behalf. Here's how it ...

Many local companies depend upon their information’s presence in various directories in order to advertise themselves, and the basic instrument of these marketing efforts is the Business Profile ...

Now, the company is starting to show competitor ads in local business profiles. A ‘Local Campaign’ placement. Part of Local Campaigns , the ads are designed to drive visits to local businesses ...

Small service-based businesses like pest control, plumbing and auto glass repair are the backbone of many local communities.Often run by hands-on entrepreneurs — what I like to call "blue-collar CEOs" ...

Businesses can also add a way to contact them in the profile, including a phone number, a link to send a text or an email. This new feature is similar to business info cards on Google Maps, which ...

Local SEO is the process of optimizing your online presence to attract more business from local searches. One tactic to increase local SEO is something that many businesses are not aware of ...

Local businesses are speaking up after they say their business profiles have been mistakenly removed from Google’s basic search. To stream KREM on your phone, you need the KREM app. Download the ...

In addition to thoroughly vetting your customer service and developing the best product you can, there are additional steps you can take to get the most out of your Google Business Profile ...