Local Marketing Institute Podcast
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Local Marketing Institute Podcast
Local SEO and Marketing Q&A Session December 19, 2025
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Local Marketing Institute
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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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?
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