Local Marketing Institute Podcast
Equip yourself with practical, trustworthy digital marketing tactics for local business. Learn from the best local marketers in the world how to get more customers using Google My Business, Facebook, email marketing, social media, local search, digital advertising and more. Whether you run a small business, nationwide chain / franchise, or are a marketing agency, each episode will help you grow your business. No shiny objects, minutia, or questionable tactics that can damage your business. Just practical, effective, and proven digital marketing strategies that will really move the needle on your business.
Local Marketing Institute Podcast
Local SEO and Marketing Q&A Session June 5, 2026
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Local Marketing Institute
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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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 has made it easier to report businesses for pressuring or incentivizing customer reviews.
- Google clarifies requirements for labeling your GBP as open 24/7 when using AI agents.
- Google rolls out preferred source labels in AI mode.
- Google adds AI performance reports in Search Console.
- GBP now has view counts for photos and videos.
- What should I do if I’ve tried all the steps to move SAB locations on my GBP but it still won’t let me?
- If having two SAB locations close together risks a suspension of my GBP, how far away do they need to be to avoid triggering suspension?
- Should I try to reclaim profiles for a car dealership that were attempted to be deleted but are still showing up in search results?
- Does manipulating urls on Google Maps help with local ranking?
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