As has always been the case at Google, the organization Marshall Islands Email List does not appear to share a "long history of failures and weaknesses in local products and Google Maps data." There doesn't seem to be anyone at the company who can make a strong case that Google Business Profiles should be at the center of the marketing ecosystem. The same is true for large, multi-location brands that spend billions of dollars on advertising every year. Google's "strategy" is to simply ignore small businesses as a key data source that drives Google Maps and Universal Search results , and to ignore multi-location brands for the sake of actual product interfaces.
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It feels to me like it's forcing them to work with partners like Yext and Uberall. Given that Big Tech companies are collectively cutting staff and investment, it's hard to see the situation improving in 2023. Amanda Jordan 's answer to the local mobile SERP upheaval I expect to see some pretty radical changes for local over the next few years at least. Local was already a bit of a hidden gem for Google , but I think COVID has really highlighted Google's shortcomings with regards to local. The company is now trying to correct its response to small and medium-sized businesses.