{"id":7106,"date":"2010-08-05T09:16:21","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T13:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=7106"},"modified":"2010-08-05T09:16:21","modified_gmt":"2010-08-05T13:16:21","slug":"google-upgrades-google-places-monthly-performance-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/05\/google-upgrades-google-places-monthly-performance-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Upgrades Google Places Monthly Performance Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Allowing SMBs to <a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/04\/google-reviews-business-owners-may-now-respond-directly\/\">add responses to reviews<\/a> posted on Google Maps is not the only olive branch that Google is handing to businesses. They have also upgraded the monthly Places Account Performance Update to include more information, to educate and market new features and to promote their <a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/articles-about-googles-local-listing-ads\/\">Tags product<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/PerformanceUpdate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7107\" title=\"PerformanceUpdate\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/PerformanceUpdate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/PerformanceUpdate.jpg 622w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/PerformanceUpdate-127x200.jpg 127w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/PerformanceUpdate-381x600.jpg 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report is very useful as it includes the bulk of information that a business would need WITHOUT requiring a visit to Google Places. 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