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Newsletter #75
The Latest Google Posts Updates - Chain Access, Justifications, Message Source & More
Whitespark July Local Insider Newsletter
It's Official - Chains Are Now Eligible to Create Posts via Google's API
Google has permanently unlocked access to the GMB Posts feature for chains via API (H/T to
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— Mike Blumenthal (@mblumenthal)
11:21 PM • Jul 27, 2021
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Google temporarily lifted the Posts restrictions for chains with 10+ locations on March 27, 2020, with the release of new features to
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Now it's official: chains can continue to efficiently create and scale Post content on their GMB listings via API access.
The good news follows a string of enhancements around the Posts feature, including:
Added functionality to create and edit Posts directly in Search and Maps,
Google displaying when a new Message in GMB is from Posts,
and new research showing that Post Justifications are only triggered for content published within the last 60 days.
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