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New Google My Business API Supports Location Data Managementhttp://www.simpartners.com/google-business-api-location-data/By Gib Olander on Dec 21, 2015 04:17 pm Image Credit: Google Developers Google just made it easier for enterprises to manage their location data for search and maps. On December 15, Google announced the Google My Business API to create and edit locations in Google My Business. The API automates the management of location data ranging from store hours to name, address, and […]Posted by Gib Olander at New Google My Business API Supports Location Data Management. Visit SIM Partners for more great information!Read it! »2015: The Year in Reviewhttp://www.simpartners.com/2015-year-review/By Jon Schepke on Dec 21, 2015 01:57 pm     SIM Partners redefined location marketing in 2015 thanks to our clients, people, and product innovations. Since SIM Partners was founded, our industry has defined location marketing largely in context of local search optimization. Through our work, ideas, and product development, we showed that location marketing is more pervasive and multi-dimensional — encompassing many […]Posted by Jon Schepke at 2015: The Year in Review. Visit SIM Partners for more great information!Read it! »Local U Interview Series: Joy Hawkinshttp://localu.org/blog/localu-interview-series-joy-hawkins/By Mike Ramsey on Dec 21, 2015 11:45 am Santa isn't the only one coming to town in December; it's time for another Local U interview! With our LocalU Advanced event coming up in Williamsburg on March 5th, we thought it would be fun to interview a few of the speakers. This month we have the pleasure of interviewing Joy Hawkins. Business Development Can [...]The post Local U Interview Series: Joy Hawkins appeared first on Local University.Read it! »Google Local: Direct to Knowledge Panel Updates via Schemahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/9vOmNlb7kmA/By Mike Blumenthal on Dec 21, 2015 07:49 am Imagine a world where multi location business no longer have to continually mess with the Google My Business bulk dashboard and could have a direct feed of their critical location data to the Knowledge Panel via their website with schema markup.  Apparently that world is right around the corner. Rohan Ayyar of E2M pointed out on … Continue reading Google Local: Direct to Knowledge Panel Updates via Schema →Related posts:Google+ Knowledge Panel Messaging Gone Google Announces Upgraded Schema Support Google Adds “Are you the Business Owner?” Link to the Brand Knowledge Panel      Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedHow To Set Special Opening Hours in Google My BusinessNew V2.0 GMB API Released by Google My BusinessGoogle My Business Updates Guidelines for HoursVideo Deep Dive: Google Knowledge Panel, Local Marries Search & Divorces Plus & Owning Your Web EquityGoogle Releases API For “Google My Business” Local ListingsApple’s iOS 9 Puts the Spotlight on Recovery SearchWill a Tracking URL Hurt Your Local Rankings in Google?Heads Up - Google Either Moving OR Removing Search Location SettingGoogle Hangout: Video as a Content Strategy for Local BusinessesFacebook Testing “Yelpbook” Feature