Category: Local Search

The Big 2018 Change To Facebook Reviews: 5-Star Reviews Became Recommendations

February 01, 2021 by Aaron Weiche

Updated: 2/11/21 A few years ago we saw a big change to Facebook reviews as they moved to a new "recomme[…]
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Google Review Summaries: What’s New & Different

January 19, 2021 by Mike Blumenthal

Google Review Summaries have long annoyed and to some extent baffled business owners.1 But things appea[…]
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Webinar: The State of Online Reviews in 2021 – January 14th

January 07, 2021 by Garrett Sussman

Have you been paying attention to all of the big and small changes to online reviews over the past year[…]
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Google Review Issue – New Reviews Not Posting

November 12, 2020 by Mike Blumenthal

Update 11/15/2020 11 AM: I spoke too soon proclaiming that Google was back to normal (whatever Google norma[…]
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September Local SEO Webinar Recap

September 11, 2020 by Aaron Weiche

GatherUp's third local SEO webinar covering both local search tips and a lengthy AMA section featured Amand[…]
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Reputation Is More Than Stars

September 08, 2020 by Aaron Weiche

For those of us in digital marketing and local SEO, we tend to think of reputation as review stars and rati[…]
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What Impact Will Apple Reviews Have?

August 31, 2020 by Mike Blumenthal

Last week, 9to5Mac discovered that the beta of iOS 14 offered the ability for consumers to leave review[…]
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Webinar: Local Search AMA – September 8th

August 20, 2020 by Aaron Weiche

We're excited to announce our third local search AMA webinar of 2020 on Tuesday, September 8th at 2pm ET. L[…]
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The (Almost) Complete List of Google Review Attribute Categories

August 10, 2020 by Mike Blumenthal

We've worked to compile a list of Google My Business (GMB) categories that have review attributes. Our titl[…]
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Google Review Attributes Now Display On Your Website

July 29, 2020 by Aaron Weiche

We were the first reputation management platform to enable Google review attribute monitoring and now Gathe[…]
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Webinar: Local Search AMA – June 23rd

June 09, 2020 by Aaron Weiche

Our first Local Search AMA webinar back in April was so popular and contained so many incredible tips, we k[…]
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Google Review Attributes Expand To New Categories

May 20, 2020 by Mike Blumenthal

Update 6/17/20: GatherUp Launches Google Review Attributes Monitoring Recently we started seeing Google […]
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Google Q & A is Starting to Return

April 24, 2020 by Mike Blumenthal

Update 5/6 Google Q & A has disappeared again. Status unknown at this time. Update 4/30 We tr[…]
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Webinar: Local Search AMA

April 10, 2020 by Aaron Weiche

In our efforts to bring our customers and local SEO professionals valuable content we are excited to host a[…]
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Google Q&A Drops 55%. What is Going on?

November 07, 2019 by Mike Blumenthal

Update 11/23/19: It might be too early to "declare victory" but several Google Product Experts have noted […]
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Google Fully Rolls Out Q & A Auto-Suggest Answers

June 03, 2019 by Mike Blumenthal

In April, Google rolled out a cool Business Profile (aka Knowledge Panel) feature that auto-suggested answe[…]
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The FTC Takes Action On Companies Barring Consumers From Writing Negative Reviews

May 16, 2019 by Mike Blumenthal

Including language in your contracts or agreements that bar your customer from writing a negative online re[…]
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Google Upgrades Q & A to Auto-Suggest Answers To Your Questions

April 26, 2019 by Mike Blumenthal

Google appears to be rolling out an upgrade to Google Questions & Answers (Q & A) that uses previou[…]
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How Google Uses Reviews To Understand A Business

February 26, 2019 by Mike Blumenthal

It's been known for some time that Google looks at reviews for long tail information and that reviews with […]
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When You Don’t Need to Ask for Reviews – You Are Just That Good

December 03, 2018 by Mike Blumenthal

I recently returned from a vacation to Vietnam and Cambodia. It was amazing as we motorbiked around Ho Chi M[…]
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Online Reviews Study: Restaurants & Reviews

November 05, 2018 by Aaron Weiche

Today's consumer has endless access to online reviews, ratings, and comments on businesses when they are dec[…]
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Why I Love 1st-Party Reviews & Just Might Marry Them

October 01, 2018 by Mike Blumenthal

When my children were in elementary school and I would say that I loved something like asparagus, they would[…]
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The Whacky World of Reviews: A 5 Star Spam Review “Attack”?

September 21, 2018 by Mike Blumenthal

Online reviews and the world that swirls around them can often descend into the surreal. Two weeks ago th[…]
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Bolster Your Google Mobile Search Results

May 08, 2018 by Aaron Weiche

How your business appears in Google's mobile search results might make or break your next customer contactin[…]
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Google Write a Review Link Generator – Free Chrome Extension

April 02, 2018 by Mike Blumenthal

Sometimes it’s the little things in life that slow us down. As an agency or digital marketer, one of those[…]
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Webinar: The Ins & Out of Reviews & Reputation in 2018

February 20, 2018 by Mike Blumenthal

With the start of the new year, our team members Aaron Weiche and Mile Blumenthal took part in a webinar l[…]
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5-Step Plan For Success With Google Q & A

January 23, 2018 by Mike Blumenthal

This is the 3rd article in a 3-part series on Google Q&A. We started with an introduction to Q&A, […]
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The Big Guide To Google Questions And Answers (Q & A)

January 22, 2018 by Mike Blumenthal

Update: Download our new eBook - GOOGLE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS - What you don't know can hurt you Our firs[…]
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A Google Combo That Works For Your Reputation

October 30, 2017 by Mike Blumenthal

Google Posts is a very cool product that allows a business to tell their story directly in Google's search r[…]
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Something Amazing Happened On The Way To A Google Review

September 05, 2017 by Mike Blumenthal

For Barbara Oliver, of Barbara Oliver Jewelry, something amazing happened on the way to a Google review. She[…]
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Google As the New Home Page – One Big Tactical Guide

August 21, 2017 by Mike Blumenthal

Increasingly, consumers are getting in touch with your business directly from the Google search results […]
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How Willing Are Consumers to Leave Reviews Internationally?

July 03, 2017 by Mike Blumenthal

Our previous survey results showed clearly that US Consumers have been increasingly embracing the idea of wr[…]
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How Willing Are Consumers to Leave Reviews?

June 19, 2017 by Mike Blumenthal

We all know that most consumers read reviews. But how many are willing to actually leave reviews? In the U.S[…]
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New Feature: Tag Testimonial Widgets

May 30, 2017 by Mike Blumenthal

Using GetFiveStars to collect customer feedback and testimonials provides a great way to understand customer[…]
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Google Upgrades Hotel Reviews With Granular Detail & Graphics

May 25, 2017 by Mike Blumenthal

Google has recently update hotel reviews to include much more granular review detail by traveler type abou[…]
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Case Study: In Local Attribution Word of Mouth Dominates

April 25, 2017 by Mike Blumenthal

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in local digital marketing are an indicator of your marketing success. But[…]
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Case Study: Key Performance Indicators in Local Digital Marketing

April 24, 2017 by Mike Blumenthal

Finding, tracking and collating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)* that demonstrate the performance of your […]
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