• This thread is just the tip of the iceberg.The people ahead of the curve aren't Googling for answers — they're already in here, having the conversations you haven't found yet. DealerRefresh is free.Get the full picture →

Google Places Accounts Under Review

Working with Google Places definitely ranks in the most frustrating things I do for our large automotive group... What you need to do is to get your old listings and your new listings to completely merge. Edit each listing (old and new, or at least one of them) so that everything is exactly identical between the 2 listings. Now you have to wait, could be a few days, could be a couple months, and when you see within your Google Places account that the amount of impressions is identical, then you can see that the listings have merged. At that point, remove the duplicate listing that you do not want to be dominant, and edit the primary listing to what you want.
 

✨ AI Highlights

A dealer describes a frustrating experience where all of his company's Google Places listings entered compliance review status after making changes to accommodate a store relocation and duplicate listings for multi-brand locations. After months of unsuccessful troubleshooting and guideline adjustments, a Google sales representative revealed that the account had accumulated too many red flags from revisions, requiring him to delete all old listings and create them fresh in a new Google Places account to resolve the issue. The thread highlights the difficulty of managing Google Places listings for multi-location automotive dealers and the limited accessibility of Google support for resolving complex account issues.

Replies Views 10 8,960 Started Last Reply