Local search takeaways from leaked Google API docs, covering video content, click behavior, local authority and more.

A major update to Google Local Services Ads requires businesses to link their accounts to a Google Business Profile by November 21, or risk having their ads paused.

Google made changes to its Local Services Ads this week. One feature will automatically select profile photos to display in ads and the other aims to improve ad budgets by setting the monthly ...

Google announced it will replace the existing Local Services Ads badges, including Google Guaranteed, Google Screened, and License Verified by Google badges and icons with a new verified badge. This ...

Merchants will need to shift to the new Merchant API as the long-standing Shopping Content API heads for shutdown in 2026.

Google also said adding photos can help improve your ad rank. "Adding photos to your Local Services Ads can help improve your ad ranking," Ginny Marvin wrote.