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Location Data Checklist
Before you begin marketing a client, brand, or business, be sure you have all of the following information:
- Current, real-world business name, address, and phone number for each location
- Name, address & phone number for each public-facing department (if applicable)
- A contract/agreement and statement of goals
- Hours of operation for each location, department, and practitioner
- Email addresses, fax numbers, toll-free numbers, and any secondary numbers for each entity
- Existing or desired GBP categories for each location, department, and practitioner
- Access to Google Business Profile, Google Search Console, and other relevant platforms
- Access to each location’s highest-quality images
- List of all relevant social media profiles for the brand and its locations
- Google Business Profile (GBP) landing page URLs for all locations, departments, and practitioners
- Documentation of any past penalties or suspensions
- Names, job titles, and contact information for any staff members you’ll need to work with
Google Business Profile Eligibility Guides
Eligible:
- Legitimate physical addresses
- Face-to-face contact with customers
- ATMs, video and food kiosks, express mail drop boxes
- Seasonal businesses with year- round signage
- Independently operated co-located brands each with their own listing (not combined listings/branding)
- Public-facing departments within businesses, universities, hospitals, and government institutions
- Public-facing multi-practitioners contactable at published hours
- Food trucks with permanent locations
- Some co-working spaces
- Rental/for sale property offices
Ineligible:
- PO boxes, virtual offices, and mail-boxes at remote locations
- No face-to-face contact with customers
- Rental/for sale units
- Services/classes/meetings at properties you don’t own or officially represent
- Personal, non-business addresses belonging to employees/family/friends
- Multiple listings representing brands carried, specialties, services, or support staff
- Website URLs that refer users to social media landing pages
- Separate listings for brands and solo practitioners
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