From Google email, and read attached. Running a small business means wearing a lot of different hats, and honestly, finding the time to dig through data, track reviews, and keep your online presence updated can feel like a full-time job on its own. To help, we’re introducing two big updates to Gemini: the ability to connect your Google Business Profile for instant, real-time insights, and brand-new business notebooks to centralize your files and brand voice. Together, they give you a dedicated AI assistant that knows your business inside and out, making it easier than ever to build your strategy, tackle marketing tasks and optimize your profile for better discovery on Google. Want to learn how to use these new tools for your business? Join our virtual workshop and fireside chat with the Google Product Managers behind these new tools on June 30th at 9am PT / 12pm ET. Register here. Note on Availability: Currently in the process of rolling out globally for single-location businesses. Coming soon for Google Workspace accounts and accounts in the UK/EU. For more details, check out our blog post and help center article

Claudia Tomina is a powerhouse in GBP information! Highly recommend you read her post on LinkedIn. (that's where the graphic came from). She is recommending to stop asking your partners for Google reviews. Looks like Google is actively monitoring this and only wants real customer reviews. Take five minutes to read this one over.

Today's training's doc on NMS Social Planner to GBP, X posting is going up in the members area. Make sure to grab your copy.

So Google just released it's new playbook for helping SMB's with their profiles. If you want a copy of it, just reply "YES" here.

I redid the original "just had a baby" video. The only thing I changed was the picture used.