In a new move, Google has announced the use of the AI approach to update the operation hours for over 20 million businesses around the globe in the next six months. Also, Google’s AI algorithms are busy figuring out if your posted business hours are accurate.
Google said, “We developed a machine learning model that automatically identifies if business hours are likely wrong, then instantly updates them with AI-generated predictions.”
How Does It Work?
The AI considers multiple factors, such as:
Then, the algorithm analyzes the business hours of other similar shops that are nearby, information from the shop’s website, and Street View images of the shop’s storefront. Also, they will look specifically for business hour signs to determine the most accurate business hour prediction.
Google will take the help of the Google Maps community — including Local Guides and even the business owners themselves through their Google Business Profile — to verify the information they have predicted.
What Do You Need To Do?
All the business owners located in Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, or the United States, should prepare their staff to expect inquiry calls powered by Google’s conversational AI asking about their business hours.
Also, check Google Maps from time to time to ensure that Google has correctly listed the timings, in case they have been changed without your input.
Google performing random display testings are no longer surprising. This time around, it is Google Maps testing the position of local listing previews.
Recently, one of the users noticed that when a specific listing is clicked on from the Google Maps search results that appear on the left-hand side, the local listing pops up in a new position.
Instead of its original position on the left bar, the local listing preview now hovers in a new position, overlayed on top of the map. So far, this new position testing seems to be limited to the Google Maps interface for the desktop.
Here’s a look at the local listing overlay box:
Normally, there would be no overlay box hovering over the map, and the local listing details would appear in the left bar, pushing the search results to the bottom footer.
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Have you heard of Google Places yet? It’s a program Google rolled out in 2009 to better connect people with the world around them. At the time more than 50 million places around the world were listed to help people make more informed decisions about where to go (i.e. restaurants and hotels, dry cleaners, bike shops, museums, schools and parks.
Adding your company to Google Places is free, and just takes a few minutes of your time. In a world where connecting with millions of people in an instant are already happening, why not allow people to instantly find you via search or on the map?
Furthermore Google Places allows you to converse with customers (maybe they are lost?) and let them provide ratings, reviews, and up a 5 star feedback about their experience.
Are you always on the move servicing customers? You can show which geographic areas you service to better help customers. In need of professional looking photos? Businesses in select cities can request a free photo shoot of the interior of their business which will be used to supplement existing photos of businesses on Place Pages.
So you see, Google Places isn’t just a map with a red dot representing your company. In just a few minutes millions of people within just a few miles will be able to find you more easily than ever before (which is good for you).