Google + Brand Page for Multiple Locations
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We have had our Google Places pages up and running now for a bit, and we are looking to start our Google + Brand page. What is the best way to handle a Brand page with multiple locations? Create a page for each location so we can connect them to their Places equivalent? Create one overall brand page and not connect it to the Google Places? A lot of the information I am seeing is around a year out of date with Google saying "something is coming" but no updates since then, so how have others in similar situations handled it?
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Hi David,
Google currently does not support linking a single brand page to multiple local pages. There is no ETA for when they will support this, unfortunately. Google is just saying, 'hold tight'. For more on this, here is a thread from the Google and Your Business Forum:
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/business/fehWAQftZUI
Hope this helps!
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You want to create Google+ Local Page for every one of your locations, possibly one for your brand as well. Ideally, you want a unique URL for each location as well. Once you create a page for your Google+ Local page it will automatically 'merge' your Google Places page to your new Google+ Local Page, provided you selected your Google Places page when you claimed your Google+ Local Page.
I believe what's coming, is that Google is going to force Google Places users to manage their businesses on Google+ Local.
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