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2023 Barometer based Google Business Profile reviews

Like every year, it’s time for our barometer dedicated to the analysis of the Google reviews written in 2022. This report was produced by analysing 2 959 059 reviews from Partoo’s 458 international clients, across their 72 504 points of interest. All the mentioned brands manage their e-reputation through our Review Management solution. Summary An […]

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Checklist: 30 pieces of advice to ace it during the holidays

How can you get ready for the Christmas rush? How can you boost your sales with the help of a well-grounded web-to-store strategy? DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE Here is an early present: a list of 30 feasible best practices to put all the odds on your side. The guide’s program How to make the best out […]

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Partoo’s vision stripped back: giving even more meaning to our activity

The end of the year might be approaching, yet it is not time to take stock of 2022.  Let’s talk about our newly formalised vision and all that it implies. For us, our customers, the environment… and for all those who will work with Partoo in the future. Make way for our vision It is […]

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Havaianas partners with Partoo to improve the online visibility of their EMEA stores!

Established in Brazil, the global brand, Havaianas, is loved by consumers for its quality summer flip flops and trendy styles. Havaianas stores, pop-up stores, and outlet businesses can be found on every continent. Serena Andreotti, the Direct to Consumer Customer Experience (DTC CX) Manager for EMEA was eager to talk to us about the Havaianas […]

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The latest trends and news in local SEO

Every quarter, our colleagues at Moz scour the web and the social networks of local SEO pundits to keep up with the latest trends.  At Partoo, we will also be sharing with you the latest and most interesting trends and news.  What’s new in the third quarter of 2022? Keep reading to find out! 1 […]

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‘Social search’: a great opportunity for local businesses

Google has always been the best partner for local businesses. But the giant of search engines is not alone anymore: ‘social search’ is growing and social media are changing the way businesses are found online. To adapt to new consumers’ habits on social networks, platforms regularly launch new features. Very often, these are great opportunities […]

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Google Business Profile: what is the impact of using keywords in the business name on the ranking of listings?

Google’s rules for local SEO are at times mysterious. City, category, services… What are the keywords that will make your company stand out from its competitors? Which ones, on the contrary, will penalise your online visibility? Since the major “Vicinity” update of the local algorithm, these rules have changed a little. To better understand the […]

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Partoo partners with Eco-Movement to optimise their charging stations’ visibility online

Partoo enters into a partnership with Eco-Movement to help charging station operators improve their online visibility. In a world that must evolve more quickly towards zero-carbon, sales of electric cars continue to rise despite the component shortages that remain disruptive to the automotive industry. Almost 3 million fully electric vehicles were sold worldwide from January […]

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Shawarmer trusts Partoo to strengthen its brand’s e-reputation.

Shawarmer is a quick-service restaurant chain in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. True to the name, they specialise in the popular Middle Eastern shawarma sandwich. Their dishes can be found in 22 cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with over 150 locations. We recently met with Shawarmer’s Customer Care Manager, to find out how […]

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Store Locator: Definition and guide to choosing a provider

Despite the emergence of Google Maps and Google Business Profile, more and more retailers are adding the creation or upgrade of their store locator to their omnichannel marketing strategy and budget.  The store locator is a block on a brand’s website that lists all the points of sale, thanks to an interactive map. All the […]

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Interview Thibault Levi-Martin and Arnaud de Rohden

More than a month ago, Partoo acquired Pulp, the French leader in Click & Collect and a QR code payment specialist. Find all the details of this acquisition in our press release. Thibault Levi-Martin, CEO of Partoo and Arnaud de Rohden, CEO of Pulp, talk about this alliance and their ambitions in the interview below. […]

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Google Multisearch – your image and text searches at the same time

Google Multisearch is the latest innovative search feature that allows you to search by image and then add text to that specific image search. According to Google, this feature allows users to “go beyond the search box and ask questions about what you see”. Google announced this new feature on its blog in April 2022, […]

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What is “Keyword stuffing” and what impact does it have on my business?

To improve referencing of a listing, information provided must be as complete and up-to-date as possible. Certain information, such as the name of the establishment, has a particularly important impact on the referencing of the listing and has led to the development of so-called “fraudulent” optimisation practices. One of the most common is keyword stuffing. […]

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Presence Management: Optimise your establishment’s local visibility

Did you know that 85% of internet users search for businesses on the internet before making a purchase? But that’s not all. Half of the searches made on Google are “discovery” searches. This means that they do not mention your brand name. For example, “sporting goods retailer in London”. To appear in these search results, […]

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Partoo acquires Pulp

Partoo acquires Pulp, the Click & Collect solution for restaurants, and asserts its ambition to be the European leader in retail digitalization After raising €15 million in 2021, we’ve made the decision to accelerate our development by acquiring Pulp. This startup is not only the leader in France in implementing the Click & Collect model, but it also […]

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Consumer study: People’s behaviour on online reviews

Customer reviews and overall e-reputation are now strategic issues for companies in all sectors. 70% of Internet users refer to online reviews before visiting an establishment because they want to be sure to make the best choice. To understand the behavior of Internet users regarding customer reviews and their interactions with local establishments, Partoo joined […]

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Will Google Maps replace Doctolib?

Google has long had big ambitions in the health sector. The Silicon Valley giant has unveiled more advances at their annual Google Health event. When people have questions about their well-being, they often turn to the Internet for answers. Google’s mission is to provide high quality information when it is needed.  The COVID-19 pandemic has […]

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Brands: 5 reasons to launch a web-to-store strategy with your retailers

According to a Google study, 91% of consumers who have made a purchase in a shop have done an Internet search beforehand.  Adopting a web-to-store strategy has therefore become essential for a brand that does not have its own sales outlet but works with a network of distributors. This strategy consists of generating more traffic […]

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The basics of Google Business Profile

Justifications: a powerful way to differentiate yourself on Google

More than half of the time, local search results include justifications. They are text excerpts that appear in the Local Pack or on Google Maps and justify your visibility. 65% of Google searches do not generate a click. This means that in the case of a local search, 65% of Internet users stop at the […]

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Google Business Profile releases new attributes to help refugees from Ukraine

In response to the current turmoil in Ukraine and to help the millions of refugees, Google has taken a number of actions including the launch of a series of attributes on Google Business Profile. Google has launched new services for businesses to help Ukrainian refugees. Here is the list: Offering free products or services Distributing […]

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Google now showcases Local Guides’ expertise in reviews

Google Maps highlights the expertise of Local Guides based on their published reviews. On some reviews posted by Local Guides, you can now see “tags” highlighting the number of reviews shared on the same city or category. For example, in the screenshot below, the user has left a review on a shopping centre and we […]

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Home SEO trends

Q-Park chooses Partoo to improve the online visibility of their parking facilities across 7 European countries.

Q-Park is one of Europe’s leading parking providers, with more than 570,000 parking spaces in over 3,000 secure, clean, and well-managed parking facilities across seven Western European countries. Kristel Steegen, Business Process Manager at Q-Park, explains the need for a single solution to manage their Google Business Profiles with up-to-date information across all 7 countries: […]

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Google Posts are now available for hotels

Google Posts allow businesses to communicate local news, such as the launch of a new service, or upcoming events. Once published, this short message appears in your Google Business Profile and can be the gateway to attracting new customers. Why publish Google Posts? Google Posts have many benefits for businesses. They allow you to communicate […]

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Electric car charging stations land on Waze

Currently only available in the United States, electric charging stations are making their appearance on Waze. The GPS application has partnered with Volkswagen to launch this new feature.  With electric vehicles increasing in popularity, it was obvious for Waze to align itself with its competitors and offer a location feature for charging stations. Electric car […]

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Messages: Take advantage of the Conversational Marketing trend

With 47% of consumers who are willing to make a purchase through chat platforms, businesses can no longer ignore the powerful Messages feature as a sales generating tool. To stay ahead, there is a need to exploit opportunities from the future of Conversational Marketing. Businesses of all sizes are beginning to appreciate messaging as a […]

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Google “Vicinity”: major local algorithm update

Google confirmed on December 16th on Twitter an important update of its local algorithm. It was launched between November 30th and December 8th and is now effective. This is the most important update to the local algorithm in five years and it concerns two SEO factors: the distance criterion and the use of keywords in […]

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Google Business Profile Review Barometer

With the arrival of more international clients, we have prepared a barometer dedicated to the analysis of Google reviews in 2021. We have built this barometer by analysing Partoo’s client’s online reviews, totalling 2 565 points of sale, using the Partoo solution in our international market. This corresponds to 650 000 reviews on Google Business […]

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King Jouet : Messaging represents 65% of purchase intention

Tuesday 30 November 2021 – Speech by Sandrine Landon, Head of CRM & Digital Communication, on the use of the new “Messages” product in 19 shops. We invite you to discover her testimony by reading the written transcript which can be found below. INTRODUCTION Sandrine Landon: “From 16 October to 20 November 2021, we equipped […]

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Stellantis & You: Messaging represents 61% of buying intention

Tuesday, November 30, 2021 – Valérie Rzasnicki, Global Marketing & Digital Director, talks about the use of the new “Messages” product used in 183 car dealerships. A NEED TO REDUCE COSTS “The idea of developing messaging via Google Business Profile came to us because we realized that, through the Partoo platform, we were generating a […]

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Meta: New on Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram Direct

Meta, formerly Facebook, has announced the launch of several features to help establishments and independent businesses become more accessible to their customers. These new features focus on the group’s instant messaging tools: Facebook Messenger, Instagram Direct, and WhatsApp. Find local businesses more easily Several months ago, Mark Zuckerberg announced that he wants WhatsApp to become […]

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Google Maps Launches 4 New Features For Pleasurable Shopping

Google Maps is adding four new features that are dedicated to improving consumers’ local shopping experience, which can translate to more sales for businesses. Google has also published statistics relating to local shopping during the holiday season. Statistics detail the most popular times to visit stores and more! Here are the new features that will […]

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Google My Business changes its name to “Business Profile”

Google has just announced a rebranding of its Google My Business tool to, simply, “Business Profile”. Business profile: a generic term for a tool that has become universal Created in 2014, the objective of Google My Business was to convince a maximum number of businesses to retrieve and complete their listing in order to be […]

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Webinar | Store Locator: The missing ingredient to your online strategy

A Store Locator page accounts for at least 20% of a business’s website traffic. That’s one reason why a Store Locator should be a key element of a business’s local and national SEO strategy. In the webinar we defined the four pillars of a powerful Store Locator feature that is geared to convert internet users […]

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Instagram: A new feature to highlight points of sale

Instagram is currently testing a new “Map Search” feature in Australia and New Zealand that will allow users to discover new businesses and places nearby via a map directly accessible from the application. What is Map Search? The “Map Search” feature will be accessible from the “Explore” tab on Instagram via a map icon. When […]

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Google Maps: ratings on food sector are now visible in Maps

The average rating of restaurants, bars, bakeries, etc. now appears directly on Google Maps.  Google has chosen to make the ratings of businesses in the food categories even more prominent. Now they are displayed on the map, next to the name of the restaurant. Another illustration of the importance Google gives to reviews, the first […]

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Google Business Profile : a new online ordering tab for restaurants

In the United States, an online ordering tab for restaurants is gradually appearing in the Google My Business dashboard of establishments. As we know, Google wants to make Google Search an interface as complete as possible so that Internet users can find all the services they need. In this logic, the search engine wants to […]

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Gas station pricing on Google Maps: Consumers can see who is the cheapest.

Consumers can now find which Gas station is the cheapest from Google Maps, with the prices being displayed for each station. Gas prices available on public government websites will be displayed on the Google My Business listing of each gas station. Consumers can now compare the prices between each gas station. This is a game […]

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Partoo & Presence join forces to support the French Volkswagen network in managing its local reputation and improving the customer experience

Since 2018, Volkswagen France has been working with the teams at Partoo, the European leader in e-reputation support, on the importance of local e-reputation for its dealer network and on support in managing its reviews, particularly on Google My Business. In 2019, Volkswagen is taking a new step, seeking to better understand and analyze the […]

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How Generali Spain has improved the online visibility and the e-reputation of their agencies

As Guillermo Calderón, Head of Customer and Distributor Experience in Generali Spain and Laura Garbayo, Project Leader in Generali Spain, said they saw on Google My Business an opportunity to position at the top of search results their whole agencies network by creating a homogeneous Google listing that could be managed from a centralised and […]

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Google Business Profile guide: New Features and Trends

Are you aware of all Google My Business'(GMB) features? In today’s increasingly competitive environment, it is not enough to only update your basic contact information on Google. With conversational commerce becoming increasingly relevant, now is the time to make the most of GMB. In this guide you will learn about: Optimising your visibility using different […]

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Google Business Profile Guide: Creation and Validation of your listings

Want to know the essential Local SEO factors to appear higher on Google’s search results? Do you want to stay ahead of your competition with regards to local digital marketing? This short guide is the perfect resource to get started! In this guide, you will learn about: How distance, relevance and importance affects your Local […]

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Your personalised guide to optimising your GMB page

Looking for ways to get started on your new Google My Business (GMB) page? Need to improve your online visibility and Local SEO thanks to your GMB pages? Well this short guide is the perfect resource to get started! In this GMB basics guide, you will learn how to: Use the essential elements of your […]

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Webinar: Introduction to Google Business Profile

Google My Business(GMB) has become the most important tool in your Local SEO strategy and companies need to fully understand how to utilise it to drive more customers to their store. In this webinar, we covered: Introduction to GMB and its perks How to create and validate your listings How to optimise your listings to […]

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Google Business Profile statistics: let’s go through all the changes

At the end of December Google announced an API change very significant for companies, which directly affects the follow-up of your business listing statistics. No need to worry though, on the contrary, the changes (effective from February 20, 2023) are an opportunity to be seized, because they will allow you to monitor your performance with […]

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Add Services on your Google listing so that Internet users can find you and choose you!

When a user searches for a business on Google, in 100% of cases their first contact point with the business will be its Google Business Profile listing. You can try: search for “sportswear store in London” or “Sports Direct London” and you will see the result will always be a Google listing. This is why […]

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Banking and insurance: why add services to your business listing

Services are a recent and still underestimated Google Business Profile feature. They are available to all businesses and easy to configure, but very few points of sale take their time to add services to their listings.  However, giving up on the services is knowingly depriving oneself of a significant competitive advantage. In particular, for some […]

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Locator Plus: our review of Google Store Locator

Google offers a free Store Locator solution called “Locator Plus“. The idea? Allow some companies to integrate a map to their website to facilitate the localisation of the points of sale.  The intention is admirable, but Locator Plus quickly shows some limitations. We detail them here by giving our opinion on Google Store Locator. How […]

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Local SEO: the decisive criteria of Google ranking

What are the criteria for local SEO ranking? Which method does Google use? What should you focus on to get to the first positions of the Local Pack in local search results? Here is a list of relevance criteria the search engine uses for local SEO. It is based on some public parameters shared by […]

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Your business has to be on Apple Business Connect, here’s why

Apple just launched Business Connect, a new tool dedicated to the SEO of points of sale. Whether you’re an owner of a small company or a huge network, you can benefit from Apple Business Connect to reference your points of sale. All the relevant information about your establishment’s are then displayed on Apple Maps: customer reviews, […]

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Partoo Enters Into Strategic Partnership with Foodics

As a first of many partnerships to come in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Foodics, the leading cloud-based restaurant management technology and payments platform in the MENA region has trusted Partoo to help their clients manage and increase their presence online in order to further grow their business. Thanks to this partnership offers the MENA Food […]

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A word from our founder: 2023 memo

The idea of Partoo was born out of a conviction: that of the end of the website. In 2014 (the year Partoo was created), basic store information (addresses, hours, phone numbers, photos) could be accessed from platforms such as Google, Facebook, Apple, Waze, etc. Consequently, we had less need to visit their website. In 2016, […]

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How to easily measure the impact of local SEO

Getting into local SEO is easier said than done, especially on a large scale. Optimising the SEO of an entire network of retail outlets is a major challenge.  However, it is important to get started. Google is a great channel for acquiring new customers. It is the cornerstone of any self-respecting web-to-store strategy.  That said, […]

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Google Business Profile: why track keyword searches?

The performance tracking of your Google Business Profile is evolving. Let’s see why it’s an opportunity. What changes? The calculation method is no longer the same: Google no longer distinguishes between different types of searches (discovery, direct, brand) and will soon stop to display these statistics. Instead, you will have access to much more precise […]

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Google Business Profile statistics: no more discovery searches

It’s almost gone unnoticed but… Google is changing the way it categorises the different types of searches that lead to your listings. The distinction between direct, discovery and branded searches no longer exists. This is a significant change when it comes to tracking the performance of your Google Business Profile. No need to panic, though! […]

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