Google Maps Tests Showing Local Businesses Names

Oct 27, 2016 - 7:47 am 1 by
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Florent Abaziou posted screen shots on Twitter of Google Maps showing the local version of the business name under the English version of the business name in the maps description. He said this is "great for global businesses" and shared several examples of this in action.

Here are those screen shots:

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You see how the English version of the name is at the top, followed by the localized version of the name below?

Personally, I am not able to replicate it but I am based in New York - so that might be why?

Do you see it?

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

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