Google announced they've added a ton of new features for business owners within the Google My Business (old Google Places) dashboard and Google My Business Android and (coming soon to) iOS app.
The features include:
- Reviews alerts and notifications
- Respond to reviews via the mobile app
- More data in the Insights section such as phone tracking, driving directions heat maps and more
- Expanding the AdWords Express app to 20 additional countries
Here are screen shots of all these new features:
Reviews in the mobile app:
New insights, including phone call tracking:
New heat maps for driving directions:
The new AdWords Express data in the app:
This is a major update to the features within Google My Business. Finally, this is shaping up to be a Google-like experience for the local division at Google.
Forum discussion at Google+, Google My Business Help and Local Search Forum.
