On July 10, a team from Google will be travelling through Cowichan to verify businesses and take new 360° photography.
=0D=0A=On July 10, a team from Google will be travelling throughout Cowichan and Vancouver Island to verify businesses, optimize existing listings, and provide 360° photography. This is the result of a new agreement between Tourism Vancouver Island and the Google Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) Partnership.
=0D=0A=Increasing the visibility of our stakeholders and providing this information to visitors is paramount to the work we do to support tourism businesses and market Vancouver Island as a world-class destination, and for that reason, Tourism Vancouver Island will be providing these services for free to our stakeholders.
=0D=0A=HOW IT WORKS
=0D=0A=The data in many of Google’s online properties, including maps, local search, and reviews, is supplemented through a business’ Google My Business profile. Business owners can claim their Google My Business listing but are required to complete a verification process. While this typically requires businesses to wait for a postcard with a verification code, the new DMO Partnership Program empowers Tourism Vancouver Island to verify businesses on location.
=0D=0A=WHAT IF I ALREADY HAVE A GOOGLE BUSINESS LISTING?
=0D=0A=For businesses that have already claimed their listing, Tourism Vancouver Island’s verification team will be providing optimization services, which will include taking 360° photography for their listing and providing best practices for listing maintenance.
=0D=0A=In addition to verifying business listings on the spot, Tourism Vancouver Island will be able to provide verification codes to more remote tourism businesses through the Trusted Provider program.
=0D=0A=HOW TO PARTICIPATE
=0D=0A=If you’d like to claim your listing or optimize your existing profile, please contact Tourism Vancouver Island at verifymylisting@tourismvi.ca.
=0D=0A=We look forward to helping you increase the visibility of your Google Business listing!
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