Groupon "Deal" showing on our GBP mobile view, but it is a competitor ad!

[rgblocal]

We are seeing an ad from Groupon in the deal section on mobile devices, however, the ad is from another school (with a similar name). How can we get the it removed from our listing? It is extremely deceptive.

 

[Professor M]

You can't unfortunately

 

[rgblocal]

So how is that ad being placed and why is it under "Deals" on our listing when in fact it is for a school unrelated to ours?

 

[Professor M]

A few selected advertisers (Groupon is one of them) are allowed to advertise on Business Profiles, I don't think they are limited and they can show deals for the competition

 

[klharris08]

Perhaps run Groupon deals as well so it is at least your brand showing in your own business profile.

 

[Tony Wang]

Unfortunately, it's Google's way of "improving" the SERPs. Improving it for their bottom line!

I've even had a client's own Groupon showing on their profile. Not as bad as a competitor, but pushing them to a Groupon when they've already found you is not a desirable strategy.