Merging Google+ Brand Page with Google My Business Local Listing

[garyjmag]

There used to be an option to connect a brand page with a local listing in the settings, however this seems to have disappeared as Google has separated Google+ and Google My Business. Is there any way to still do this in order to combine the social posts/YouTube channel of the brand page and the reviews and location authority of the local listing?

Waiting to hear back from support but hoping maybe someone in here has a quicker answer.

 

[Scott Rawlins]

Is this what you might be looking to do?

How to Create a Google+ Page Connected to your Google Business Page

 

[garyjmag]

No, I have a Google+ Brand page (not connected to GMB local) and I also have a GMB local page (that has a default G+ page). I want to merge the two. You used to be able to merge the brand+local pages but can't seem to find that setting anymore.

 

[Margaret Ornsby]

G+ and GMB are two separate, disconnected (largely) entities now.

G+ pages (typically called brand pages) are about social interaction, GMB about business info.

The two no longer merge.

 

[James Watt]

As Margaret pointed out, the two no longer merge. I think you can still create a new G+ page linked with the profile, though I don't know why you'd bother. If you're getting traction with your separate G+ page, just continue doing what you're doing.

 

[Nikos]

Hello,

There used to be an option through Google Takeout. However, this does not apply anymore.

Are you sure this cannot be fixed? It can be a disaster for many businesses.

I see all the time duplicate G+ profiles.
One brand page (pre-GMB) with many followers, photos and posts and one created after GMB verification which has nothing to show. What should these people do?