Suspension Having Ranking Effects?

[aputtock]

Hey community!

I know that, from a few posts I've read, having a listing affected by the recent wave of suspensions has generally NOT resulted in any ranking drop.

However, we have a client who was recently reinstated and does not seem to display when searching for their exact business name.

https://goo.gl/maps/g4RKAf6LHhQAGEbWA
These are what the insights look like... The listing has been reinstated for about a week.

 

[BenFisher]

Was it simple reinstatement, or did they tell you to create a new listing and then merge? I see this advice all the time and it leads to losing ranking.

 

[JoyHawkins]

In addition to Ben's question can you clarify the industry and if it's a listing with an address showing or hidden?

 

[aputtock]

Hey all,

It's a 'Wheel Store' (they specialize in Rims) with a hidden address (the client provides the service to customers).

It was a simple reinstatement - Google has never really told us to merge two listings unless we are TRYING to get listings merged, or if we are trying to gain access to a service area business.

 

[BenFisher]

Does it have the same CID or PlaceID?

 

[JoyHawkins]

My running theory is that Google created a new listing instead of reinstating the old one. That could explain a ranking drop.

 

[BenFisher]

Yup, I concur with Joy, the only way a ranking drop usually occurs is when they make a new one, which you can only tell by having a previous CID/PlaceID to compare to.