Why is GBP is showing a pin on listing when its a SAB?? And does this affect rankings/search?

[Santi1077]

Hello my SEO friends,

Can someone tell me why this is occurring and is there anything I should do to fix?

example attached:

Essentially this is a SAB and the address is hidden but this is occuring. insights?

Thank in advance,

 

[whitespark]

That pin represents the centroid of the service areas set for the business. You'll see it on all SAB listings.

 

[Santi1077]

Hello Darren,

Im feel so thankful to get your insight, big fan! Is this something that google is testing out or something we can expect for all businesses moving forward?

 

[whitespark]

I think it has been like this for a while... maybe?... Or maybe it's new? I know it used to be the red outline showing the service area, and I know that you could see the pin for a SAB if you zoomed out on Maps, but perhaps this is new. I'll ask Barry Schwartz if he has seen this.

 

[JS Girard]

It's an ongoing bug since December, according to Joy (Twitter). See this thread: Bug? All SABs are showing pins in the knowledge panel view | Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps