AcmeDec 12, 2024 – Jun 5, 2026
Acme Downtown is bleeding the most: posting collapsed on Aug 14 and impressions have slid 31% since. Acme Riverside's Mobile Maps surface is decaying - likely a category change in late June. Acme South's conversion rate fell 33% after a primary-photo swap, and Acme West's review response time has degraded from 1 day to 14. Five locations, five distinct fix priorities - none of them generic.
Acme Downtown: posting cadence collapsed
GBP rewards consistent posting; cliffs typically lead to ranking decay 4-8 weeks later. Acme Downtown's 31% impression slide started right on schedule.
Re-establish a 2-3 posts/week cadence at Acme Downtown within seven days; assign a clear owner.
Acme Riverside: Mobile Maps impressions falling
Mobile Maps is the highest-converting GBP surface. Surface-specific decay is the early signal of local-pack ranking loss.
Audit Acme Riverside's category accuracy and recent service-area changes; revert any unintentional edits.
Acme North: emerging negative theme - "wait time"
Recurring negative themes prime future reviewers to mention the same issue, compounding rating damage.
Audit front-desk staffing ratios at Acme North and respond publicly to the recent wait-time reviews acknowledging the change.
The biggest shifts in your profile health
Acme Downtown: posting cadence collapsed
Posts dropped from 12.3/mo to 0.0/mo around Aug 14 (-100%). The day after, impressions began a 31% slide.
The staff member managing the Acme Downtown GBP account stopped posting on Aug 14 - same week the reply-tone in reviews changed measurably, suggesting a personnel change.
Re-establish a 2-3 posts/week cadence at Acme Downtown within seven days; assign a clear owner.
Behind the scenes
GBP rewards consistent posting; cliffs typically lead to ranking decay 4-8 weeks later. Acme Downtown's 31% impression slide started right on schedule.
Acme Downtown
2025-08-14 (95%)
Acme Riverside: Mobile Maps impressions falling
Mobile Maps fell 24% while Desktop Search rose 7% — a surface-specific Maps ranking issue, not a brand awareness problem.
Acme Riverside's primary category was changed in late June - Mobile Maps tends to lag category changes by 3-5 weeks, which lines up with the inflection.
Audit Acme Riverside's category accuracy and recent service-area changes; revert any unintentional edits.
Behind the scenes
Mobile Maps is the highest-converting GBP surface. Surface-specific decay is the early signal of local-pack ranking loss.
Acme Riverside
No sharp break detected; this is a baseline or gradual trend.
Acme North: emerging negative theme - "wait time"
Mentions of "wait time" grew 340% in the recent 90 days at Acme North.
Acme North added a new partner physician in June; volume spiked but front-desk capacity didn't. The wait-time complaints align with that staffing change.
Audit front-desk staffing ratios at Acme North and respond publicly to the recent wait-time reviews acknowledging the change.
Behind the scenes
Recurring negative themes prime future reviewers to mention the same issue, compounding rating damage.
Acme North
2025-07-15 (85%)
Acme South: conversion efficiency is leaking
Action rate fell from 4.20% to 2.81% (-33%) — impressions aren't translating to calls/visits.
Acme South's primary photo was replaced in early September with an off-brand exterior shot. Conversion typically drops 15-35% after a primary-photo regression.
Restore Acme South's prior primary photo and audit photo recency network-wide.
Behind the scenes
Falling conversion at stable impression volume is a profile-quality problem — usually photo, hours, or category friction.
Acme South
No sharp break detected; this is a baseline or gradual trend.
Acme West: review response time has slipped
Median 1-star response time grew from 1.2d to 14.5d.
The reviewer-response inbox at Acme West likely lost its single owner mid-July; without an SLA, response decay is exponential.
Set a 24-hour SLA on review responses, prioritized by star rating; assign a single named owner at Acme West.
Behind the scenes
Slow responses to negative reviews compound public-perception damage and reduce conversion.
Acme West
No sharp break detected; this is a baseline or gradual trend.
When the trends shifted, and where
Every dated event our analyzers flagged across all locations.
Where to look first across your network
| Location | posting | visibility | reviews | conversion | qa | content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acme Downtown | ||||||
| Acme Riverside | ||||||
| Acme North | ||||||
| Acme South | ||||||
| Acme West |
Every other trend we found
Acme Downtown: Q&A is being hijacked
5 unanswered, 8 public-only — oldest unanswered question is 187 days old.
Multiple incorrect public answers about insurance acceptance were posted in May and remain top-ranked. Google ranks public answers when the merchant is silent.
Reply to every unanswered question this week and override public answers where wrong.
Behind the scenes
Public answers rank in the listing. They're frequently wrong — misinformation in your name.
Acme Downtown
No sharp break detected; this is a baseline or gradual trend.
Acme Riverside: photo cadence is decaying
112 days since last merchant photo. You uploaded 8.0/mo earlier vs 0.5/mo recently.
Photo uploads stopped the same week posting cadence collapsed at Acme Downtown - both signals point to the same departed staffer.
Set a 1-photo-per-week minimum with a phone-camera SOP for staff.
Behind the scenes
Fresh photos directly correlate with impression lift. GBP rewards profiles that look maintained.
Acme Riverside
No sharp break detected; this is a baseline or gradual trend.
A focused plan, not a generic checklist
- Restore Acme South's prior primary photo
- Reply to every unanswered Acme Downtown question this week
- Set a 24-hour review-response SLA at Acme West with a named owner
- Re-establish 2-3 posts/week at Acme Downtown and Acme Riverside
- Audit Acme Riverside's primary category - revert if changed
- Fix front-desk staffing ratios at Acme North and respond to recent wait-time reviews
- Codify the top-cohort cadence as your network minimum
- Stand up weekly photo-upload SOP across all five locations
- Document a brand voice guide so handoffs don't reset audience familiarity
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