Structured data and Google+ Local business page are conflicting

[Niek_Dekker]

Hi,

A few (almost 8 now) months ago we have added structured data to our website. which according to the testing tool should work.  (Our url: https://www.rezdy.com)

However when searching for our company name, our old local business page from Google+ shows up.  I have reached out to google to tell them that we aren't a local business anymore and want the data from the page to be removed. But this all takes painfully long. I want my search result to be shown like the large businesses (examples: Adroll, Hubspot), including logo, twitter feed etc. etc.

Will this all work, if so, is there a way to speed up the process, any suggestions?

[_nitman]

Hi Niek,

Good time to explore https://schema.org/Organization I would say

Hope this helps!

[Niek_Dekker]

Hey Nitin,

I've done that and according to the tool my https://schema.org/Organization is filled and should work.

But the Local Google+ page seems to be in the way.

https://app.rezdy.com/rzdadmin/editCompany/43666

[MiriamEllis]

Hi Niek,

You know, this is a very tricky one, as frankly, I wouldn't advise reporting the business as closed to Google, given that you don't really want to send a signal to them that the place has gone out of business, even if you're no longer operating as a local company. Normally, I'm helping business owners who want to be sure they're doing well locally, so this question is reverse engineering for me. Obviously, you can't force Google to show a different type of knowledge panel (like the one they show for Hubspot) and I do confirm that what they are showing for a branded search for your business is a local-type knowledge panel which clicks over to the local data in the Maps view, but if you were to try to close the listing, it might not be the right thing to do.

I seldom make a recommendation like this, but if I were in your shoes, I'd see if I could get Joy Hawkins at Imprezzio Marketing to consult with me. She has made a special study of particular aspects of Google listings, including closing them, duplicates, etc. She would be the person I'd reach out to for some consulting time to see if you can erase a local footprint without harming your overall signals to Google that this business is, in fact, in operation but simply not in local operation anymore. Hope this recommendation is helpful.