GMB Manager

Take control of your local reputation and your Google profiles

GMB Manager is a web application that lets clients of the CogitoWeb agency review and manage, from a single interface, the reviews, local rankings and Google Business Profile listings of their locations. The application requests access to your Google account in order to read and update, on your behalf, only the profiles you own or manage.

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Published by CogitoWeb, a local SEO agency registered in France under SIRET 923 142 467 00011. Version française

rank tracking report

Rank tracking map in GMB Manager: one dot per measurement point, showing the Google Maps ranking obtained at that exact spot.

Real screenshot of the application. One dot per measurement point; its colour gives the ranking at that spot.

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largest measurement grid

competitors tracked per profile

review widget styles

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between two review syncs

Everything local visibility takes

Six modules, one interface

Local rank tracking

A measurement grid around each location queries the real Google Maps ranking for your keywords. Every dot shows your position at that exact spot: visual proof of your progress, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

·Square or circular grid, 250 m to 2 km spacing

·Automatic reports every week or every month

·Up to 10 competitors compared on every report

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rank tracking : trend

Ranking trend curves, one per tracked keyword, over the last 90 days.

reviews : monitoring

Review list in GMB Manager: rating, text, date and published reply.

Review monitoring

Every new review on every profile is detected, archived and sorted automatically. You keep the full memory of your reputation, even when Google stops showing the older reviews.

·Syncing as often as once an hour, depending on the plan

·Free-form tags to sort and filter reviews

·Replying to reviews arrives through the Google Business Profile APIs

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Review collection

A public page per location, a QR code for the counter and email invitation campaigns. Invitations go out to all of your customers, with no filtering and no incentive, in line with Google policies.

·Customer file import with mandatory consent

·Paced campaigns, pause and resume at any time

·Personal data encrypted end to end

collection qr code

QR code screen of the application: the code to print and its permanent link to the collection page.

widgets : configuration

Configuring a review widget in GMB Manager, with the live preview.

Review widgets for your website

Show your Google reviews on your own site: rating badge or carousel, five styles, customisable without any technical skills. Embedding takes a single line of script and leaves your site design untouched.

·Live preview while you configure

·Filters by rating, by location or by tag

·Colours, language and fonts matched to your brand

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Competitor watch

Track month by month how fast your direct competitors collect reviews and where they rank. You know who is climbing, who is slipping, and where your business sits in the local race.

·Up to 10 competitors tracked per location

·Multi-year history, strongest month highlighted

·Same competitor list as the rank tracking module

reviews : competitors

profile : corner bakery

Opening hours7:00 am : 7:30 pm

Phone+33 1 42 00 00 00

CategoryBakery and pastry shop

Description120 characters

Coming soon

06 Through the Google Business Profile APIs Pending Google approval

Google Business Profile management

Once your Google account is connected, GMB Manager acts only on the profiles you own or manage. These features are being rolled out as part of our Google Business Profile API integration: they will be switched on as soon as access is granted.

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Editing business profiles

Soon

You will be able to read and update the details of your Google profiles (hours, contact details, description, attributes, categories) from a single interface, instead of opening each profile separately.

List of managed accounts and profiles

Foundation in place

The application lists the accounts and business profiles you own or manage, so that ownership can be verified before any operation.

Performance metrics and keywords

Soon

Performance metrics and the search keywords of each profile will be gathered in your dashboard.

Replying to reviews

Soon

Publishing replies to reviews, on behalf of the profile owner, will happen inside GMB Manager instead of going through Google profile by profile. Reading reviews already works today.

How it works

Up and running in four steps

We create your account

Your locations and team access are set up together with the agency.

Your profiles get connected

Every location gets its Google profile, its collection page and its QR code.

Monitoring runs

Reviews, rankings and competitors are collected automatically, at the planned intervals.

You follow the results

Dashboards, trend curves and heat maps, for you and for your teams.

Who it is for

One tool, three ways to use it

Local business

·One profile, one collection page, one QR code

·Visual proof of your progress on the map

·Reviews monitored without a second thought

Multi-location

·Every profile under a single subscription

·Locations compared against one another

·Widgets and collection pages per location

Teams and agencies

·Four roles, from manager to end client

·The client sees everything, with no risk of a billable action

·Team invitations by email, access revocable

Compliance and trust

Why GMB Manager asks for access to your Google account

Authentication uses the OAuth 2.0 protocol, with the https://www.googleapis.com/auth/business.manage scope. That access is used only to read and update the business profiles the signed-in user already owns or manages in Google Business Profile. No data about third-party businesses is collected through these APIs.

Limited Google access

OAuth 2.0, only the profiles you own or manage. Revocable at any time.

Protected data

Your customers' emails and phone numbers are encrypted at rest. Never sold, never shared.

Compliant collection

Invitations sent to all of your customers, with no filtering and no incentive, per Google policies.

Consent first

No invitation without consent collected and time-stamped when the customer file is imported.

Every write (editing a profile, publishing a reply to a review) is explicitly triggered by the user from the interface. Nothing is automated or sent without their action.

Data obtained through the Google APIs is never sold, never passed on to third parties and never used for advertising purposes. Users can revoke this access at any time from the security settings of their Google account (myaccount.google.com/permissions).

Our use of information received from the Google APIs follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. The details are set out in our privacy policy, our terms of use and our legal notice.

Frequently asked questions

Everything people ask us

Can I sign up on my own?▾

No. Access is reserved for clients of the CogitoWeb agency. Accounts are created as part of the commercial relationship, within the local SEO service.

Where do the reviews shown in GMB Manager come from?▾

From public data collected automatically and archived in GMB Manager. Publishing replies to reviews will go through the Google Business Profile APIs, as soon as access is granted.

When will the features based on the Google APIs be available?▾

Our Google Business Profile API integration is pending approval by Google. Business Profile editing, performance metrics, search keywords and review replies will be switched on as soon as access is granted; the OAuth connection layer is already in place.

What exactly does access to my Google account do?▾

It is used only to read and update the business profiles you already own or manage. No data is collected about third-party businesses, and every write is triggered by you. You can revoke access at any time from myaccount.google.com/permissions.

Do review invitations comply with Google policies?▾

Yes. They are sent to all of your customers, with no filtering based on how satisfied they are and with nothing offered in exchange.

How do plans and credits work?▾

Each account carries a plan and a credit balance, shared across all of its businesses. Measurable actions (invitations, measurement points) consume credits; everything is itemised inside the application.

Can my own clients look at their results?▾

Yes. The "end client" role gives full read access (rankings, reviews, reports) without any billable action.

Let's talk about your local visibility

GMB Manager is provided by the CogitoWeb agency as part of its local SEO service.

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