Save time and grow your business with new Gemini tools
Key Points
- Single-tap Google Business Profile connection
- Business notebooks as a contextual knowledge base
- Proactive alerts and tailored recommendations
Summary
Google is adding two small-business features to the Gemini app: a secure, single-tap Google Business Profile (GBP) connection and Business notebooks. Once connected, Gemini can access your profile data (reviews, questions, impressions, direction requests, call data, etc.) and act as a contextual AI assistant to analyze performance, draft replies, and update profile data. Business notebooks act as a grounded knowledge base (chats, sources, GBP, website) and proactively surface action items and recommendations.
Key Points
- Connect GBP to Gemini with a single tap; Gemini gains contextual access to reviews, questions, and performance metrics for grounded responses and recommendations.
- Use Gemini to analyze real-world metrics (search impressions, direction requests, call data), draft tailored review responses, and make profile updates (hours, posts) in real time.
- Business notebooks centralize chats, sources, GBP and website content so Gemini can resume context, generate brand-matched content, and surface proactive alerts (unanswered questions, missing holiday hours).
- Notebooks provide tailored recommendations (pricing/positioning suggestions, market opportunities) and streamline execution from ideation to campaigns.
- Rollout: features begin rolling out globally this month; engineers should expect app-level integration points and changes in how Gemini references profile and notebook data.
Practical actions for engineers
- Verify app update behavior and OAuth/permission flows for GBP single-tap connections.
- Test Gemini-driven profile edits and review-response drafts in staging before production automation.
- Monitor data access patterns from GBP and notebooks (reviews, metrics) for performance and privacy compliance.
Rollout & next steps
Open the Gemini app to opt in and connect your Business Profile when the update appears; Google plans special Workspace and Gemini offers for small businesses soon.