Google Maps – Static Business Listings

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When I do a search for a company on Google Maps, it's showing me the correct address/location with the orange bubble pin. Some business are static (white text). How does Google show this static business? I confirmed my business but it's not shown as static text.

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Best Answer

These are place labels and appear based on the prominence of the listing. It isn't something that can be controlled since prominence is part of the ranking algorithm for local.

That said, part of the prominence factors for a given location include density. Maps only shows one place label per location, if at all. The most prominent listing is then displayed.