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Businesses can add supported social profile links to their Google Business Profile, and Google may surface certain posts from those connected profiles directly within the Business Profile experience. For multi-location brands operating across the U.S. and Canada, that brings organic social closer to a high-intent local search journey. Google confirms this in its Business Profile Help documentation. Supported social networks currently include Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, X, and YouTube. Google notes that social media links are available only in select regions, and posts from linked social profiles may appear only in select regions and languages and may not be available for all users. See Google\u2019s guidance on managing social media links. How it works Brands can connect supported social profile URLs to a Google Business Profile. For North American multi-location programs, the operational priority is consistency: make sure each U.S. and Canadian location is tied to the correct social profiles. Once connected, Google determines what social content may surface. Businesses do not control exactly which posts, images, or videos appear, how that content is cropped or presented, or the order and frequency in which it appears. This aligns with the operating guidance Kyle shared internally. Google Business Profile Help: Manage your social media links This social content should not be confused with standard Google Posts. Google Posts are content businesses publish directly through Google Business Profile, while social content can be sourced from connected social channels. Google\u2019s post documentation explains where Business Profile posts can appear. Why it matters The context of social content changes when it appears inside a local search journey. On social platforms, content often has to interrupt the scroll and earn attention. On a Google Business Profile, the customer has usually already searched for a brand, product, service, or location, often with clear local intent. That means the job of the content can shift from pure engagement toward helping someone decide what to do next. For enterprise and multi-location brands across North America, this creates a practical reason to review organic social content through a conversion-focused lens. Content that surfaces on a Business Profile can help answer high-intent questions such as what makes a location worth choosing, which products or services are available, what offers are running, and what should move a customer from consideration to a visit, call, appointment, reservation, order, or purchase. Availability note: Google says social profile links and surfaced social content are available only in select regions and languages. Its current Posts guidance lists the U.S. and Canada among the English-language markets where featured posts are available for single-location food and drink businesses. Availability may still vary by profile and user. Source Kyle\u2019s Take The interesting part here is not simply that social links can sit on a Business Profile. It is that Google may surface social content inside a high-intent local search environment. For North American brands, especially those managing many locations across the U.S. and Canada, that changes how I think about organic social. On Instagram or TikTok, content often has to earn attention first. On a Business Profile, the customer has already searched for the brand, service, product, or location. We already have their attention. So I would ask social teams a different question: if this post appeared while someone was deciding whether to visit, call, schedule, reserve, order, or buy, would it help them make that decision? This is still an evolving area, and brands should test rather than assume every social profile should remain connected. But the broader opportunity is clear: Local and Social are becoming less separate. The brands that handle this well will bring reliable location governance and conversion-focused content together, then review what customers actually see. What should businesses do? Check connected social profiles. Make sure each U.S. and Canadian location is associated with the correct, supported social URLs. Review what Google is surfacing. Look at the live Business Profile experience across priority locations rather than assuming connected content is being presented as expected. Set ownership and expectations internally. Brands can manage social profile links, but Google controls which social content appears and how it is presented. Define who owns link accuracy and location-level QA. Think conversion, not just engagement. Create social content that still makes sense when seen by someone already considering a visit, call, appointment, reservation, order, or purchase. Test and learn by market. Availability varies by region and language, so validate the feature separately across U.S. and Canadian locations and document what customers actually see. Bottom line Google Business Profile is becoming a place where local information, social content, and high-intent customer journeys increasingly overlap. For North American enterprise and multi-location brands, the opportunity is practical: keep connected profiles accurate, review the live experience across U.S. and Canadian locations, and make sure organic social content still helps customers take the next step.                <\/p>\n\n                <a class=\"cta text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dacgroup.com\/en-ca\/insights\/local-search-news\/google-business-profiles-are-bringing-social-content-into-local-search\/\">\n                    Read More                <\/a>\n\n            <\/article>\n\n            <section class=\"complimentary-articles\">\n                <ul>\n                                            <li>\n                            <div class=\"complimentary-article\">\n                                <ul class=\"categories\">\n                                                                    <\/ul>\n\n                                <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dacgroup.com\/en-ca\/insights\/local-search-news\/google-business-profile-ga4-integration\/\">\n                                    How the New Google Business Profile and GA4 Integration Improves Local Marketing Measurement\u00a0                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li>\n                            <div class=\"complimentary-article\">\n                                <ul class=\"categories\">\n                                                                    <\/ul>\n\n                                <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dacgroup.com\/en-ca\/insights\/local-search-news\/apple-maps-introduces-local-ads-a-new-moment-for-high-intent-discovery\/\">\n                                    Apple Maps Introduces Local Ads: A New Moment for High-Intent Discovery                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n\n                <div data-role=\"events-email-role\" class=\"px-0\">\n                    <div data-role=\"email-content-row\" class=\"flex-column d-flex\">\n                        <div class=\"d-flex flex-column text-content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"mb-0\">\n                                Stay Forward                            <\/h3>\n                            <p class=\"subtitle mb-0\">\n                                Get exclusive insights into digital <br class=\"d-none d-lg-block\">media&#8217;s top-trending topics delivered<br class=\"d-none d-lg-block\"> directly to your inbox.                            <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"d-flex flex-column flex-md-row\" data-role=\"form-group\">\n                            <div class=\"d-flex flex-row\">\n                                <div class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n                                    <form data-newsletter-form class='custom-hubspot-form' id='hubspot_form_6a90032634b6b'>\n        <div class='d-flex input'>\n            <input type='email' class='form-control me-2 input' placeholder='Email address' aria-label='Email' name='email' required>\n            <button type='submit' class='btn_primary-filled_white'>Submit\n<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type='text' name='dac_hp' value='' tabindex='-1' autocomplete='off' aria-hidden='true' style='position:absolute;left:-9999px;height:0;width:0;border:0;padding:0;overflow:hidden'>\n        \n        <p class='hubspot-status' id='hubspot_form_6a90032634b6b_status'><\/p>\n    <\/form>\n    <script>\n    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\n        var loadedAt = Date.now();\n        var form = document.getElementById('hubspot_form_6a90032634b6b');\n        form.addEventListener('submit', function(event) {\n            if (!form.checkValidity()) {\n                event.preventDefault();\n                form.reportValidity();\n                return; 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