Am I Seeing Things?

[RevaxMedia]

Did a search in Google UK for PC Word Teesside Park and this came up...Mothercare?

 

[Magsite]

very strange I see that also

 

[karlmarsh05]

I have done a little research and can not find any reason why this would happen. Perhaps Google have made an error?

 

[trev.pope]

I have it too. Cannot see where Google has got the word 'Mothercare' on the target page to use as the title either.

 

[RevaxMedia]

I know Mothercare is located on the retail site however it should not display.

This is twice I have picked up on wrong titles for instance one our clients;

When you search "Monsterstuff" if brings their website first with the title "monsterstuff.com" yet firstly it's a .co.uk and secondly if you search Monster stuff Novelty Gifts -it's a different title for the same page.

Also I have seen, searching Revax Media will remove the | Revax Media from our page titles. Fairly new update I think...

 

[terryuk]

Use the same SEO company and they made a balls?

 

[RevaxMedia]

Use the same SEO company and they made a balls?

I can see it in the news already...

"PC World Disappointment at world leading SEO Company not keeping their $99 per month promise"

 

[RevaxMedia]

Well guys, I have reported it on GWF - http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Webmasters/thread?tid=62bfebd587185246&hl=en

Let's see how long it takes to get changed - Pretty damn quickly I imagine.

 

[Pattestinguk]

Yes Google is not infallible, particularly the places listings.

 

[realitybytes]

Ah yes.... it's picking up the places page title which is incorrect. Surely the admin of the places page can just log in and change the places title??

 

[realitybytes]

Ah yes.... it's picking up the places page title which is incorrect. Surely the admin of the places page can just log in and change the places title??

Second thoughts.... has this places page been hijacked

 

[RevaxMedia]

Wahey, it's been posted on Google Webmaster Forums - Search Engine Journal : http://www.seroundtable.com/pcworld-mothercare-titletag-14843.html#dsq-comment-body-458718673 and several blogs - hmmm

 

[RobinJames]

the title is still showing as Mothercare today... and pcworld.co.uk has a 'technical error'... oh dear!

 

[OldWelshGuy]

This is what makes the google places system a complete and utter joke.
1. they decide they know what title is best to show
2. they auto match places listings combining anything with the same telephone number or address or remotely looks like being the same business.
3. they replace your title with their screwed up page title.

Too clever for their own good.

 

[vsmarketing]

We work really close to teesside park and we have noticed this also. The Google Places page has been linked to their adwords account incorrectly.

 

[RevaxMedia]

If you searched for Mothercare Teesside park it would bring up PC world however this must of been changed now.

 

[Codefixer]

Google Places is a mess.

I'd love to know what to do when there are duplicate Places listings, send a report to the team and 6 months later still no action. This is pretty common as well.

Merged and incorrect listings as you've mentioned isn't a one off, it happens now and again when listings share names or are located close together. I've seen a laundrette I worked on listed as the bar a few doors down.

 

[webgeek]

Mothercare World is the prominent anchor in the Teesside Park retail outlet.

Google does synonym replacement all the time, so..

Start with Google seeing the meme, "oh you're searching for mothercare world in teesside park, like most people", pass it off to the adwords macro engine and suddenly you've got the lovely mangled erroneous result.

Easy to explain, hard to fix

 

[RevaxMedia]

They have fixed this by removing the website association with the places listing now pcworld is ot ranking for this keyword god i love working with such a clever company...

 

[NeilTompkins]

Is this business the result is being listed as the Local Google Business Listing ? Although wrong, the retail park might be seen by Google as one Business ?