Taking Back Google+ Page Managed By Advertiser

[alrockn]

The Google+ Page that appears under local listings in Google for a company I work for, was setup by an advertiser, such as Yellow Pages.  I'm not sure how they got control of it, but apparently somebody at this agency set it up, and verified the url.  The G+ page is now outdated, and needs to be updated.  More importantly, I have to manage the page, and not this third party.   I sent a request to Google to transfer ownership.

My question is, has anybody had any luck in getting control of a Google+ page which was setup by the wrong party, back?  As a backup, I've initiated a plan of creating a new Google+ page with the account info from the WMT's account of the url.  I figure, that might have more authority than a page erroneously setup by a third party.  My hope is it would eventually replace the Google+ page the currently shows in local returns.  Any thoughts or comment would be appreciated.

[alrockn]

Yup, that's where I'm at right now.  Got an email reply from G stating to wait up to 7 days for whoever has control to contact us.   At that point, I'll contact G directly.  Thanks!

[WilliamKammer]

This is the process I use when I need to get control of the map listing:

1. Go to the listing page and click on "manage this page." If the button isn't there, click on "edit details" below the details section of the business.

2. This should bring you to a "Request for manager access" page, where you can fill out the information telling Google you are the owner, not the advertisers.

3. Now, if you don't want to wait a million years for anything to happen with the page, you can click on "contact us" at the top right corner of the page and have Google call you.

4. Tell a human at Google the problem and it's possible they will expedite the process.

5. Follow up with the human every few days. The Google human should give you a way to contact them directly through email.