According to Google, “If you’ve seen a decal that says “We’re a Favorite Place on Google” on a window near you, you may wonder how they got it and what you can do to get a decal for your business. Here’s how it works:

“Businesses unlock their free business listing with Google’s Local Business Center, allowing them to enhance the content of their listings with photos, correct hours, coupons and more. This also tells Google that the business’ location is correct, so we can send a window decal if the business is popular enough.

“People search for local businesses on Google.com and Google Maps, more than anywhere else.

“Google identifies the most popular local businesses based on how many Google users looked for more information about a business, looked for driving directions to the business, and more. Business owners can get this data about their business after they claim their free listing at google.com/lbc.

“We plan to periodically send out new waves of window decals to businesses that meet our criteria. You can make your business eligible by claiming your listing with Google.”