Google announced they’ve added a ton of new features for business owners within the Google My Business (old Google Places) dashboard and Google My Business Android and (coming soon to) iOS app.

The features include:

Reviews alerts and notifications
Respond to reviews via the mobile app
More data in the Insights section such as phone tracking, driving directions heat maps and more
Expanding the AdWords Express app to 20 additional countries

Here are screen shots of all these new features:

Reviews in the mobile app:

New insights, including phone call tracking:

New heat maps for driving directions:

The new AdWords Express data in the app:

This is a major update to the features within Google My Business. Finally, this is shaping up to be a Google-like experience for the local division at Google.

Forum discussion at Google+, Google My Business Help and Local Search Forum.